São Paulo Boat Show
Date: 24 September 2026 – 29 September 2026
Location: São Paulo Expo, São Paulo, Brazil
The Sao Paulo Boat Show is Latin America's largest indoor nautical event, held each year in Brazil's biggest city, where a surprising share of the country's boat buyers live several hundred kilometres from the coast. The 2026 edition runs September 24-29 at Sao Paulo Expo on Rodovia dos Imigrantes, with evening-weighted opening hours that suit the local market: the show opens mid-afternoon and runs until 9 or 10 pm most days. Dozens of Brazilian and international brands present well over a hundred boats, from inflatables and fishing boats to sailing yachts and large motoryachts, alongside engines, electronics, marina operators, and charter companies. Brazil has a substantial domestic boatbuilding industry, and this show is where much of it launches new models for the season, making it the key commercial date in the South American nautical calendar. Visitor numbers in recent editions have exceeded 40,000 across the six days.
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Sailing nearby
Planning to attend? These clubs, marinas, schools and other sailing places are close to São Paulo and worth a visit while you are in the area:
- Burgess Yachts — Yacht Brokers, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Iracema / Jacaré-Tinga — Amazon Traditional Riverboat — Yacht & Sailing Charters, Santarém / Manaus, Brazil
- Museu Nacional do Mar — Maritime Museums, São Francisco do Sul, Brazil
- Museu Nacional do Mar 2 — Maritime Museums, São Francisco do Sul, Brazil
- Museu Náutico — Maritime Museums, Rio Grande, Brazil
- Museu Naval — Maritime Museums, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Vard Promar — Shipyards & Boatyards, Suape, Brazil
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