| Lajeado | |
|---|---|
 Location of Lajeado in São Paulo | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| City | São Paulo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subprefecture |
| • Subprefect | Saint Clair Coutinho |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 157,773 |
| HDI | 0.748 - medium |
| Website | Subprefecture of Lajeado |
Lajeado is a district in the subprefecture of Guaianases of the city of São Paulo.
The Subprefecture of Guaianases is one of 32 subprefectures of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It comprises two districts: Guaianases and Lajeado.
São Paulo is a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil. The metropolis is an alpha global city and the most populous city in Brazil, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, besides being the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The municipality is also the Earth's 11th largest city proper by population. The city is the capital of the surrounding state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest state in Brazil. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The name of the city honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas located around the Greater São Paulo created the São Paulo Macrometropolis, a megalopolis with more than 30 million inhabitants, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.
