[Yuri]

São Paulo is overall more autocentric than New York, at least on city proper comparisons, and that’s why people usually have cars as soon as they can.

However, it’s more a social status thing, and people don’t realize how expensive is to keep a car. It’s a massive drain in the person’s budget. I for one, don’t own a car and I don’t know anyone in my income bracket that does the same. However, my life is much more simpler: easier to commute, pick a Uber if I’m not in the mood of transit and when I want to leave São Paulo, I just rent a car, very nice ones, by only R$ 200 or US$ 40 daily.