São Paulo, the largest fuel market in the Southern Hemisphere, has thousands of stations; BR, Ipiranga, Shell and independents; across the Marginais and the entire grid. Flex-fuel drivers switch between etanol (São Paulo state is the ethanol heartland, so it's often the winner) and gasolina. Rodízio plate restrictions shape weekday driving. EV charging is Brazil's most developed.
Local tips
- Ethanol usually wins in SP state; local production keeps it below the 70% threshold.
- Rodízio: your plate's final digit bans you from the expanded centre one weekday. Plan fills around it.
- Marginais stations are convenient but competitive pricing is better one block inland.
Only 140 of the 1,488 stations mapped in Sao Paulo say whether they sell diesel. The rest probably do; nobody has recorded it. See Sao Paulo on the map →
Plan your stop
In Sao Paulo the filters that actually narrow things down are diesel (140), CNG (19) and Type 2 charging (1). Travelling at night, switch on "open now": 65 places are tagged 24/7. When you arrive, a quick confirmation keeps the map right for the next driver in Sao Paulo.