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São Caetano do Sul is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 158,024 in an area of 15.33 km². It is the city with the highest per capita income in Brazil and it also has the highest Human Development Index.GeographySão Caetano do Sul is located on a plateau that is part of the Serra do Mar (Portuguese for "Sea Range"), part of the vast region known as the Brazilian Highlands, with an average elevation of around 800m above sea level – though at a distance of only about 70km from the Atlantic Ocean. Neighbouring municipalities are Santo André (East and South), São Bernardo do Campo (West) and São Paulo (North).ClimateAccording to the Köppen climate classification São Caetano do Sul has a humid subtropical climate.The Best Standard of Living in BrazilSão Caetano do Sul boasts the highest social indicators anywhere in the country . Illiteracy rates are very low and most people enjoy a safe city with well-maintained infrastructure. São Caetano has no favelas, with the closest one bordering Heliópolis, São Paulo’s largest favela, next to a large Petrobras oil distribution and storage facility in nearby Ipiranga. Such border areas between São Caetano and adjacent cities São Bernardo do Campo and Santo André are prone to flooding which happens often, especially in the more impoverished areas bordering the city of São Paulo, where the Meninos creek is often littered with construction debris and garbage, exacerbating the flooding effect in the rainy season .