# São Paulo <table class="place-meta"> <tr><td>Local name(s)</td><td>São Paulo (Portuguese)</td></tr> <tr><td>Region (today)</td><td>São Paulo State, Brazil</td></tr> <tr><td>Coordinates</td><td>23°33′S 46°38′W</td></tr> </table> ## Overview São Paulo is Brazil's largest city and home to the country's largest Jewish community. Jewish settlement grew from the early 20th century through Eastern European immigration, with the **Bom Retiro** neighborhood becoming the historic heart of Jewish life (later spreading to Higienópolis and other districts). The community — predominantly Ashkenazi, with significant Sephardi and Central European refugee components — supports an extensive network of synagogues, schools, and the Congregação Israelita Paulista, making São Paulo one of the principal centers of Jewish life in Latin America. <small>Sources: Wikipedia — History of the Jews in Brazil; Jewish Virtual Library — Brazil.</small> ## People with events here | Person | Event | | --- | --- | | [[Hillel Aryeh Dreifus (b.1956)]] | Born 1956 | | [[Cywia Jenta Erlich (b.1887)]] | Died ~05/1970 | | [[Simcha Zimmel Yosef Mittelman (b.1976)]] | Born 12/22/1976 | | [[Moszek Lejb Zandrajch (b.1887)]] | Died 02/21/1979 | | [[Estera Zandrajch (b.1923)]] | Died 06/25/1988 | | [[Israel Jacob Zandrajch (b.1919)]] | Died 03/15/2008 | | [[Rochma Perla Zandrajch (b.1921)]] | Died 12/01/2011 | | [[Menucha Zusman (b.1923)]] | Died 03/14/2012 |