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Uber

So I did some lookups to try to compare with prices here - which you can look up in your own community:

(California) - 1 liter of regular gas costs R$8.00. Premium is R$8.55.

(Wisconsin) - 1 liter of regular gas costs R$5.70. Premium is R$7.13.

(Campina Grande, PB Gasolina comum R$5.99 - R$7.59, aditivada R$5.99 - R$6.89 (I know - odd), etanol R$4.59 - R$5.,99

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Gallon to liter cost conversion using:

(us)-to-price-per-liter

Prices determined by lookup not by actual purchases info. I'd love to hear what people are actually paying.

I've seen recent ads by Petrobras to remind consumers that the BR gas stations are NOT owned by Petrobras but that they were privatized (2019-2021) and now owned by Vibra Energia. Some recent gouging by gas stations has consumers looking to blame anybody - I'm no expert. Would love to find a more complete analysis intended for a lay (not specialist nor political) reader.

Google tells me:

> As of early May 2026, the U.S. national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is approximately $4.04鈥�$4.55, while premium gasoline averages around $5.20鈥�$5.41. Prices are significantly higher in California,

I get around on an electric scooter here., which gets great gas mileage :-)

Will be moving to Joao Pessoa soon.

05/10/26 @mberigan.聽 Gasoline and ethanol prices here in Manaus track yours in Campina Grande - on the other side of the country - to the centavo, including the weird reduction for "aditivada".聽 I've wondered about that, too.

For expats from North America, the drop of the USD and CND against the BRL is adding some additional costs; the EUR is still rising, so EU expats are getting a bit of a break.

In response to the original question, we're Uber users, and expect fares to go up with fuel prices.聽 It's still cheaper for us than owning a car, which would be paying the same for fuel anyway.

@alexanderstephenlange.聽 Welcome聽 - we're here to help.聽 Jampa is a great choice, good luck with your move.

@alexanderstephenlange

There he is!

Welcome aboard @alexanderstephenlange!!

@abthree

Thank you, @abthree. If you want to, tell us an example of the R$ cost for a typical Uber trip, say 20 kilometers in moderate traffic/time of day. Thanks in advance!

@alexanderstephenlange

In March I took Uber from Intermares Cabedelo to dowtown Jo茫o Pessoa at 13:30 (rush hour return to work time period) and it was R$34. Also in March a trip from Marca Zero in Recife to the Riomar shopping mall at 16:30 was R$30. A March trip in Campina Grande from home (edge of town) to the medical district (bairro Prata) of Campina Grande was R$13.

mberigan

@mberigan

Thanks for the details and good news.

05/11/26 Thank you, @abthree. If you want to, tell us an example of the R$ cost for a typical Uber trip, say 20 kilometers in moderate traffic/time of day. Thanks in advance! - @alexanderstephenlange

Following on from @mberigan's message, here are some typical costs here in Manaus around Noon on a Monday (today), in Manaus.聽 All distances are from our home in the Centro Hist贸rico.聽 This is between rush hours, but it's lunchtime so a lot of cars are on the streets.聽 When we were in JP in March 2024, we found Uber prices there to be comparable or a little lower:

1. Hospital Delphina Rinaldi Abdel Aziz. 13 mi/20.9 km -- Comfort (C) R$49.99/ Priority (P) R$49.99/ Uber X (X) R$44.96
2. Eduardo Gomes International Airport.聽 9.9 mi/15.9 km -- C R$45.98 /P R$36.98 / X -- R$32.94
3. Shopping Ponta Negra 6.9 mi./11.1 km -- C R$35.98 /P R$36.99 /X R$32.95
4. Amazonas Shopping 3.9 mi./6.2 km -- C R$24.98/ P R19.98/ X R$17.95
5. Manauara Shopping 3 mi./4.8 km -- C R$28.98/ P R$24.99/ X R$21.96
6. Mirante L煤cia Almeida (river overlook) 1.1 mi/1.8 km -- C R$18.97/ P R$18.98 /X R$16.94
7. Teatro Amazonas 0.6 mi/1 km -- C R$11.98 / P R$11.98 / X R$9.94

Because my knees aren't as flexible as they used to be and Uber X here tends to use really tiny cars with the driver pushed WAY back, we usually opt for C or P.

i have bought a little scooter a couple of years ago, it鈥檚 a 125 cc , so only really useful for short distances. Also it鈥檚 comfortable, but much less so if you have a passenger (plus I don鈥檛 like the added responsibility). Mine is yellow which is no coincidence, I have been driving a few thousand kilometers with rental cars and wanted something in a bright color to maximize my chances of survival.

On the bright side, fuel prices don鈥檛 really make a difference, I guess I must be spending less than 200 Reais per month, by doing short drives nearly every day. It鈥檚 so little that I haven鈥檛 even been tracking it as an expense until now.

@abthree

I also use Uber quite frequently, and so far i haven鈥檛 been in one that鈥檚 larger than a compact car (like a Fiat Panda or a Hyundai i20). Most of the times they鈥檙e either relatively new or well maintained and clean, but I鈥檓 surprised that you manage to get larger cars. Around here, they all seem to be equally small, regardless of the category.

05/18/26聽 I also use Uber quite frequently, and so far i haven鈥檛 been in one that鈥檚 larger than a compact car (like a Fiat Panda or a Hyundai i20). Most of the times they鈥檙e either relatively new or well maintained and clean, but I鈥檓 surprised that you manage to get larger cars. Around here, they all seem to be equally small, regardless of the category. - @Kurterino

While we're isolated with no road connections to most of the rest of the country (although we hope to see that change in the relatively near future), Manaus still is the seventh biggest city in the country, with over 2.3 million people and covers a lot of ground, so we have a wide range of cars of all sizes.聽 There are a lot of Fiat Argos and smaller, but the Comfort category is dominated by Chevy Onix and Onix Plus, with the odd Peugeot and other makes -- and with one more huge exception.

The Chinese manufacturers seem to have made a counter-intuitive but very shrewd decision that a big Brazilian city where people don't expect to make long road trips because they can't would be a great place to showcase their electric vehicles, and quite a lot of the Uber fleet are EVs, many good sized.聽 For a long time -- and maybe still -- they were offering eight year warranties on both motor and battery AND free home charging stations,聽 The cars are spacious and comfortable and of course quiet, and every Uber driver we've talked to just loves them.聽 An overnight charge lets them work all the next day.聽 聽We haven't been in an EV older than about two years yet, though, so no telling how they'll hold up.

@abthree

I do see Chinese EVs everywhere , it鈥檚 impressive. I don鈥檛 know the brands except for BYD, but they do seem to sell well. Too bad that I never had the pleasure to get an EV Uber.

@Kurterino

1. NIO: A premium EV brand known for its high-performance battery-swapping ecosystem.
2. Zeekr: Backed by Geely, this brand focuses on sleek, European-inspired design and high-end luxury.
3. Xpeng (Xiaopeng): Renowned for its advanced autonomous driving technology and software-heavy approach.
4. Xiaomi: The massive tech giant disrupted the auto industry with highly connected and deeply integrated smart EVs.
5. Li Auto: Specializes in premium plug-in hybrid SUVs designed for family road trips.

@Kurterino

NIO: A premium EV brand known for its high-performance battery-swapping ecosystem.
Zeekr: Backed by Geely, this brand focuses on sleek, European-inspired design and high-end luxury.
Xpeng (Xiaopeng): Renowned for its advanced autonomous driving technology and software-heavy approach.
Xiaomi: The massive tech giant disrupted the auto industry with highly connected and deeply integrated smart EVs.
Li Auto: Specializes in premium plug-in hybrid SUVs designed for family road trips.
- @SimCityAT

All of these names do ring a bell, and I have to say, they all look modern, and seem well built. Of聽 course, some of them will disappear again or buy each other, and we won鈥檛 really know about their reliability and longevity until a few years later, but it鈥檚 easy to see why some countries limit (through import taxes) or even prohibit the sale of them. They do have the potential to seriously disrupt the economies of countries that have a strong automotive industry.

05/19/ 25聽 I do see Chinese EVs everywhere , it鈥檚 impressive. I don鈥檛 know the brands except for BYD, but they do seem to sell well. Too bad that I never had the pleasure to get an EV Uber. - @Kurterino

So far we've seen three brands here.聽 The vast majority are BYD, followed by Cherry.聽 The third is another three-letter nameplate, but neither of us can remember which three letters. 馃ぃ

Ethanol has been R$4.39 for almost two years now.聽 So, no change for me as my car is flex fuel. If I don't drive I'll walk or take UBER. That is my preferred method of locomotion, chinelos.