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 Sergio Boanada
What’s São Paulo doing to ensure that its further develop-
ment is sustainable?
 Alda Marco Antonio
Well, for one thing, we’re taking a long hard look at our
mass transit system. Our metro network is relatively small –
transporting up to about four million passengers a day
on around  kilometers of track. Buses are the system’s
mainstay. About , buses carry roughly eight million
passengers through São Paulo daily – with a correspond-
ing impact on the climate and the environment. We’ve
taken the first steps toward improving the situation: we’re
planning ecofriendlier vehicles and infrastructure and
pushing sustainable urban development. For instance,
some of our buses now run on ethanol; others are pow-
ered by electrical overhead lines. This isn’t a satisfactory
solution, however, since overhead lines are very unreli-
able and a bit of an eyesore. So, our transportation infra-
structure still has lots of potential for improvement.
Alda Marco Antonio “My goal is to make São Paulo a clean,
low-carbon city that offers its inhabitants
a safe, livable environment. If we can achieve
this, I’ll feel my work has been a success.”
Siemens’ transformer substation in Anhanguera is making
a major contribution to improving São Paulo’s energy supply.
20.0 million inhabitants
1.4 tons of CO per person
11,000 euros per capita GDP
7, 3 1 5 people per square kilometer
São Paulo
Key figures for São Paulo
For further information on São Paulo, see
the São Paulo portrait in the Latin American
Green City Index, a study conducted by the
Economist Intelligence Unit in cooperation
with Siemens:
www.siemens.com/greencityindex