Miami (English [maɪæmi] or [maɪæmə]) is a city in the United States, financial and cultural center of international level, located southeast of the state of Florida. The population of the county seat of Miami-Dade is 399 457 inhabitants [1] in 2010, which makes Miami the second town in Florida behind Jacksonville and the 44th city in the United States. City of leisure and entertainment, it is a popular seaside resort that is part of a string of famous resorts from Key West, Miami is the first of a vast agglomeration of 5,564,635 inhabitants (2010), the eighth urban center United States (after Washington and Atlanta before). Its marina is the first port of cruise ships, with a third of the world fleet.
Greater Miami encompasses many cities that lend him a look that is both urban and rural. The city of Miami, as opposed to its suburbs, is not only composed of the city center (3.8 km ²) at the mouth of the river, but also several communities like Coconut Grove, which despite their annexation, knew retain their individuality.
Because of its economic, cultural and linguistic relations with North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, this global city is nicknamed "Passage of the Americas" or "Gateway to the Americas." This large port area is a major Hispanic centers in the United States by both strong economic ties with Latin America Florida by a large Cuban minority, however in the process of assimilation by the American way of life. This urban center, some areas show a high concentration of black population is francophone by his Haitian minority, which combines the legacy of poverty. Its overall population that meets the definition of old melting pot is colorful.
Downtown Miami in recent years saw urban renewal. The people are sometimes called the Miamians in the United States.
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