{"id":4469,"date":"2026-02-12T23:42:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2026\/02\/12\/code-compute-and-connection-inside-the-inaugural-nvidia-ai-day-sao-paulo\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T23:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:42:38","slug":"code-compute-and-connection-inside-the-inaugural-nvidia-ai-day-sao-paulo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2026\/02\/12\/code-compute-and-connection-inside-the-inaugural-nvidia-ai-day-sao-paulo\/","title":{"rendered":"Code, Compute and Connection: Inside the Inaugural NVIDIA AI Day S\u00e3o Paulo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><!-- OneTrust Cookies Consent Notice start for nvidia.com --><\/p>\n<p><!-- OneTrust Cookies Consent Notice end for nvidia.com --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ --><br \/>\n\t<title>Inside the Inaugural NVIDIA AI Day S\u00e3o Paulo | NVIDIA Blog<\/title><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Stream WordPress user activity plugin v4.1.1 --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Hotjar Tracking Code for NVIDIA --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/content\/dam\/1x1-00000000.png\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" alt=\"country_code\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"hfeed site\">\n\t<a class=\"skip-link screen-reader-text\" href=\"#content\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- #masthead --><\/p>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout light\">\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__sections\">\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__article-copy-section light\">\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__copy\">\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This post is part of a blog series highlighting <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/tag\/ai-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>NVIDIA AI Days<\/i><\/a><i> across the globe.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The worldwide tour of NVIDIA AI Days \u2014 bringing together AI enthusiasts, developers, researchers and startups \u2014 made its latest stop in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__standard-image-section\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sao-paulo-check-in-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"full-width-layout__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"full-width-layout__media-caption-callout\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tAttendees check in at NVIDIA AI Day S\u00e3o Paulo.\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__article-copy-section light\">\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__copy\">\n<p>More than 500 attendees joined NVIDIA AI Day S\u00e3o Paulo in January to learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/what-is-sovereign-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sovereign AI<\/a> \u2014 including breakout sessions on AI agents and open models.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNVIDIA solutions are fundamental to all the technologies we develop,\u201d said Paulo Perez, cofounder and CEO of biotechnology startup Biofy. \u201cDNA is composed of a gigantic amount of data, which we call nucleotides. Analyzing this data takes a long time when done using traditional methods with CPUs. In this regard, NVIDIA\u2019s GPUs, algorithms and frameworks accelerate the results we are capable of delivering by hundreds of times.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__standard-image-section\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/paulo-perez-pull-quote-scaled.jpg\" class=\"full-width-layout__image\" alt='\"NVIDIA\u2019s GPUs, algorithms and frameworks accelerate the results we are capable of delivering by hundreds of times,\" said Paulo Perez, cofounder and CEO of Biofy.' loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__article-copy-section light\">\n<h2 class=\"full-width-layout__heading\">Why It Matters<\/h2>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__copy\">\n<p>The latest AI trends in Brazil showcase how the technology is driving advancements in Latin America and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.br\/g20\/en\/news\/brasil-launches-a-usd-4-billion-plan-for-ai-and-prepares-global-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Plan for 2024-2028<\/a>, called \u201cAI for the Good of All,\u201d outlines 50+ targeted initiatives across public services, R&amp;D, infrastructure, industry and government.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazil government plans to invest about $4 billion through 2028, focused on promoting infrastructure for AI development, dissemination, training and professional qualification; improving public services; fostering business innovation; and enhancing regulatory and governance processes in the sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__full-width-image-section\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sao-paulo-all-conference-session-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"full-width-layout__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"full-width-layout__media-caption-callout\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tAn all-conference session at NVIDIA AI Day S\u00e3o Paulo.\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__article-copy-section light\">\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__copy\">\n<p>Leading startups in the region are developing breakthrough applications in financial services, healthcare, retail, agriculture and manufacturing \u2014 with top universities in Brazil allocating high-performance computing infrastructure to the students and researchers who will fuel the future of AI in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers help showcase Brazil\u2019s expanding AI ecosystem:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__standard-image-section\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sao-paulo-infographic-scaled.jpg\" class=\"full-width-layout__image\" alt=\"Infographic that says there are 1,000 NVIDIA Inception startups in Brazil, 40 Brazilian universities engaging with NVIDIA, 19,000 NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute trainees in Brazil, 47 million CUDA downloads from Brazil and 123,000 developers in Brazil using NVIDIA technologies.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__article-copy-section light\">\n<h2 class=\"full-width-layout__heading\">Event Highlights<\/h2>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__copy\">\n<p>In addition to four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute<\/a> technical labs, the event featured sessions on the fundamentals to AI agent creation as well as large language model (LLM) and retrieval-augmented generation labs focused on accelerated linguistic diversity.<\/p>\n<p>An all-conference plenary session hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NVIDIA Inception<\/a> program for startups featured Howard Wright, vice president of startups ecosystem at NVIDIA, who discussed how sovereign AI empowers Brazil to unlock national potential, fostering economic growth, technological autonomy and leadership in the regional AI landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Another all-conference panel, called \u201cSovereign AI in Action: Learnings and Partnerships Driving Local Innovation,\u201d explored how startups, academia and AI hubs across Latin America are crafting partnerships and nurturing specialized talent to bolster AI innovation, including using NVIDIA NeMo software and NVIDIA NIM microservices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__full-width-image-section\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sao-paulo-sovereign-ai-session-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"full-width-layout__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"full-width-layout__media-caption-callout\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tSovereign AI panel at NVIDIA AI Day S\u00e3o Paulo.\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__article-copy-section light\">\n<h2 class=\"full-width-layout__heading\">Industry in Motion<\/h2>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__copy\">\n<p>Brazil-based NVIDIA partners are helping fuel the AI industrial revolution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amadeus AI showcased advanced techniques in efficiently fine\u2011tuning LLMs for specific domains and languages, including using reinforcement learning with human feedback. The company emphasized cost\u2011effective fine\u2011tuning pipelines using GPUs and open source tools to balance performance and scalability.<\/li>\n<li>Langflow shared architecture patterns, best practices for evaluation and governance, and methods of combining Langflow with NVIDIA technologies to build robust, cost\u2011efficient agents aligned with business goals.\u200b\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>WideLabs presented how Latin American governments and enterprises are building sovereign AI platforms, ranging from national dataset initiatives to applications with stringent safety and governance requirements, all built on the NVIDIA AI stack. The company also presented its new AI synthetic data pipeline, Nemotron Personas Brazil.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cAt NVIDIA AI Days, we were able to gain a much more thorough understanding of the NVIDIA NeMo framework,\u201d said Rodrigo Malossi, cofounder and chief technology officer of WideLabs. \u201cThe event also allowed us to better understand NVIDIA\u2019s new initiatives and what they are proposing with respect to large-scale, national-level sovereign AI efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__standard-image-section\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sao-paulo-inception-session-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"full-width-layout__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"full-width-layout__media-caption-callout\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tNVIDIA Inception session at AI Day S\u00e3o Paulo.\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__article-copy-section light\">\n<h2 class=\"full-width-layout__heading\">What\u2019s Next<\/h2>\n<div class=\"full-width-layout__copy\">\n<p>The NVIDIA developer ecosystem in the region will continue driving innovation in support of the Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Plan, with a focus on LLM development, healthcare and financial services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition, NVIDIA is partnering with Brazil-founded telecommunications provider Claro \u2014 the first NVIDIA Cloud Partner in Latin America \u2014 to accelerate sovereign AI in the region.<\/p>\n<p><i>Learn more about <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/tag\/ai-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>NVIDIA AI Days<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- #colophon --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- #page --><\/p>\n<p><!-- #has-highlight-and-share -->\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/ai-day-sao-paulo\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}