Michelin broadens access in Brazil
Alongside the new top-tier listings, Brazil’s updated Michelin selection highlights more affordable options via its Bib Gourmand picks to widen who’s included in the guide. (g1.globo.com) Local reporting also mapped menu prices at two- and three-star venues so diners can see how Michelin recognition is translating into real-world cost data. (guia.folha.uol.com.br)
Brazil’s Michelin update added six new Bib Gourmand picks on April 13, widening the guide beyond its newly crowned three-star dining rooms. (michelin.com) (g1.globo.com) The 2026 Michelin Guide Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo was unveiled at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, where Evvai and Tuju, both in São Paulo, became Brazil’s first three-star restaurants and the first in Latin America to reach that level. (michelin.com) (estadao.com.br) The same selection added Koral in Rio de Janeiro and Jiquitaia, Manioca JK, Ping Yang Thai Bar & Food, Tabôa Cozinha Artesanal, and Tanit in São Paulo to Bib Gourmand, Michelin’s category for restaurants with strong value for money. (g1.globo.com) (estadao.com.br) G1 reported that dishes at those six new Bib Gourmand addresses run from about R$65 to R$260, while bills at starred restaurants can easily pass R$1,500. (g1.globo.com) That split showed up immediately in São Paulo’s new three-star prices: Evvai’s 13-course tasting menu costs R$1,150, and Tuju’s 10-course tasting menu costs R$1,500, before any wine pairing. (receitas.globo.com) The Bib Gourmand side of the guide is now larger too. With the six additions, Brazil has 46 Bib Gourmand restaurants in the Michelin selection, including 38 in São Paulo and 8 in Rio de Janeiro, according to G1. (g1.globo.com) The starred list expanded at the same time. G1 said Brazil now has 35 starred houses, while Michelin’s release highlighted Madame Olympe in Rio de Janeiro as a new one-star restaurant and said D.O.M., Lasai, and Oro kept their two-star status. (g1.globo.com) (michelin.com) Michelin has covered Brazil since 2015, focused on Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and the 2026 edition added 12 new entries overall, according to the company and Estadão. (michelin.com) (estadao.com.br) The result is a Brazil guide that now stretches from R$65 Bib Gourmand plates to R$1,500 tasting menus, with Michelin using the same April 2026 update to signal both prestige and price range. (g1.globo.com) (receitas.globo.com)
