# Brazil’s basic food basket became more expensive in all 27 capitals > The September survey released by Conab and DIEESE on October 9 found that the cost of the basic food basket rose from August in all 27 Brazilian capitals. The highest city costs were 922.51 reais in São Paulo, 915.62 reais in Florianópolis and 913.46 reais in Rio de Janeiro. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/brazil-september-2026-basic-food-basket-costs-rise-in-all-capitals - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Agriculture - Country: Brazil - Published: 2026-10-15T09:48:29+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-15T09:48:29+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-09 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/brazil-september-2026-basic-food-basket-costs-rise-in-all-capitals.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/brazil-september-2026-basic-food-basket-costs-rise-in-all-capitals.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/brazil-september-2026-basic-food-basket-costs-rise-in-all-capitals.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/brazil-september-2026-basic-food-basket-costs-rise-in-all-capitals.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/brazil-september-2026-basic-food-basket-costs-rise-in-all-capitals.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/brazil-september-2026-basic-food-basket-costs-rise-in-all-capitals.md) The September survey released by Conab and DIEESE on October 9 found that the cost of the basic food basket rose from August in all 27 Brazilian capitals. The highest city costs were 922.51 reais in São Paulo, 915.62 reais in Florianópolis and 913.46 reais in Rio de Janeiro. Monthly increases reached 7.61% in Florianópolis, 7.32% in Rio de Janeiro and 5.93% in Porto Alegre. Basket costs were above year-earlier levels in every capital, with annual changes ranging from 2.61% in Boa Vista to 15.14% in Fortaleza. DIEESE conducts the monthly survey with Conab, using a different basket composition in northern and northeastern capitals. ## Data ### Brazil basic food basket price changes Selected results from the September 2026 survey by Conab and DIEESE across Brazil’s 27 capitals. Methodology: Percentages are changes in the Conab/DIEESE national basic-food basket cost in the named city. São Paulo and Florianópolis compare August with September 2026; Fortaleza compares September 2025 with September 2026. Basket composition differs in northern and northeastern capitals. | City and comparison | Basket cost change | |---|---| | São Paulo basket monthly change | 2.43 | | Florianópolis basket monthly change | 7.61 | | Fortaleza basket year-over-year change | 15.14 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/brazil-september-2026-basic-food-basket-costs-rise-in-all-capitals/data/basket-price-changes?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/brazil-september-2026-basic-food-basket-costs-rise-in-all-capitals/data/basket-price-changes?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab) / DIEESE]() (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-09) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)