At Sao ,do cabs accept credit /debit cards ?

São Paulo's public transportation system sells a pass which is called "Bilhete Único", you can purchase it at any lottery shop (Casa Lotérica), bus loop ticket counter and subway stations. You put as much credit into is as you wish. It allows you to take up to 4 buses in a two hour period Mon - Sat and 4 hours on Sunday. You can also use it on both the subway and CPTM trains. It can also be used to transfer from bus to subway or CPTM or vice versa for a small additional fee. It is an extremely good value and very convenient. You can recharge the credits at many locations such as newsstands, bakeries, etc., that display the Bilhete Único logo.

SPTrans website and Google Maps are great ways to plan your route by bus, train and subway. Once you get to know the system you can even figure out creative shortcuts that will save you lots of time in travel, because the two websites don't always indicate the shortest and fastest route.

Follow the link below for a São Paulo taxi fare calculator:

http://www.taxiautofare.com/br/195/Sao- … lator/loid

Taxi fares are really NOT all that expensive.

I really don't know about debit cards, but I believe some accept credit cards. You should ask when you phone.

Cheers,
William James Woodward - Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team