Uber or taxi from Porto Alegre airport?

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Safety wise, I would use anything except the bus, Porto Alegre is quite infamous for its crime rate and you'll have all your stuff with you.

So your choice is pretty much taxi, Uber, Cabify or 99 - Taxi and private drivers, another application very common in Brasil.

Things for you to consider:

normally Uber and 99 have the same price, but in times of high demand (rain, 7-8 AM) Uber becomes 2-4 times more expensive, 99 has always same pricing
in 99 you can order 99POP (= same thing as Uber) or 99Taxi (= a "real" taxi will come for you which has some upsides like he can take taxi-only lanes, the price is cheaper than if you would enter a taxi)
all of them are safe, but in taxi it's better to confirm the estimated price when entering, you can ask "Quanto mais ou menos vai custar um curso para Bela Vista?"
red taxis are "normal" taxis, white are official airport taxis

Uber on this route will be R$14-R$19, 99 the same, red taxi R$20-R$24, white taxi R$29-R$36 (Taxi price estimator), R$1 = 0.32 USD.

There's Wi-Fi available there so you should be able to have a choice.

If I were you, I would try to order Uber/99/Cabify on-line, and if you can't manage it, a classic taxi should be a good choice too.

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