Jogo do Bicho, which translates to "The Animal Game," is an illegal gambling game in Brazil. It was created in 1892 by Baron Joo Batista Viana Drummond, and it involves betting on a set of animals, each of which corresponds to a four-digit number.

The city has cultural, economic and political influence nationally and internationally. It is home to monuments, parks and museums such as the Latin American Memorial, the Ibirapuera Park, Museum of Ipiranga, So Paulo Museum of Art, and the Museum of the Portuguese Language.

It's the most cosmopolitan city in South America\n\n With first-, second- and third-generation immigrants from all over the globe, So Paulo is incredibly diverse, boasting large communities from Portugal, Italy, Bolivia and Japan (So Paulo has the world's largest Japanese population outside of Japan), among many others.