page_title: Megalopolis
section_title: Brazil
hierarchical_section_title: Megalopolis / South America / Brazil
caption_attribution_description: Español: Imagem de satélite da região metropolitana de São Paulo a noiteEnglish: Satellite image of the metropolitan region of São Paulo at night. This image shows the sprawling urban footprint of São Paulo, Brazil, South America’s largest city with roughly 17 million people. The different colors (pink, white, and gray) define different types and generations of streetlights. The port of Santos, on the right side of the photograph, is also well defined by lights.
context_page_description: A megalopolis, sometimes called a megapolis; also megaregion, city cluster or supercity, is typically defined as a group of two or more roughly adjacent metropolitan areas, which may be somewhat separated or may merge into a continuous urban region. The megalopolis concept became highly influential as it introduced a new, larger scale in thinking about urban patterns and urban growth.
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caption: Expanded Metropolitan Complex of São Paulo, Brazil
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