São Carlos (Saint Charles, in English, Portuguese pronunciation:[sɐ̃w̃ ˈkaʁlus]; named after Saint Charles Borromeo) is a city of 221,950 inhabitants (IBGE/2010) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located at 22°01′04″S47°53′27″W / 22.01778°S 47.89083°W / -22.01778; -47.89083, at about 231km from the city of São Paulo.