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São Paulo Scores Grand Prize in Bloomberg Mayors Challenge
The Brazilian megacity triumphed over urban innovation projects from Colombia, Chile, and Mexico to take home top honors from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
This story was first published in Spanish on our sister site, CityLab Latino.
Being the largest, most sprawling city in Latin America has its advantages and disadvantages. Farmers who live on the fringes of São Paulo know this profoundly: On one hand, they have a market of more than 20 million potential buyers. On the other, it can be difficult for them to reach those buyers, a predicament worsened by ongoing city growth and environmental problems like lack of water.