Most influential city in Latin America: São Paulo

247 - The residents of São Paulo, rightfully so, have and need to demand the best for the city. But they still have reasons to be proud. São Paulo stands out in Latin America in the ranking of the 50 most influential metropolises in the world. Compiled by the Civil Service College of Singapore and Chapman University of California, the measurement criteria cross-referenced information from eight categories of services and infrastructure. The survey points to the trio of London, New York, and Paris as the most powerful cities on the planet, with Tokyo in fourth place. São Paulo appears in 23rd position, ahead of Miami, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires.

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BBC Brazil.com

São Paulo was considered the most influential city in Latin America in a ranking that evaluated 50 global metropolises. The list is led by London, New York, Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo. The capital of São Paulo appears in 23rd position, the highest-ranked Latin American city.
The study was conducted by the Civil Service College of Singapore and Chapman University. The cities were evaluated in eight categories, which considered air connectivity, diversity, foreign direct investment, company headquarters, service production, financial services, technology and media, and industrial dominance.
"São Paulo is the economic heart of South America's largest economy and has the region's largest stock exchange. The largest city and commercial capital of Brazil has become the headquarters for numerous companies operating in Latin America, despite language, crime, and other challenges," the study said. No other Brazilian city appeared in the ranking.

The publication highlighted that São Paulo has the greatest racial diversity in the country, "and perhaps in all of Latin America," and boasts the largest Japanese community in the world, with 600 immigrants.
But he says that, despite this, the foreign community is still "extremely small": less than 1% of its population of over 20 million inhabitants.
São Paulo ranks above Miami, which appears in 29th place and is cited in the report as the "capital of Latin America" ​​for attracting many businesses from across the region.
Prisoner of geography
The study says that global cities stand out not primarily for their size, but for their efficiency. They also benefit from their relationship with the English language, which poses "concerns" for other major centers, such as those located in Russia and China.
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"Many megacities in the developing world are growing about three times faster than those in high-income countries. Certainly, most of the world's largest cities are in the developing world," the study says.
"But despite their large size, these cities are largely not important centers for global technology, finance, and business services." The authors say that Latin America has several megacities, but none are close to the top ten. Mexico City and Buenos Aires were also included in the ranking, in positions 41 and 44, respectively.
"One of the biggest problems for all cities in the region (Latin America) is physical connectivity, particularly to East Asia, which remains unattainable by direct flights," the study said.
"Partly a prisoner of geography, Latin America is generally very far from the economic centers of East Asia and Europe and, with the exception of Mexico City, is not even close to North America."
São Paulo ranked behind cities in other major emerging countries, such as Beijing and Shanghai in China, and Moscow in Russia, but ahead of Mumbai and New Delhi in India.
Business incubator
The Brazilian city also appears in another ranking cited in the report, compiled by a project called Startup Genome, which evaluates the best places to start a business in the technology sector.
In this ranking of 20 cities by Startup Genome, São Paulo appears as the 13th city with the best environment for the emergence of new technology companies. The top regions and cities are Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York. The only other Latin American city on this list is the Chilean capital, Santiago, in 20th place.