Tech and entrepreneurship calendar — July 2–15, 2026
Florianópolis is the leading technology hub in Southern Brazil. This page brings together confirmed meetups, workshops, hackathons, and networking events for the next 14 days.
Hackathons and demo days
Hackathon Tech Floripa + Incubintech — ongoing
June 27–July 25, 2026 · IFSC Campus Florianópolis + online phases · Free (registered teams)
28-day marathon with more than 100 teams and 400 competitors programming autonomous robots in Python — simulations of Pac-Man and Rocket League. Qualifying rounds take place throughout July; closing and awards ceremony scheduled for end of month. Organized by: Tech Floripa + Incubintech. Source: Tech Floripa
BRDE Labs SC Venture 2026 — Investor Day (verify before attending)
Early July 2026 · Florianópolis (venue to be confirmed with ACATE) · Admission to be confirmed
Closing ceremony of the BRDE Labs SC Venture 2026 acceleration program: up to 15 selected Santa Catarina startups pitch to investors at a networking event. Initiative in partnership between BRDE and ACATE. Exact date to be confirmed directly with ACATE. Additional source: BRDE
Open courses and networking
SENAI/SC — Free technical courses: classes starting July 6, 2026
Starting July 6, 2026 · SENAI Florianópolis Unit · Free (enrollment for current classes closed)
In Florianópolis, new classes open in July in the areas of Technical in Systems Development, Technical in Internet of Things (IoT), Technical in Computing for Internet, Technical in Digital Games Programming, and Technical in Multimedia. Follow the next selection process at sc.senai.br. Source: FIESC
Mark your calendar — right after July 15: TDC Floripa 2026 (July 22–24, CentroSul — largest software development event in Southern Brazil, tracks for AI, JavaScript, Cloud, UX, and more) · Python Floripa monthly meetup (July 25, last Saturday of the month, free, ~100 in-person participants).
Always available in Florianópolis
ACATE
Vertical meetups (agrotech, healthtech, fintech, etc.). Calendar at acate.com.br/eventos.
Sapiens Park
UFSC technology park. Visits and events at sapiens.ufsc.br.
SEBRAE SC
Free training for self-employed workers and startups at sc.sebrae.com.br/eventos.
GDG Floripa
Monthly meetups of Google Developer Group — meetup.com/gdg-florianopolis.
Sources: Tech Floripa (tech.floripa.br), BRDE (brde.com.br), ACATE (acate.com.br), FIESC/SENAI (fiesc.com.br), The Developer’s Conference (thedevconf.com), Python Floripa (python.floripa.br). Updated on July 2, 2026.
See also: general calendar, cultural calendar, sports calendar, and family calendar.
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