Saint Paul gives people the impression of a very prosperous scene. Looking down at this modern South American city from an airplane, you will see row upon row of high-rise buildings, busy traffic on the wide roads, and the city's 64,000 streets crisscrossing each other, as dense as a spider web. Many buildings in the urban area are as high as thirty or forty stories. For example, the Sao Paulo State Bank is 32 stories high, with a TV tower on the top of the building 160 meters high; the Italian Building is 41 stories high, with a restaurant and an observation deck on the top. Panoramic view of the city. Main commercial streets and products
Business in the city of Sao Paulo is very prosperous. The commercial districts are mainly concentrated on Direta Street, "November 15th Street", S?o Bento Street, and "March 25th Street". ” Street, Antonio Prado Square and *** Square. March 25th Street is called 25th Street for short and is known as "Brazil's Chinatown". In addition, in the garden in the center of the Square, there is a handicraft market, with stalls selling gems, antiques, wood carvings, leather goods, stamps, coins, and famous paintings. Every Sunday, Sao Paulo citizens and foreign tourists flock there. Here, the market becomes impenetrable. There is a large market covering an area of ??27,000 square meters in the city center. It has a wide variety of products at relatively low prices. It is bustling and bustling with people coming and going all day long. The main characteristics of Sao Paulo's agricultural and animal husbandry products are their wide variety and good quality. It is Brazil's main agricultural and animal husbandry producing area. Its agricultural and animal husbandry output value accounts for 24% of Brazil's, surpassing the country's second and third largest agricultural and animal husbandry producing areas, Nanda River. State and Paraná combined.
In 2005, nearly 50% of the agricultural and animal husbandry output value was industrial plant products, 28.5% was animal products, and the rest was fresh fruits, cereals, fiber products, and oil crops. Sao Paulo produces 80% of oranges and 58% of sugarcane in the country respectively. In 2005, the total output value of these two products reached US$5.63 billion, accounting for 43% of the state's agricultural output value.
In terms of animal husbandry, Sao Paulo’s livestock population accounts for 6.7% of the country’s total, and its milk production accounts for 7.4% of the country’s total. The total value of beef and milk production in 2005 was US$2.21 billion.
In terms of the poultry industry, Sao Paulo accounts for 22% of the country’s hens, 15% of its roosters and chicks, and 30% of its egg production. In 2005, S?o Paulo's chicken production was 1.1 million tons, and combined with egg production, total revenue was US$1.12 billion. Sao Paulo is the financial center of Brazil and Latin America. Some of the internationally renowned banks’ headquarters in Brazil and the headquarters of major domestic banks are located here. The banking system is developed and complete. Each bank has 4,428 branches across the state. Most banks are connected to the Internet and have a high degree of automation. Since the financial liberalization in 1988, foreign banks have poured in in large numbers. Statewide savings and businesses account for 46% and 43% of the nation's total. There are 5,000 banking institutions across the state, including 2,000 in the greater Sao Paulo area and 1,600 in the city of Sao Paulo.
The Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA) and the Futures Trading Market (BM&F) are the largest stock exchanges and futures trading markets in Latin America.
BOVESPA was founded on August 23, 1890, and has published the BOVESPA Index since 1968 as Brazil's main stock index. The exchange has advanced equipment and is connected to major stock exchanges in the world.
The futures market was officially launched in 1986 and is the third largest futures market in the world.