   sorocaba () is a municipality in the state of sÃ£o paulo, brazil. sorocaba is the eighth largest city in the state of sÃ£o paulo. outside the greater sÃ£o paulo region, it ranks behind only campinas, sÃ£o josÃ© dos campos and ribeirÃ£o preto. with an estimated population of 700,313 inhabitants, it is a regional capital of the sorocaba microregion with 14 municipalities, totaling over 1.5 million inhabitants. it has an area of 456.0&nbsp;km Â², of which 349.2&nbsp;km Â² is urban and 106.8&nbsp;km Â² rural area. over the past twelve years the city has been undergoing extensive urbanization projects,  improving streets and avenues, as well as infrastructure for the traffic which the city receive every day. it is the eighth and fourth municipality in the consumer market in the state outside the greater sÃ£o paulo metropolitan area, with a potential annual per capita consumption estimated at $2,400 for the urban population and $917 for rural areas (7200 p
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