Brazil Taxi
In 1976 in Curitiba, a city in Brazil, appeared the first Brazilian service of radio-call (radio-taxi). In 1980, all taxis in Brazil used alcohol extracted from sugar cane instead of diesel. Nowadays, most taxis use methane gas which is even cheaper than gasoline and all taxis are regulated by the city administration.
The majority taxis in Brazil are in white with a text “Taxi” on the top of the roof. Sao Paulo aggregates the biggest number of taxis in Brazil as much as 33000 and 4000 out of those are taxis of fleets which owned by companies.
In Rio de Janeiro, taxi drivers need a license which costs 60000 reals (Brazilian currency) and in Sao Paulo, the price ranges from 35000 to 45000 reals and can reach above 120000 reals. Taxi drivers can opt to work as a taxi fleet driver if they can’t afford the license fee.
