AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · State in Brazil

São Paulo

State BR-SP Largest city: São Paulo
29%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 28% (+1.4 pts).
MODEL5th of 27 regions6.6M exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
44.4M
as of 2022
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
21.9%
1st largest of 27
People in workMODEL
22.3M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
5.8%
national 5.4%
Area
249K km²
178 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Urban
73% live in major cities
Largest city
São Paulo
18.8M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
47
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
1.71×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
37.5%
21.9% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
58%
national 58%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
51%
national 51%
Augmentation 49%Automation 51%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

São Paulo Brazil
Retail & wholesale 19.3%
Other services 11.5%
Business services 11.3%
Manufacturing 11.1%
Construction 7.4%
Health & care 7.0%
Education 6.2%
Transport & logistics 5.8%
Hospitality 5.7%
Public admin 5.6%
Agriculture 3.8%
ICT & software 2.2%
Finance 2.0%
Utilities 0.7%
Mining 0.5%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 1.4M Business services 951K Education 636K Other services 635K Health & care 630K Public admin 591K Manufacturing 392K Hospitality 312K

Ranking in Brazil

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 27 regions.

2Rio de Janeiro 31% 3Espírito Santo 30% 4Amapá 30% 5São Paulo 29% 6Pernambuco 29% 7Rio Grande do Sul 29% 8Amazonas 29%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Brazil's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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