São Paulo Daily Brief for Monday, February 23, 2026
Welcome to your São Paulo daily brief for Monday, February 23, 2026. The city returns to full routine after Carnaval — rodízio resumes (plates 1 and 2 today), the Metrô is back on regular hours, and B3 reopens for trading at 10h. The weekend closed two seasons at once: the Desfile das Campeãs packed the Anhembi on Saturday night, the final pós-Carnaval blocos rolled through Ibirapuera on Sunday, and the Paulistão quarterfinals delivered four dramatic matches that produced the semifinals — Palmeiras v São Paulo and Novorizontino v Corinthians (single-leg, Feb 28/Mar 1). At the Rio Open, Etcheverry took the singles title and Fonseca/Melo won the doubles for Brazil. Markets resume after a record-breaking Friday: the Ibovespa smashed through 190,000 for the first time (190,534, +1.06%) after the US Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs. The dollar fell to R$5.176, its lowest since May 2024. This São Paulo daily brief covers weather, events, transport, food, and practical tips for your day.
This is part of The Rio Times’ daily coverage of São Paulo business and economic developments.
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\nWhat to wear
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\nDay at a Glance
\nQuick scan
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The weekend closed two seasons at once. Carnaval 2026 ended definitively — the Desfile das Campeãs packed the Anhembi on Saturday night, and the final pós-Carnaval blocos rolled through Ibirapuera on Sunday. Simultaneously, the Paulistão quarterfinals delivered four dramatic matches across the weekend, producing a semifinal bracket that pits the state’s biggest clubs against each other alongside the competition’s surprise package from Novo Horizonte. Markets resume today after a record-breaking Friday driven by the US Supreme Court tariff ruling. The city exhales and returns to routine.
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\nCulture & Events
\nWhat to see & do
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Weekend Recap — Pós-Carnaval Closes
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The pós-Carnaval weekend delivered one final burst of street culture. On Saturday, BaianaSystem’s Navio Pirata anchored at Ibirapuera (15h–18h) as the headline bloco, alongside the Desfile das Campeãs at Anhembi from 20h into the small hours of Sunday. The nine-school procession ran with clockwork precision: X-9 Paulistana opened at 20h, with Mocidade Alegre — the 2026 champion — closing the season at 1h10 in front of full stands. Gaviões da Fiel, runners-up, paraded at approximately 3h10 to close the night.
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Sunday brought the season’s final blocos. Léo Santana’s Vem com o Gigante (Ibirapuera, 9h), Pedro Sampaio’s Bloco Beats (Ibirapuera, 14h), Daniela Mercury’s Pipoca da Rainha (Consolação, 13h), and the Bloco do Síndico (Moema, 14h) all paraded as scheduled, closing the official Carnaval de Rua 2026. Over 55 blocos operated on Sunday alone, with more than 100 across the full pós-Carnaval weekend.
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Monday Museum Picks
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Pinacoteca de São Paulo
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The Trabalho de Carnaval exhibition at Pina Luz remains on view — a timely post-Carnaval visit to see the festival reframed as labour. All three Pinacoteca venues are open today.
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CCBB, Itaú Cultural & Japan House
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Live Market IntelligenceBrazil — Live Market Board
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Brazil — Live Market Board
-0.36%
176,010.90
-0.36%
66,529.27
+0.85%
10,948.74
-0.68%
3,291,246
+1.92%
2,292.03
-0.29%
57,174.37
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| Instrument | Last | Change | YoY | Prev. | High | Low | Volume |
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| IBOV | 176,010.90 | -0.36% | +30.14% | 176,641.10 | 176,663 | 175,288 | — |
| USD/BRL | 5.08 | +0.06% | -9.16% | 5.07 | 5.08 | 5.08 | — |
| SELIC | 14.25% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| PETR4 | 40.59 | -0.17% | +27.04% | 40.66 | 40.80 | 40.23 | 25,588,800 |
| VALE3 | 74.51 | +0.68% | +38.21% | 74.01 | 75.00 | 73.80 | 15,445,100 |
| ITUB4 | 43.14 | -1.12% | +26.88% | 43.63 | 43.62 | 43.05 | 18,968,500 |
| BBDC4 | 18.60 | -0.16% | +15.53% | 18.63 | 18.68 | 18.48 | 22,299,500 |
| BBAS3 | 20.55 | -0.19% | -1.67% | 20.59 | 20.73 | 20.43 | 14,716,800 |
| B3SA3 | 15.69 | +2.35% | +14.28% | 15.33 | 15.85 | 15.42 | 36,695,600 |
| ABEV3 | 15.57 | -1.52% | +17.33% | 15.81 | 15.73 | 15.35 | 31,402,500 |
| WEGE3 | 44.26 | +0.14% | +11.57% | 44.20 | 44.37 | 43.21 | 7,914,800 |
| PRIO3 | 57.50 | -0.12% | +36.51% | 57.57 | 57.91 | 57.01 | 4,685,600 |
| SUZB3 | 41.48 | +0.90% | -17.86% | 41.11 | 41.93 | 40.77 | 4,096,000 |
| RENT3 | 40.35 | -0.47% | +9.32% | 40.54 | 40.66 | 40.25 | 3,360,400 |
| AZZA3 | 18.66 | -1.01% | -48.45% | 18.85 | 18.91 | 18.54 | 1,037,500 |
| CSNA3 | 5.24 | +0.77% | -35.15% | 5.20 | 5.25 | 5.07 | 10,812,000 |
| GGBR4 | 24.20 | +3.77% | +46.93% | 23.32 | 24.42 | 23.09 | 15,374,800 |
| ENEV3 | 26.95 | -0.81% | +100.07% | 27.17 | 27.35 | 26.75 | 10,150,700 |
CCBB São Paulo (R. Álvares Penteado 112, Centro) is open and free. Itaú Cultural (Av. Paulista, 149) features the Game+ exhibition with 51 playable games across 25 consoles. Japan House (Av. Paulista, 52) is also open and free. MASP is closed Mondays — return Tuesday for free entry, 10h–20h.
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\nGetting Around
\nHow to move
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Metrô & CPTM
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Rodízio & Roads
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\nFood & Drink
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Monday Comfort
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Back to Routine
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\nPractical Info
\nNeed to know
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Monday Operations
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Expat Essentials
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\nCommunity & Lifestyle
\nLocal life
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Post-Carnaval Monday
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Coming Up
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\nSports
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Paulistão Quarterfinals — Full Weekend Results
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| Match | Score | Key detail |
| Bragantino v São Paulo (Sat 18h30) | 1–2 | Bobadilla 39′, Lucas Moura 6’/2T. G. Marques 27’/2T. Alan Franco red 46’/2T |
| Palmeiras v Capivariano (Sat 20h30) | 4–0 | Vitor Roque 5’+35′, Andreas 46’/2T pen, Sosa 48’/2T. Arias debut |
| Novorizontino v Santos (Sun 16h) | 2–1 | Rômulo 46’/1T, Bontempo 20’/2T, Léo Naldi 51’/2T. Neymar error |
| Portuguesa v Corinthians (Sun 20h30) | 1–1 (7–8 pen) | Zé Vitor 37′, Vitinho 49’/2T. Hugo Souza saved 3 pens (1 normal + 2 shootout) |
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Rio Open — Weekend Results
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Singles Final — Etcheverry wins
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Tomás Etcheverry (ARG) defeated Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 in a marathon final after playing over seven hours across semi and final in the same day — both delayed from Saturday’s washout. First ATP title for Etcheverry.
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Doubles Final — Fonseca/Melo for Brazil
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João Fonseca and Marcelo Melo came from a set down to beat Frantzen/Haase 4-6, 6-3, 10-8. Fonseca’s first ATP doubles title at 19. Melo’s second consecutive Rio Open doubles crown. Also notable: Luisa Stefani won the WTA 1000 Dubai doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski on Saturday, returning to the WTA top 10.
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\nBusiness & Markets
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Market context: The Ibovespa’s breakthrough above 190,000 was triggered by the US Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that struck down Trump’s tariffs as an overreach of executive authority. Brazil, alongside China and Canada, is among the biggest beneficiaries, as tariffs on Brazilian exports to the US were effectively cancelled. The dollar plunged globally, and foreign inflows into Brazilian equities — already at R$33+ billion YTD — accelerated. B3 reopens Monday.
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\nPlan Ahead
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The Week Ahead
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São Paulo Daily Brief — Monday, February 23, 2026
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A culture-first daily guide for locals and expats in the Terra da Garoa.
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Related: Rio de Janeiro Brief | Brazil Morning Call