// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo scores 57.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #126 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
57.5%
Rank
#126 / 386
Criteria present
38 / 86
Evidence coverage
72.1%
Sao Paulo's smart city score by area
7 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 2 absent
7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Sao Paulo is strong
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Digital Government Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The city of Sao Paulo operates an official open data portal at dados.prefeitura.sp.gov.br, as indicated by the URL and page text mentioning "Prefeitura / Prodam-SP".
http://dados.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/pt_PT/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Sao Paulo provides programmatic API access to its data through the APILIB platform, which offers data communication interfaces and promotes the opening of government data, and also has a specific API for public transport data.
https://apilib.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The City Hall of Sao Paulo provides a municipal portal through its Finance Department (Secretaria Municipal da Fazenda), listing various services and orientations for citizens and businesses.
https://prefeitura.sp.gov.br/web/fazenda/servicos/duc/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The Municipal Finance Department of Sao Paulo provides online services for the payment of various municipal taxes and fees, including IPTU (Property Tax), ISS (Service Tax), ITBI (Property Transfer Tax), and Solid Waste Fees.
https://prefeitura.sp.gov.br/web/fazenda/servicos/duc/About this assessment
Sao Paulo was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-12 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.