fɔːɹ ɪts sˈaɪz ænd ɪmpˈoːɹtəns, ɪɾ ɪz ɐn ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk ænd sˈoʊʃəl kˈæpɪɾəl əvɚ ɹˈiːdʒən ðæt pəzˈɛsᵻz ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli ɐ mˈɪliən ɪnhˈæbɪtənts vˈɛstɪbjˌuːl ʌvðə mˈɜːkɑːsəl ðə kˈɑːmən mˈɑːɹkɪt ʌvðə sˈaʊθ.
For its size and importance, it is an economic and social capital of a region that possesses approximately a million inhabitants (Vestibule of the Mercosul – the Common Market of the South).