São Paulo’s big Michelin wins
Two São Paulo restaurants, Evvai and Tuju, were awarded three Michelin stars in the 2026 guide, while Madame Olympe in Rio received one star. (g1.globo.com).
Brazil now has its first three-star Michelin restaurants: Evvai and Tuju, both in São Paulo, reached the guide’s top rating on April 13. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin announced the 2026 Rio de Janeiro & São Paulo guide at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro. The same ceremony also gave Madame Olympe, in Rio, its first star. (guide.michelin.com) The Michelin Guide says three stars mean “exceptional cuisine” that is “worth a special journey.” Until this 2026 edition, no restaurant in Brazil or Latin America had held that rating. (guide.michelin.com) That moved São Paulo from a city with top-tier two-star restaurants to the home of the region’s first two three-star addresses. Michelin’s official 2025 listings had still shown Evvai with two stars, while Rio’s Oro and Lasai were also at two. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2) (guide.michelin.com 3) Evvai is led by chef Luiz Filipe Souza, and Michelin describes the restaurant as blending São Paulo’s Italian roots with Brazilian ingredients and techniques. Michelin’s inspectors said the menu stood out for precision, balance and changing textures. (guide.michelin.com) Tuju is led by chef Ivan Ralston, and Michelin says the meal unfolds as a multi-room experience inside a building dedicated to dining. Inspectors described it as a “360-degree culinary adventure” built as a progressive journey. (guide.michelin.com) Madame Olympe’s new star gave Rio one more restaurant in Michelin’s one-star tier for 2026. Michelin’s listing describes it as modern French cooking in Rio de Janeiro. (guide.michelin.com) Brazil’s Michelin guide still covers only Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, which keeps the country’s fine-dining map tightly focused on its two biggest restaurant markets. This year’s results widened the gap at the top for São Paulo, while Rio added a new one-star entrant instead of a new three-star rival. (guide.michelin.com) (g1.globo.com) For Michelin, the 2026 guide was a first for the region. For São Paulo, it was the night two restaurants turned a national ranking into a Latin American milestone. (guide.michelin.com)
