Latin America’s first 3‑star pair
For the first time in Michelin history, two restaurants in Brazil — Evvai and Tuju — have each been awarded three Michelin stars. (elespanol.com) The guide notes tasting‑menu pricing (around €250 at the top tier) and the announcement also coincides with Rio gaining eight Michelin‑listed spots in 2026, with tasting menus in the city ranging roughly R$440–R$1,380 excluding drinks. ( )
Brazil now has Latin America’s first two three-star Michelin restaurants, with Evvai and Tuju both elevated in the 2026 Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo guide. (michelin.com) Michelin announced the awards after its April 13, 2026 ceremony at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro. Both winners are in São Paulo: Evvai is led by chef Luiz Filipe Souza, and Tuju by chef Ivan Ralston. (michelin.com, guide.michelin.com) The guide says a three-star rating means “exceptional cuisine” that is “worth a special journey,” its top category. Until this week, no restaurant in Latin America had reached that tier in Michelin’s history. (guide.michelin.com, michelin.com) The 2026 Brazil selection covers only Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, but Michelin said the result marks a new high point for the region’s dining scene. The same release said the overall selection still totals 149 establishments, with 12 new additions this year. (michelin.com, guide.michelin.com) Evvai’s Michelin listing describes a single tasting menu called Oriundi that blends Brazilian and Italian influences. Michelin’s inspectors said chef Souza uses temperature like “another texture” and highlighted dishes including a white moqueca with squid and pupunha palm heart. (guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com) Tuju’s Michelin profile centers on a multi-floor tasting experience in Jardim Paulistano, with service moving through different rooms over the meal. Michelin’s inspector account says the restaurant’s cellar holds more than 5,000 labels and that the menu is built around Brazilian ingredients and seasonal research. (guide.michelin.com) Price is part of the story. El Español reported that the newly crowned top-tier menus are around €250, placing Brazil’s first three-star meals in the same price conversation as other global fine-dining destinations. (elespanol.com) Rio also picked up a new one-star restaurant, Madame Olympe, and now has eight Michelin-starred restaurants in the 2026 guide, according to local coverage. Diário do Rio reported tasting menus in those Rio restaurants range from R$440 to R$1,380 before drinks. (michelin.com, diariodorio.com) Argentina had already entered Michelin’s Latin American map through Buenos Aires and Mendoza, but La Nación noted that Brazil is now the first country in the region with restaurants at the guide’s highest rank. Michelin’s latest Brazil edition leaves São Paulo with the headline prize and Rio with a broader spread of newly spotlighted dining rooms. (lanacion.com.ar, michelin.com) For Michelin, the milestone is now official: the first three-star chapter in Latin America begins in São Paulo, with two restaurants arriving at once rather than one. (michelin.com)
