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São Paulo Innovation Week Opens as Sistema Fecomércio’s Nationwide Semana S Rolls Out

Brazil’s commerce network uses the week to turn AI talk into courses and jobs.

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Overview

  • SPIW, which opened Tuesday in São Paulo, now runs through Friday across FAAP and the Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu.
  • Organizers report more than 1,500 speakers on 33 stages and over 40,000 passes issued for a 50,000 m² footprint.
  • Estadão confirmed the festival will return on May 4–7, 2027, signaling a plan to anchor a recurring city platform.
  • The opening featured a LightWire techno-dance performance and set a program spanning science, AI, ethics, business and culture with Brazilian and international names.
  • In parallel, Semana S is delivering free regional agendas that include AI and tourism panels, skills workshops and concerts, with Belo Horizonte hosting a job fair of about 15,000 vacancies within a drive topping 51,000 openings nationwide.