Brazil earns three‑star restaurants
Evvai and Tuju in São Paulo were awarded three Michelin stars in the 2026 guide — the first restaurants in Latin America to reach that level. The honors were announced during the guide’s ceremonies held at Rio’s Copacabana Palace. (g1.globo.com) (gq.globo.com)
Brazil now has its first three-star Michelin restaurants: Evvai and Tuju in São Paulo reached the guide’s top rating in the 2026 Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo selection. (guide.michelin.com) (g1.globo.com) Michelin announced the awards on April 13, 2026, during its ceremony at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro. The guide covers only Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in Brazil. (g1.globo.com) (guide.michelin.com) The three-star mark is Michelin’s highest category, reserved for restaurants the guide says are worth a special journey. Until this week, no restaurant in Latin America had reached that level. (guide.michelin.com) (gq.globo.com) Evvai is led by chef Luiz Filipe Souza, whose cooking draws on Italian roots and Brazilian ingredients. Tuju is chef Ivan Ralston’s restaurant, known for tasting menus built around seasonal produce from Brazilian growers. (guide.michelin.com) (gq.globo.com) The 2026 guide also expanded Brazil’s upper tier below that top rank. Michelin listed D.O.M., Oro, and Lasai among the two-star restaurants, keeping a small group of destinations that define the guide’s fine-dining map in the country. (guide.michelin.com) (g1.globo.com) Michelin returned to Brazil in 2024 after pausing local editions during the coronavirus pandemic. That restart put Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo back into the guide, and the 2026 results pushed the region into a category it had never occupied before. (guide.michelin.com) (g1.globo.com) For Michelin, the result gives Brazil two flagship restaurants at once, both in São Paulo rather than Rio de Janeiro. For Brazilian dining, it turns a ceremony in Rio into a milestone centered on the country’s largest restaurant city. (guide.michelin.com) (g1.globo.com)
