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São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga

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São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga (Saint Paul on the Fields of Piratininga) was the village that originated the São Paulo city in Brazil. It was the inland correspondent of São Vicente, founded as a Reduction and College by Jesuits and populated by both Portuguese and Indians, and the origin of the Bandeiras.