sociodemographic Indicators
- Growth of population of the actual city-5.2 million in 2007 to 6.4 million in 2013
- Population Density- 12,382 people per square mile
- People in Total Metropolitan Area-About 14.2 Million
- Education HDI-0.933 which includes 8 of the top 20 secondary schools in the country
- Literacy Rate-95% compared to 84% for Brazil as a whole