April 9 and 10, 2026
April 9 and 10, 2026
Don't miss our exclusive hands-on workshops!
WORKSHOPS
On April 8th, two exclusive workshops with renowned names from Rails. A unique chance to get hands-on with the code and learn directly from those who make it happen!
📍 The workshops will take place at Live University:
R. Fidêncio Ramos, 302 - bloco b - Vila Olímpia, São Paulo - SP, 04551-010
Modularizing Rails Applications in Practice
Date: April 8, 2026
Time: 8am to 12am
Language: Portuguese - BR
Inertia Rails: from rails new to production
Date: April 08, 2026
Time: 02pm to 06pm
Language: English
Tickets here!
The event
Tropical on Rails!
Total focus on Rails! Two days of high-level content, international speakers, and networking with companies and developers from all over Latin America and the world!
Speakers
Get to know our keynotes!
We're thrilled and proud to announce our amazing lineup! Get ready for inspiring discussions and stories!
Adrianna Chang
Staff Engineer
@
Shopify
Fabio Akita
Board of Directors
@
Codeminer42
Marco Roth
Consultant
@
Independent
Vladimir Dementyev
Software Engineer
@
Evil Martians
Braulio Martinez
CoFounder & Software Engineer
@
Cedarcode
Brian Knoles
Lead software engineer
@
Legible Walls
Greg Molnar
Penetration tester and Rails developer
@
Spektr Security LLC
Ignacio Chiazzo Cardarello
Staff Software Engineer
@
Shopify
Igor Alexandrov
CTO
@
JetRockets
Luiz Carvalho
AI Tech Lead
@
Public Defender's Office of the State of Tocantins
Matheus Richard
Senior Developer
@
Thoughtbot
Miguel Marcondes Filho
Tech Leader
@
Codeminer42
Nicolas Erlichman
CTO
@
GoGrow
Paweł Strzałkowski
CTO
@
Visuality
Rachael Wright-Munn
Software engineer
@
Produzindo Conteúdo de Programação no Twitch e YouTube
Rafael Peña-Azar
Founder
@
RubySantaMarta
Rodrigo Serradura
Principal Software Engineer
@
Wavelo
Svyatoslav Kryukov
Senior Backend Engineer
@
Evil Martians
Talysson de Oliveira Cassiano
Chief Learning Officer
@
Codeminer42
Adrianna Chang
Staff Engineer
@
Shopify
Fabio Akita
Board of Directors
@
Codeminer42
Marco Roth
Consultant
@
Independent
Vladimir Dementyev
Software Engineer
@
Evil Martians
Braulio Martinez
CoFounder & Software Engineer
@
Cedarcode
Brian Knoles
Lead software engineer
@
Legible Walls
Greg Molnar
Penetration tester and Rails developer
@
Spektr Security LLC
Ignacio Chiazzo Cardarello
Staff Software Engineer
@
Shopify
Igor Alexandrov
CTO
@
JetRockets
Luiz Carvalho
AI Tech Lead
@
Public Defender's Office of the State of Tocantins
Matheus Richard
Senior Developer
@
Thoughtbot
Miguel Marcondes Filho
Tech Leader
@
Codeminer42
Nicolas Erlichman
CTO
@
GoGrow
Paweł Strzałkowski
CTO
@
Visuality
Rachael Wright-Munn
Software engineer
@
Produzindo Conteúdo de Programação no Twitch e YouTube
Rafael Peña-Azar
Founder
@
RubySantaMarta
Rodrigo Serradura
Principal Software Engineer
@
Wavelo
Svyatoslav Kryukov
Senior Backend Engineer
@
Evil Martians
Talysson de Oliveira Cassiano
Chief Learning Officer
@
Codeminer42
Adrianna Chang
Staff Engineer
@
Shopify
Fabio Akita
Board of Directors
@
Codeminer42
Marco Roth
Consultant
@
Independent
Vladimir Dementyev
Software Engineer
@
Evil Martians
Braulio Martinez
CoFounder & Software Engineer
@
Cedarcode
Brian Knoles
Lead software engineer
@
Legible Walls
Greg Molnar
Penetration tester and Rails developer
@
Spektr Security LLC
Ignacio Chiazzo Cardarello
Staff Software Engineer
@
Shopify
Igor Alexandrov
CTO
@
JetRockets
Luiz Carvalho
AI Tech Lead
@
Public Defender's Office of the State of Tocantins
Matheus Richard
Senior Developer
@
Thoughtbot
Miguel Marcondes Filho
Tech Leader
@
Codeminer42
Nicolas Erlichman
CTO
@
GoGrow
Paweł Strzałkowski
CTO
@
Visuality
Rachael Wright-Munn
Software engineer
@
Produzindo Conteúdo de Programação no Twitch e YouTube
Rafael Peña-Azar
Founder
@
RubySantaMarta
Rodrigo Serradura
Principal Software Engineer
@
Wavelo
Svyatoslav Kryukov
Senior Backend Engineer
@
Evil Martians
Talysson de Oliveira Cassiano
Chief Learning Officer
@
Codeminer42
Schedule
Check out the complete schedule, and for more details on each lecture, click on the speaker's photo!
April 9 | First day
Registration + Welcome Coffee ☕️
08:30h - 09:45h
Opening
09:45h - 10:00h
Keynote - Marco Roth
10:00h - 10:50h
Unboxing Devcontainers and Docker for Rubyists
11:00h - 11:30h
Rachael Wright-Munn
What Works (and What Doesn't) with ActiveRecord::Tenanted and SQLite
11:40h - 12:10h
Miguel Marcondes Filho
Lunch 🍛
12:15h - 14:00h
Modelagem de Hierarquias de Classe no Active Record
14:00h - 14:50h
Nicolas Erlichman
Overreacting – from React to Hotwire
14:40h - 15:10h
Igor Aleksandrov
Passkey Authentication on Rails
15:20h - 15:50h
Braulio Martinez
Coffee Break ☕️
3:10 PM - 4:30 PM
DefGPT: AI agent platform on Rails
16:30h - 17:00h
Luiz Carvalho
The Monolith Strikes Back: Why AI Agents Love Rails Monoliths
17:10h - 17:40h
Rodrigo Serradura
Keynote - Adrianna Chang
17:50h - 18:40h
Closing
18:40h - 19:00h
April 10 | Second day
Networking + Welcome Coffee ☕️
09:00h - 09:45h
Opening
09:45h - 10:00h
Keynote — Fabio Akita
10:00h - 10:50h
Privacy on Rails - pragmatically complying to data protection laws
11:00h - 11:30h
Talysson de Oliveira Cassiano
Reordering items at scale: From O(n) to O(1)
11:40h - 12:10h
Ignacio Chiazzo Cardarello
Lunch 🍛
12:15h - 14:00h
Lightning Talks ⚡
14:00h - 14:30h
Production Data Doesn’t Have to Be Scary
14:40h - 15:10h
Matheus Richard
Generators Are APIs: Designing Better DX in Rails
15:20h - 15:50h
Rafael Peña-Azar
Coffee Break ☕️
15:50h - 16:30h
Build Secure Rails Apps:
Overcoming the OWASP Top 10
16:30h - 17:00h
Greg Molnar
MCP & OAuth on Rails
Building a Production-Ready AI App
17:10h - 17:40h
Paweł Strzałkowski
Keynote - Vladimir Dementyev
17:50h - 18:40h
Closing
18:40h - 19:00h
Agenda
Check out the complete schedule, and for more details on each lecture, click on the speaker's photo!
April 9 | First day
08:30h - 09:45h
Registration + Welcome Coffee ☕️
09:45h - 10:00h
Opening
10:00h - 10:50h
⭐ Keynote - Start of the event
Marco Roth
11:00h - 11:30h
Unboxing Devcontainers and Docker for Rubyists
Rachael Wright-Munn
11:40h - 12:10h
What Works (and What Doesn't) with ActiveRecord::Tenanted and SQLite
Miguel Marcondes Filho
12:10 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch 🍛
14:00h - 14:50h
Modelagem de Hierarquias de Classe no Active Record
Nicolas Erlichman
15:00h - 15:30h
Overreacting – from React to Hotwire
Igor Aleksandrov
15:40h - 16:10h
Passkey Authentication on Rails
Braulio Martinez
16:10h - 16:50h
Coffee Break ☕️
16:30h - 17:00h
DefGPT: AI agent platform on Rails
Luiz Carvalho
17:10h - 17:40h
The Monolith Strikes Back: Why AI Agents Love Rails Monoliths
Rodrigo Serradura
18:10h - 19:00h
⭐ Keynote - Close the day
Adrianna Chang
18:40h - 19:00h
Closing
April 10 | Second day
09:00h - 09:45h
Networking + Welcome Coffee ☕️
09:45h - 10:00h
Opening
10:00h - 10:50h
⭐ Keynote — Opens the day
Fabio Akita
11:00h - 11:30h
Privacy on Rails - pragmatically complying to data protection laws
Talysson de Oliveira Cassiano
11:40h - 12:10h
Reordenando itens em grande escala: De O(n) para O(1).
Ignacio Chiazzo Cardarello
12:10h - 14:00h
Lunch 🍛
14:00h - 14:30h
Lightning Talks ⚡
14:40h - 15:10h
Production Data Doesn’t Have to Be Scary
Matheus Richard
15:20h - 15:50h
Generators Are APIs: Designing Better DX in Rails
Rafael Peña-Azar
15:50h - 16:30h
Coffee Break ☕️
16:30h - 17:00h
Build Secure Rails Apps:
Overcoming the OWASP Top 10
Greg Molnar
17:10h - 17:40h
MCP & OAuth on Rails
Building a Production-Ready AI App
Paweł Strzałkowski
17:50h - 18:40h
⭐ Keynote — Close the event
Vladimir Dementyev
18:40h - 19:00h
Closing
Agenda
Check out the complete schedule, and for more details on each lecture, click on the speaker's photo!
April 9 | First day
08:30h - 09:45h
Registration + Welcome Coffee ☕️
09:45h - 10:00h
Opening
10:00h - 10:50h
⭐ Keynote - Start of the event
Marco Roth
11:00h - 11:30h
Unboxing Devcontainers and Docker for Rubyists
Rachael Wright-Munn
11:40h - 12:10h
What Works (and What Doesn't) with ActiveRecord::Tenanted and SQLite
Miguel Marcondes Filho
12:10h - 14:00h
Lunch 🍛
14:00h - 14:50h
Modelagem de Hierarquias de Classe no Active Record
Nicolas Erlichman
15:00h - 15:30h
Overreacting – from React to Hotwire
Igor Aleksandrov
15:40h - 16:10h
Passkey Authentication on Rails
Braulio Martinez
16:10h - 16:50h
Coffee Break ☕️
16:30h - 17:00h
DefGPT: AI agent platform on Rails
Luiz Carvalho
17:10h - 17:40h
The Monolith Strikes Back: Why AI Agents Love Rails Monoliths
Rodrigo Serradura
18:10h - 19:00h
⭐ Keynote - Close the day
Adrianna Chang
19:00h - 19:15h
Closing
April 10 | Second day
09:00h - 09:45h
Networking + Welcome Coffee ☕️
09:45h - 10:00h
Opening
10:00h - 10:50h
⭐ Keynote — Opens the day
Fabio Akita
11:00h - 11:30h
Privacy on Rails - pragmatically complying to data protection laws
Talysson de Oliveira Cassiano
11:40h - 12:10h
Reordering items at scale: From O(n) to O(1)
Ignacio Chiazzo Cardarello
12:10h - 14:00h
Lunch 🍛
14:00h - 14:30h
Lightning Talks ⚡
14:40h - 15:10h
Production Data Doesn’t Have to Be Scary
Matheus Richard
15:20h - 15:50h
Generators Are APIs: Designing Better DX in Rails
Rafael Peña-Azar
15:50h - 16:30h
Coffee Break ☕️
16:30h - 17:00h
Build Secure Rails Apps:
Overcoming the OWASP Top 10
Greg Molnar
17:10h - 17:40h
MCP & OAuth on Rails
Building a Production-Ready AI App
Paweł Strzałkowski
17:50h - 18:40h
⭐ Keynote — Close the event
Vladimir Dementyev
18:40h - 19:00h
Closing
PLACE
Pullman Auditorium
The Tropical On Rails 2026 will happen again at Pullman`s auditorium!
📍 R. Olimpíadas, 205 - Vila Olímpia, São Paulo - SP, 04551-000
The Tropical On Rails 2026 will happen again at the Auditorium of Pullman!
📍 R. Olimpíadas, 205 - Vila Olímpia, São Paulo - SP, 04551-000
WORKSHOPS
On April 8th, two exclusive workshops with renowned names from Rails. A unique chance to get hands-on with the code and learn directly from those who make it happen!
Modularizing Rails Applications in Practice
Data: April 8, 2026
Horário: 8am to 12am
Idioma: Portuguese - BR
Inertia Rails: from rails new to production
Data: April 08, 2026
Horário: 02pm to 06pm
Idioma: English
Tickets here!
Testimonials
Testimonials
Check out what the 2024 attendees had to say about the event:
@tropicalonrails was absolutely incredible, I honestly don’t even have the words to describe what happened there. My expectations were already sky-high, but the event delivered way more value than I ever imagined. The insights I walked away with are priceless!
Radamés Roriz
"Such a beautiful recognition from @tropicalonrails
for @cedarcode‘s support. So thankful. Thank you, guys!"
Braulio Martinez
Testimonials
Testimonials
Check out what the 2024 attendees had to say about the event:
@tropicalonrails was absolutely incredible, I honestly don’t even have the words to describe what happened there. My expectations were already sky-high, but the event delivered way more value than I ever imagined. The insights I walked away with are priceless!
Radamés Roriz
"Such a beautiful recognition from @tropicalonrails for @cedarcode‘s support. So thankful. Thank you, guys!"
Braulio Martinez
Testimonials
Testimonials
Check out what the 2024 attendees had to say about the event:
@tropicalonrails was absolutely incredible, I honestly don't have words to describe what happened there. My expectations were already sky-high, but the event delivered far more value than I ever imagined. The insights I took away are priceless!
Radamés Roriz
"Such a beautiful recognition from @tropicalonrails for @cedarcode‘s support. So thankful. Thank you, guys!"
Braulio Martinez
ORGANIZERS
The Tropical On Rails is organized by enthusiasts of Ruby on Rails who are committed to strengthening the community and boosting the language
The Tropical On Rails is organized by passionate Ruby on Rails enthusiasts who are committed to strengthening the community and advancing the language
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where will the next event be?
The Tropical on Rails 2026 will take place on April 9th and 10th at the Pulman Vila Olympía - São Paulo/Brazil.
When will I be able to buy tickets?
Tickets will be available on the Sympla platform on October 30, 2025, at 12:00 PM (UTC -3).
How do I become a speaker?
Stay tuned to social media for more information about the opening of C4P.
How do I become a sponsor?
Contact us at info@tropicalonrails.com.
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