The city of São Paulo It seeks to take a new step in its ambitious plan to become a pole of top -level sporting events: according to ESPN Brazil, SP TURIS – the Sao Paulo Tourism and Events – intends to take FC Barcelona to play between one and two preseason games between the 2026 and 2028.
The project, still in the embryonic phase, contemplates the realization of legal, financial and operational studies before presenting an official proposal to the Catalan club. In fact, the Barça It was already officially notified of the interest on the part of the Paulist capital through Gustavo Pirespresident of SP Turis, who was last Sunday watching the classic live.
“What we have at this time is a clear intention of the city of Sao Paulo to initiate negotiations to receive parties from the pre -season of Barcelona between 2026 and 2028,” Pires explained, in statements collected by ESPN. “We want to establish a dialogue with the private sector to study forms of association that make the arrival of the club viable and offer the city a new great show.”
As part of the institutional approach, Pires He was last Sunday in the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium. “Observing closely how they organize an event of this magnitude can help us to realize the dream of seeing a European team to make their preseason in Sao Paulo in the coming years,” he said before traveling to Barcelona.
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The plan still does not define the host stadium or the rival of the Barca team. However, it represents a new sign of the growing interest of Brazil In house international sporting events, such as the recently confirmed return from the NFL to the country in 2025.
With figures like the Brazilian Raphinha And the young world crack Lamine Yamal and other stars like Pedrihe Barcelona It represents an attractive opportunity at the commercial level and, now also for tourism. Sao Paulo confirms this.
