Cangaíba (district Of São Paulo)
Cangaíba is one of Subdivisions of São Paulo, 96 districts in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Description The district is situated on the east side of the Brazilian city of São Paulo, with 136.623 residents, according to the 2010 Census. To the north, it borders the city of Guarulhos with the :pt:Parque_Ecológico_do_Tietê, Parque Ecológico do Tietê(National Park of Tiete) — a busy part of the region due to the tourism to the park and one of the city's biggest highways Rodovia Ayrton Senna (Ayrton Senna Highway), main connection from São Paulo to the Paraíba Valley. To the east and south, Cangaíba borders the neighborhood of Penha (district of São Paulo), Penha, also to the south borders :pt:Ponte_Rasa, Ponte Rasa, and further east borders :pt:Ermelino_Matarazzo_(distrito), Ermelino Matarazzo, closing its path. Etymology The name "Cangaíba" comes from the Tupi–Guarani languages, tupi-guarani ''Cangaíva'', from the junction of ''caa'' + ''nga'' + ''iva'', ...
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São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the Americas, Americas, and both the Western Hemisphere, Western and Southern Hemispheres. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an global city, alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. It is the List of largest cities#List, largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers, Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as ''paulistanos''. The city's Latin motto is ''Non ducor, duco'', which translates as "I am not led, I lead." Founded in 1554 by Jesuit priests, the city was the center of the ''bandeirant ...
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