são paulo state, the most populous state in brazil, with about 40 million people, showed the following composition, according to an autosomal study from 2006: european genes account for 79% of the heritage of the people of são paulo, 14% are of african origin, and 7% native american. a more recent study, from 2013, found the following composition in são paulo state: 61.9% european, 25.5% african and 11.6% native american.