1. Site & Situation of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo: a case study of a major city in an emerging country
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Site & Situation of Sao Paulo
Lesson Objective– to know the site & situation of Sao Paulo
Starter
Where is Sao Paulo?
Write a 3 sentence description of it’s location using the maps.
Make sure you include global, regional & national scale (do 1 sentence for each!)
Global – where is it in the world?
Regional – where is it within the continent?
National – where it is within the country?
Keywords
Site
Situation
Emerging country
Connectivity
Paulistanos

2. Starter: Location of Sao Paulo
Global – where is it in the world?
Sao Paulo is in Brazil in South America, with Atlantic Ocean to the east and North America to the north.
Regional – where is it within the continent?
Brazil is in the east of South America with Paraguay to the west and Uruguay to the south
National – where it is within the country?
Sao Paulo is in south east Brazil, south of Rio de Janeiro

3. Keywords Site – land that a settlement is built upon
Situation – where the settlement is compared to the physical and human features around it
Emerging country – a country with high and medium development
Connectivity – the way that the city is connected or linked to other settlements in the country as well as to other countries in the world

4. This is a screenshot from Google Maps.
It is a satellite image of Sao Paulo & surrounding area.
What can you see about the area from the image?
Think about site & situation
Write down 3 observations

5. Sao Paulo’s site Hilly plateau 820m above sea level
Northeast of Serra do Mar (coastal mountains)
Tiete River flows through the city
Anhangabau River flows underground
Smaller rivers e.g. Tamanduatei and Pinheiros

6. Sao Paulo’s situation Southeast of Brazil 70km inland
350km southwest of Rio de Janeiro
330km north of Curitiba
1000km south of Brasilia
Santos is the main port, 70km southeast of city
Create a sketch map
Annotate these points!
Rio de Janeiro N

7. Sao Paulo’s connectivity
Well connected to the rest of Brazil with roads and railways in southern Brazil converging in the city.
Rodovia dos Imigrantes is the motorway that connects the city to the port of Santos
City has a subway system
Over 16,000 buses
2 international airports linking it to the rest of the world
Rio de Janeiro N

8. Plenary
How does the site, situation and connectivity influence the structure and function?