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WATCH: Brazil faces backlash over proposed abortion law
Women’s rights defenders protested in São Paulo, urging the National Congress to discard a bill equating abortions after 22..
São Paulo is the most populous city in Brazil and the capital of the state of São Paulo. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. Is the most populous city in the world outside of Asia, the world's 18th-largest city proper by population and the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus and people from the city are known as paulistanos. The city's Latin motto is Non ducor, duco, which translates as "I am not led, I lead."
Women’s rights defenders protested in São Paulo, urging the National Congress to discard a bill equating abortions after 22..