# First "posto de gasolina" of South America

Santos, Brazil · gas-station · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-e838682180` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/brazil/santos-first-posto-de-gasolina-of-south-america/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-e838682180.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-e838682180.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-e838682180

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | hotel | none |
| What is there now | Hotel Atlântico | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1920 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Esso | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Timeline

- 1920: First posto de gasolina opened
- 1920: Opened

## Sources

- Filling station — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filling_station

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "First "posto de gasolina" of South America, Santos, Brazil." Record n-e838682180, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/brazil/santos-first-posto-de-gasolina-of-south-america/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_santosfirstpostodegasolinaofsouthamerica,
  title = {First "posto de gasolina" of South America, Santos, Brazil},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/brazil/santos-first-posto-de-gasolina-of-south-america/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-e838682180, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.