Cultural Policy in São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in the Southern hemisphere and the economic powerhouse of Brazil

São Paulo City Data

Indicator Figure Source and Notes
Admissions: Cinema (Per year) 6,160,480 Agência Nacional de Cinema (Ancine - National Cinema Agency) & Observatório Brasileiro do Cinema e do Audiovisual (OCA) da Ancine (Ancine's Brazilian Audiovisual and Cinema Observatory) — Agência Nacional de Cinema (Ancine - National Cinema Agency) & Observatório Brasileiro do Cinema e do Audiovisual (OCA) da Ancine (Ancine's Brazilian Audiovisual and Cinema Observatory)
Admissions: Theatre (Per year) 20,834 SMDETT — This relates to admissions at the 9 city-owned theatres only / not all admissions.
Art Galleries 208 Geosampa — Estimate data (pandemic interrupted local surveys)
Attendance (Estimated): Carnival/festival 15,000,000 Observatório de Turismo e Eventos da Cidade de São Paulo (São Paulo's Tourism & Events Observatory Institute) — Estimate figure. The main carnival is the Street Carnival of São Paulo (Carnaval de Rua de São Paulo).
Attendance (Estimated): Carnival/festival (Percentage of city population) 1.20% Assessoria Técnica e de Política Cultural da Secretaria Municipal de Cultura de São Paulo (ATPC - Technical Staff for Support and Cultural Policy of São Paulo's Municipal Secretary of Culture)
Attendance to museums & galleries (Percentage of working age population) 29.00% JLeiva (Private consulting) - Cultura & Esporte - Project Cultura nas Capitais — The methodology used in this indicador includes children's attendance at the museums as well (from 12 years on).
Bars 30,000 SPTurismo
Bars (Per 100,000 population) 242 Assessoria Técnica e de Política Cultural (ATPC - Technical Staff for Support and Cultural Policy)
Book loans by public libraries (Per year) (Million) 0.146 CSMB & ATPC
Book titles published (Per year) 46,382 Sindicato Nacional dos Editores de Livros (SNEL - National Syndicate of Book Publishers)
Bookshops 1,241 GuiaMais Telelistas
Bookshops (Per 100,000 population) 10 GuiaMais / Telelistas / ATPC
Cinema screens 359 Agência Nacional de Cinema (Ancine - National Cinema Agency)
Cinema screens (Per 100,000 population) 3 Agência Nacional de Cinema (Ancine - National Cinema Agency) & Assessoria Técnica e de Política Cultural (ATPC - Technical Staff for Support and Cultural Policy)
Cinemas 69 Agência Nacional de Cinema (Ancine - National Cinema Agency)
Creative industries employment (Percentage) 8.99% RAIS (Annual List of Social Information)
Dance performances (Per year) 80 CCULT
Festivals & celebrations 41 Observatorio de Turismo e Eventos da Cidade de São Paulo da SPTuris / Secretaria Municipal de Governo (Municipal Bureau of Government) — Based on the city's events and holidays from the official calendar.
Film festivals 10 KinoForum
Foreign born population (Percentage) 2.47% Assessoria Técnica e de Política Cultural da Secretaria Municipal de Cultura de São Paulo (ATPC - Technical Staff for Support and Cultural Policy of São Paulo's Municipal Bureau of Culture) — based on estimate population of 2020 (SEADE - Foundation System of Data Analysis for the State of São Paulo) and Polícia Federal do Brasil (Federal Police of Brasil)
Heritage & historical sites 4,215 Geosampa — The heritage and historical sites are divided in three categories - Archaeological properties which consists in 84 archaeological sites and 5 properties of archaeological interest /Protected Properties/Goods which consists in over 367 monuments / City's own properties which consists in over 3759 heritage sites that includes Theatres / Parks / Municipal Schools / Municipal Cultural Sites / Municipal Health Centers etc.
Households 4,107,161 Fundacao Sistema Estadual de Analise de Dados (SEADE - Foundation System of Data Analysis for the State of São Paulo)
Libraries (Per 100,000 Population) 1.34 CSMB / Sistema Estadual de Bibliotecas Publicas (SisEB - System of Public Libraries of the State of S. Paulo) & ATPC
Live music venues 289 Rede Social de Cidades Justas e Sustentaveis & Rede Nossa São Paulo
Major concert halls 7 ATPC - Office's Staff for Support and Cultural Policy
Markets 1179 Feiras livres / Mercados municipais e Sacoloes / Secretaria Municipal de Subprefeituras / Feiras Gastronomicas / Food Magazine (estimate number) / Bazares/Brechós/Lojas independentes Google Maps (estimate number)
Michelin star restaurants 9 Michelin Guide — No. of restaurants awarded 1 and 2 stars
Music performances (Per year) 322 CCULT — This only relates to performances taking place in 18 city owned music venues
National museums 3 Instituto Brasileiro de Museus (IBRAM - Brazilian Institute of Museums) / Mapa da Cultura (Culture Map)
Nightclubs, discos & dance halls 208 Telelistas.net (online telephone directory)
Non professional dance schools 169 Portal da Danca / Telelistas.net (online telephone directory)
Other museums 132 Geosampa / Mapa da Cultura (Culture Map) — Estimate data (pandemic interrupted local surveys). This includes tradicional museums / virtual museums / territory/eco museums / nature conservation units / zoos / vivariums / herbariums / oceanariums / planetariums and botanical gardens all certified as museums by the National Museums' Register (Cadastro Nacional de Museus - CNM).
Percentage of national population living in the city 5.81% Assessoria Técnica e de Política Cultural (ATPC - Office's Staff for Support and Cultural Policy)
Population 12,396,372 Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE - Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)
Public libraries 166 CSMB Sistema Estadual de Bibliotecas Publicas (SisEB - System of Public Libraries of the State of S. Paulo) & ATPC
Restaurants 20,000 SPTurismo
Restaurants (Per 100,000 population) 161.3 Assessoria Técnica e de Política Cultural (ATPC - Technical Staff for Support and Cultural Policy)
Theatres 294 SMUL / Rede Social de Cidades Justas e Sustentaveis & Rede Nossa São Paulo
Theatrical performances in theatres (Per year) 15,348 JLeiva (Private consulting) - Cultura & Esporte: A forca do teatro na cidade de São Paulo
Working Age Popluation 7,612,853 Fundação Sistema Estadual de Análise de Dados (SEADE - Foundation System of Data Analysis for the State of São Paulo)

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