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Made in Rio.

The go-to platform for Rio de Janeiro's AI ecosystem.
Opportunities, events, jobs, and more — all made in Rio.

Brazil’s first computing patent came from Rio.The Americas’ first engineering school was born here: IME.Rio is tied to 25 of Brazil’s 26 public Nobel science nomination records.COPPE/UFRJ runs Latin America’s largest engineering lab complex.Brazil’s first World Wide Web site was born here.Latin America’s angel investing scene started here with Gávea Angels.The “Nobel of Math” has a carioca address: Artur Avila, Fields Medalist.Brazil’s first computer engineering program started at IME.Latin America’s leading scientific supercomputer lives here: Santos Dumont.Brazil’s first computer was installed at PUC-Rio.IMPA is world-class math institution. We repeat: world-class.Brazilian science started here, with the National Museum in 1818.Latin America’s first master’s in Computer Science started at PUC-Rio.Brazil saw the Moon landing through an antenna in Rio state.Brazil’s top university incubator is PUC-Rio’s Instituto Gênesis.The Southern Hemisphere’s largest energy research complex is CENPES, Petrobras.Brazil’s first international internet connection ran through LNCC.Brazil’s first computing patent came from Rio.The Americas’ first engineering school was born here: IME.Rio is tied to 25 of Brazil’s 26 public Nobel science nomination records.COPPE/UFRJ runs Latin America’s largest engineering lab complex.Brazil’s first World Wide Web site was born here.Latin America’s angel investing scene started here with Gávea Angels.The “Nobel of Math” has a carioca address: Artur Avila, Fields Medalist.Brazil’s first computer engineering program started at IME.Latin America’s leading scientific supercomputer lives here: Santos Dumont.Brazil’s first computer was installed at PUC-Rio.IMPA is world-class math institution. We repeat: world-class.Brazilian science started here, with the National Museum in 1818.Latin America’s first master’s in Computer Science started at PUC-Rio.Brazil saw the Moon landing through an antenna in Rio state.Brazil’s top university incubator is PUC-Rio’s Instituto Gênesis.The Southern Hemisphere’s largest energy research complex is CENPES, Petrobras.Brazil’s first international internet connection ran through LNCC.
OPPORTUNITIES

Things worth your time, by who you are.

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Companies Global

Urban Food-System Innovation Recognition 2026

BenefitRecognized solutions receive an innovation seal, inclusion in a catalog for 1,102 municipalities and access to the next journey stages. Municipal prioritization may lead to test-arrangement planning; there is no cash award or guaranteed test, contract, financing or implementation.
DeadlineNov 2, 2026closes tomorrow
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Companies Brazil

TAESA: Open Innovation Challenges

BenefitSelected proposals may progress through technical evaluation, pitch and co-development toward a proof of concept, pilot and possible supply or commercial agreement. Investment, contracting and deployment are not guaranteed. Challenge scopes: • AI agents for transmission disturbances, maintenance and protection. • AI benchmarking of power-sector financial and sustainability reports. • Satellite-based monitoring and risk management for transmission assets. • Integrated predictive inspection of polymeric insulators. • Engineering-calculation, material-quantity and CAPEX automation. • Noninvasive condition monitoring of dry air-core reactors.
DeadlineNov 19, 202618 days left
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EVENTS

What's on, and where to be.

NOV03

Chemical Engineering in the Age of AI: PEQ Colloquium 2026

Tue, Nov 3 – Fri, Nov 6
FEATUREDCONFERENCEFREE
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COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro
NOV03

UFF Science, Technology and Innovation Week — Fourth Edition

Tue, Nov 3 – Fri, Nov 6
CONFERENCEFREE
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NAB Auditorium, Praia Vermelha campus; Reitoria Theater / CEART; Niterói, RJ. NAB: Rua Edmundo March, s/n, Boa Viagem; Reitoria: Rua Miguel de Frias 9, Icaraí. Check the session venue.
NOV04

YVORA 2026: Innovation and Entrepreneurship at PUC-Rio

Wed, Nov 4
FEATUREDCONFERENCEFREE
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RDC Auditorium, 3rd floor, PUC-Rio, Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Rio de Janeiro
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ABOUT US

By cariocas.
For cariocas.

Made in Rio is the platform organizing Rio’s
AI ecosystem.

Think of us as Google for AI opportunities, events, jobs, bosses, etc. in Rio de Janeiro

Rio has the best STEM universities of Latin America. Government support (have you heard of Eduardo Paes? The guy is crazy about Rio!). Major companies (hello energy!). Investors (we all know that Faria Lima imported everyone from Rio). Incredible talent. Ambitious founders.

The missing piece is the ecosystem layer. That’s us.

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Innovation belongs to rebels. Get on the list.