travelers will have the option at the airport to take a taxi on a meter or one with a fixed price depending on the destination - it is often advised that visitors who have just arrived in rio take a taxi with pre agreed price.

the radio taxis from the airport will be more expensive than the yellow taxis, the cars are either blue or white and the fee is agreed and paid before the journey - it is also common in rio for taxi drivers to charge extra depending on the amount of bags a passenger has.

 it is always wise to carry smaller notes when taking a taxi in rio, most of the drivers for their own safety do not carry large amounts of change and will not be able to break bigger notes - it is not common practice in rio to tip taxi drivers although most people will round the fare up to the nearest real.