São Paulo

São Paulo councilor Adrilles Jorge (União Brasil) donned a wig and applied lipstick in the city council chamber to criticize a Senate-approved bill including misogyny among prejudice crimes under the Racism Law. The bill passed on Tuesday (March 24) with 67 votes and heads to the Chamber of Deputies.

23. mars 2026 Rapportert av AI

São Paulo city hall demolished the Container Theater, occupied by Companhia Mugunzá since 2016, over the March 21-22 weekend. The group denounces the action without prior notice or permit, while the administration claims it followed a court ruling after failed negotiations.

The 13th edition of the São Paulo International Theater Show (MITsp) starts this Saturday (7) and runs until March 15, featuring 24 Brazilian and foreign productions exploring themes like violence and the environment. Held across 11 venues in the capital, the event highlights French writer Édouard Louis and companies from the Centro-Oeste region. A parallel program, Farofa do Processo, occupies independent spaces in Bexiga with works in development.

27. februar 2026 Rapportert av AI

For the third consecutive day, São Paulo recorded over 1,100 km of congestion in the early evening on Friday (February 27), due to rain. The peak reached 1.149 km, according to CET. The week saw the year's record of 1.313 km.

PL president Valdemar Costa Neto stated at a dinner with entrepreneurs in Faria Lima, São Paulo, on the night of February 23, 2026, that there is no room for a third way in the 2026 presidential elections, predicting a second round between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. Alongside União Brasil president Antônio Rueda, he advocated uniting the right in the first round and criticized 2022 campaign errors. The leaders also promised to block a labor bill in Congress.

22. februar 2026 Rapportert av AI

São Paulo's Civil Defense activated its crisis cabinet to monitor intense rains affecting the state's northern coast since Saturday. Three highways were closed due to landslides and risks of further incidents, while a man is missing after a embankment collapsed on his house in Natividade da Serra. On the coast, two people died in a shipwreck in Ubatuba, and hundreds of homes were flooded.