This paper is part of the multi-country study “Opening the cities: Open Government Data in local governments of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay” and highlights the local initiative of São Paulo City Council. The City Council adopted an open data policy in 2011 with all decisions about open government data (OGD) flowing top-down: data and how it is supplied are defined by the government. Although it was found that members or organizations from civil society appeared to be crucial for open data development, Sao Paulo City Council has not created any official forum for them to contribute to open data policy
