Maratona Tech
Enrollment closed
5th edition • 2026

Brazil's largest free technology competition for schools is underway! Register your students for Phase 1.

Register your students

🥇 Maria Eduarda Dudek and Thiago Silva,
student and teacher, gold medalists
at Maratona Tech 2025 · Itumbiara, Goiás

Why take part

The largest tech
competition among
schools in Brazil.

Maratona Tech reaches its
5th edition, having impacted
more than 800,000 students
in every Brazilian state.
Now it's your turn —
and your students' too!

Sign up and get in the game!

Fits the
teacher's
routine

Ready-to-use
classroom materials

Teachers of
every subject

No lab or prior technology
knowledge required

More
engaged
students

Sparks young people's interest
and creates life-changing
opportunities

Recognition

Winning teachers and students take the stage and receive medals, trips and honors at the final ceremony

Free
event

No cost
at all

Fits the teacher's
routine

Ready-to-use classroom materials

Free
event

No cost at all

Teachers of
every subject

No lab or prior technology
knowledge required

More engaged
students

Sparks young people's interest and creates life-changing opportunities

Recognition

Winning teachers and students take the stage and receive medals, trips and honors at the final ceremony

How it works

Four stages. And we're with you every step of the way.

1.

ENROLLMENT

Done
in minutes

Go to the Olympic Portal, sign up and enroll your school. Quick and free.

💡 Enroll as many classes as you like: more classes, more chances to win medals.

May 25 to August 24
2.

PHASE 01

Team challenge
at school

You launch the challenge, teams create solutions and the best ones advance to the national phase.

August 3 to September 20
3.

PHASE 02

Individual
national competition

Finalists receive learning content and a hands-on online challenge. Those who score the most points advance.

October 5 to October 19
4.

CELEBRATION

Awards
ceremony

Winning teachers and students are celebrated live, for all of Brazil to see.

Date to be confirmed

Who can sign up

See which schools can take part

Middle and high school students

Middle School
(Grades 6–9)
and High School

Public and private schools

Public and
private schools

Teachers of every subject

Teachers of
every subject

Results
Since 2022

Impacting the
future of students
and teachers
through technology

10K+

teachers
involved

100%

of Brazilian
states

800K+

participating
students

Students celebrating after the competition

See what
happens
when
a school
decides to join.

Click and feel the excitement of teachers and students who made it all the way to the end.

In the Media

Who's talking about Maratona Tech

Who Makes It Happen

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Sports and the Sports Incentive Law, presents Maratona Tech

Sports Incentive Law seal Sports Incentive Law seal
Ministry of Sports — Government of Brazil Ministry of Sports — Government of Brazil
Gold Sponsor
ExxonMobil ExxonMobil
Silver Sponsor
Arco Instituto Arco Instituto
Bronze Sponsor
Democrata Democrata
Siemens Siemens
Instituto Coca-Cola Instituto Coca-Cola
J. Macedo J. Macedo
Vonixx Vonixx
Fundação Behring Fundação Behring
Ismart Ismart
Instituto Garra Instituto Garra
GEQ GEQ
Supporters
Brasscom Brasscom
Solar Solar
Rocketseat Rocketseat
Fundação Siemens Fundação Siemens
TikTok TikTok
Public Partners
Paraná Paraná
Tocantins Tocantins
Organized by
Associação Cactus Associação Cactus

Associação Cactus

An organization dedicated to promoting equity in education through academic olympiads, using mathematics, technology and entrepreneurship to engage students, build a culture of student leadership and transform lives.

Frequently Asked Questions

Maratona Tech is a free, nationwide socio-educational journey that aims to spark young people's interest in the world of technology through sports-based activities, both digital and offline, with challenges tied to the three pillars of the computing standards in Brazil's National Common Core Curriculum (BNCC): Computational Thinking, Digital World and Digital Culture. Throughout the journey, participants develop skills such as teamwork, discipline and autonomy, strengthening their leadership inside and outside the classroom.