E1.+INDUSTRY+IN+SAO+PAULO

Industry in Sao Paulo Industrialization in Brazil is unevenly distributed,with the majority in Sao Paulo area.The rapid growth of this city took place in the 1960's and the 1970's in the so-called 'economic miracle'.Today the city has a population of more than 23 million. The main reason why Sao Paulo has expanded greatly is because: It is well endowed with minerals, including that of Iron ore,and had access to energy resources. This led to the development of iron and steel and engineering industries. Car,machinery and aircraft manufacture was also encouraged to finally manufacture. Due to all these rapid technological advances, Brazil is the world's ninth largest producer of cars. Four large transnational companies-Ford,Volkswagen,General Motors and Mercedes have all assembly plants in Sao Paulo. Jundaia Jundaia is an area of Sao Paulo which provides employment in the formal sector.This area has specifically been created to attract industries by building major roads and location is in a cleaner,less congested environment.The workers who are employed in Jundaia, have a regular job with a regular pay, they also get free lunches and free medical care. The people who live in this place also enjoy a high standard of living. Nearer to the CBD,Sao Paulo's increasing wealth is being used to turn run down areas to modern business,retail and leisure centres.One such example of a run down area or favela is Edith Gardens. Edith Gardens The people living here usually find work in the Informal Sector and this makes up more than one third of the Brazilian Population. The jobs here include recycling materials,repairing goods and processing and/or selling food.The people living in these run-down areas do not enjoy a very high standard of living. To create more businesses,the people are forced to move out by getting a sum of money from the Government and going back to their original places.Due to the rapid urbanization, the Business sector in Sao Paulo is increasing and houses,favelas are being removed.