{"id":38726,"date":"2026-10-16T08:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brakkeconsulting.com\/?p=38726"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:55:32","slug":"eye-watering-fuel-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brakkeconsulting.com\/pt\/eye-watering-fuel-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre\u00e7os de combust\u00edvel exorbitantes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c9 quinta-feira de manh\u00e3 e estou a caminho da Calif\u00f3rnia para um evento. Esta \u00e9 a primeira vez que viajo na minha van Sprinter a diesel desde o in\u00edcio do ver\u00e3o. Com a rota planejada e tudo pronto, comecei a verificar os pre\u00e7os dos combust\u00edveis para definir minhas paradas.<\/p>\n<p>Foi a\u00ed que veio o susto com o pre\u00e7o.<\/p>\n<p>O diesel est\u00e1 custando atualmente 5,96 d\u00f3lares por gal\u00e3o aqui na regi\u00e3o. Curioso para saber os pre\u00e7os mais adiante na minha rota, verifiquei o pr\u00f3ximo estado e encontrei um valor em torno de 6,85 d\u00f3lares por gal\u00e3o. Ent\u00e3o, olhei para a Calif\u00f3rnia. Como ficarei l\u00e1 por cerca de dez dias, abastecer \u00e9 inevit\u00e1vel. O pre\u00e7o? Impressionantes 8,41 d\u00f3lares por gal\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<p>Por mais dolorosos que esses n\u00fameros sejam, n\u00e3o s\u00e3o suficientes para me impedir de fazer a viagem. Talvez eu seja um pouco mais estrat\u00e9gico em rela\u00e7\u00e3o aos locais onde abaste\u00e7o, mas meus planos permanecem os mesmos. A verdade \u00e9 que o aumento do pre\u00e7o dos combust\u00edveis afeta a todos. Seja o combust\u00edvel uma despesa comercial ou parte de um hobby, o aumento dos custos de energia acaba se refletindo no pre\u00e7o de quase tudo que compramos, por meio de custos mais altos de produ\u00e7\u00e3o e transporte.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chuck Johnson, DVM, MBA<br \/>\nConsultor s\u00eanior<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c9 quinta-feira de manh\u00e3 e estou a caminho da Calif\u00f3rnia para um evento. Esta \u00e9 a primeira vez que viajo com minha van Sprinter a diesel desde o in\u00edcio do ver\u00e3o. Com a rota planejada e tudo pronto, comecei a verificar os pre\u00e7os dos combust\u00edveis para definir minhas paradas. Foi a\u00ed que o susto veio. O diesel est\u00e1 custando US$ 5,96 por gal\u00e3o aqui na minha regi\u00e3o. Curioso sobre os pre\u00e7os mais adiante na minha rota, verifiquei o pr\u00f3ximo estado e encontrei um valor em torno de US$ 6,85 por gal\u00e3o. Ent\u00e3o, olhei para a Calif\u00f3rnia. Como ficarei l\u00e1 por cerca de dez dias, abastecer \u00e9 inevit\u00e1vel. O pre\u00e7o? Impressionantes US$ 8,41 por gal\u00e3o. Por mais dolorosos que esses n\u00fameros sejam, n\u00e3o s\u00e3o suficientes para me impedir de fazer a viagem. Talvez eu seja um pouco mais estrat\u00e9gico sobre onde abaste\u00e7o, mas meus planos permanecem os mesmos. A verdade \u00e9 que o aumento dos pre\u00e7os dos combust\u00edveis afeta a todos. Seja o combust\u00edvel uma despesa comercial ou parte de um hobby, o aumento dos custos de energia acaba se refletindo no pre\u00e7o de quase tudo que compramos, por meio de maiores custos de produ\u00e7\u00e3o e transporte. Chuck Johnson, DVM, MBA, Consultor S\u00eanior<\/p>","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-viewpoints"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>News from Brakke Consulting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/brakkeconsulting.com\/pt\/eye-watering-fuel-prices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_PT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"News from Brakke Consulting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It\u2019s early Thursday, and I\u2019m on the road to California for an event. 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