Brazil earns three‑star spots
Guia Michelin 2026 awarded three stars to Evvai and Tuju in São Paulo, marking the first time restaurants in Latin America have received three‑star distinctions, and Rio’s Madame Olympe picked up a new one star at the ceremony held at Copacabana Palace on Monday night ( ). The awards reshuffled Latin America’s fine‑dining map by recognizing São Paulo restaurants at the highest level for the first time (gq.globo.com).
Brazil has its first three-star Michelin restaurants, with Evvai and Tuju in São Paulo reaching the guide’s top tier on April 13. (guide.michelin.com) The Michelin Guide announced the awards Monday night at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, where Madame Olympe also picked up a new one-star rating. Michelin said no restaurant in Rio or São Paulo lost stars in the 2026 edition. (g1.globo.com) Michelin’s three-star label is the guide’s highest distinction, reserved for restaurants it describes as worth a special journey. Until this week, no restaurant in Latin America had received it. (guide.michelin.com) The result shifts the center of Michelin’s Latin America map toward São Paulo, which now has two restaurants at the guide’s top level after 11 years of Michelin coverage in Brazil. The guide first arrived in the country in 2015, paused during the pandemic, and returned in 2024. (elle.com.br; gq.globo.com) Evvai is led by chef Luiz Filipe Souza, and Tuju by chef Ivan Ralston. Michelin said Evvai’s tasting menu draws on Italian-Brazilian cooking, while Tuju centers on seasonal Brazilian ingredients and a menu that changes with the harvest. (guide.michelin.com) Madame Olympe’s new star gives Rio de Janeiro one more restaurant in Michelin’s starred ranks. Time Out reported the restaurant is tied to chef Claude Troisgros and chef Jéssica Trindade, and CNN Brasil listed it as the only new one-star addition this year. (timeout.com; cnnbrasil.com.br) The broader 2026 selection remained concentrated in the two cities Michelin covers in Brazil: São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Exame reported 38 selected restaurants were in São Paulo and eight in Rio among the starred ranks, with six new Bib Gourmand entries across the two cities. (exame.com) For Brazil’s dining scene, the guide’s top prize is no longer a target but a category with two addresses. Both are in São Paulo, and both entered it on the same night. (guide.michelin.com; gq.globo.com)
