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Brazil Concludes IOI 2026 in Tashkent with Medals for All Four Team Students: Pedro Suyama Wins Gold, João Paulo Campos Takes Silver, and Maria Clara Fontes and Enzo Hirota Claim Bronze.
The four students representing Brazil at the 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) returned from the competition in Tashkent with medals. Pedro Suyama Leston Rey secured gold, João Paulo Campos Oliveira won silver, and Maria Clara Fontes Silva and Enzo Ivamoto Hirota received bronze in the final results of the event.
The official IOI 2026 list includes 375 competitors with final scores. The Brazilian results stand out as none of the four participants finished without a medal, in an individual contest involving students from dozens of countries.
Pedro Suyama Finished 1.45 Points Above the Gold Line
Pedro Suyama Leston Rey placed 29th with a score of 362.57 points. The official cutoff for a gold medal was set at 361.12 points, meaning there was only a 1.45-point difference between the Brazilian’s score and the minimum threshold for gold.
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João Paulo Campos Oliveira ranked 72nd with 326.28 points, securing the silver medal. The cutoff for silver was 303.28 points.
Maria Clara Fontes Silva ended up in 96th place with 302.09 points, while Enzo Ivamoto Hirota finished 117th with 288.81 points. Both received bronze, which had a cutoff of 228.80 points.
The Four Brazilians Come from Schools in São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and Aracaju
The Brazilian team was selected by the Brazilian Olympiad in Informatics after a national selection process. Pedro Suyama and Enzo Hirota represent Colégio Etapa in São Paulo. João Paulo Campos de Oliveira studies at Colégio Método in Belo Horizonte, and Maria Clara Fontes Silva represents Coesi in Aracaju.
This formation also highlights how competitive programming brings together students from different regions around the same type of challenge: solving complex algorithmic problems under tight time constraints.
IOI Presents Each Student with Six Problems Over Two Days of Competition
In the International Olympiad in Informatics, each country can select a team of up to four competitors, but the competition format is individual. In 2026, participants faced two days of competition.
The rules stipulate three algorithmic problems per day and five hours to solve them. Each task is worth up to 100 points, leading to a maximum possible score of 600 points at the end of the two rounds.
This format demands much more than simply knowing how to write code. Competitors need to interpret the problem, find an efficient strategy, prove to themselves that the algorithm works in edge cases, and implement the solution within the given time frame.
Tashkent Hosted the 38th Edition of the Competition from August 9 to 16
IOI 2026 took place in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, from August 9 to 16. This marked the first time the country hosted the International Olympiad in Informatics.
Before the event, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Digital Technologies reported that 386 students from over 97 countries were registered. The official final results, however, record 375 competitors, which means these two numbers correspond to different moments: announced registrations before the competition and participants that appear in the final results.
Four Medals Transform the Brazilian Journey into a Rare Collective Achievement
Although the IOI is not a team competition, the fact that all four Brazilian students ended up among the medalists adds a clear collective weight to their performance. The group returned with one gold medal, one silver medal, and two bronze medals.
The Brazilian Olympiad in Informatics (OBI) still maintains a historical tally of 64 Brazilian medals won prior to this 2026 edition. As this page has not yet been updated with the recently concluded result, the historical official number should not be mixed with the new tally without this clarification.
For the four students, the outcome places names from São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and Aracaju on the same international list. For those following education and technology in Brazil, it also raises an interesting question: which of these four paths to a world medal would you like to learn more about?
