53rd lnternational Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba, Brazil 2026

📜 REGULATIONS

1 - DATES

🇧🇷 The 53rd Piracicaba International Humor Exhibition 2026, organized by the City Hall of Piracicaba/Secretary of Culture/National Center of Graphic Humor of Piracicaba, will follow the schedule below:

🗓️ Entries: until June 21.

🗳️ Selection: July 18 – 19.

🏆 Awards Ceremony: August 22.

🖼️ Opening: August 29.

📅 Closing: November 01.

 

2 - PARTICIPATION

a) Professionals and amateurs may submit original works that have not been previously selected or awarded at the Piracicaba International Humor Exhibition or other graphic events up to the registration deadline.

b) Works for all categories may be submitted via:

MAIL/COURIER (see item 2.1), ELECTRONICALLY (see item 2.2), or IN PERSON (2.3).

c) The theme and graphic technique are free. 

d) Digital works must include the author's signature. 

e) Original works and sculptures with humorous content must include the author's information on the piece. 

f) Maximum dimensions allowed: paper originals* - 42 x 30 cm (A3), sculptures - 42 cm (height) x 30 cm (depth) x 30 cm (width). 

🖼️ Original works may be made on paper or derivatives. Selected originals will be displayed in the exhibition design under protective acrylic. 

g) Each artist may register a maximum of 03 works per category.

 

🗂️ The categories are:

🎭 CARTOON (graphic humor with universal and timeless themes).

📰 CHARGE (Editorial and Political Cartoon) (graphic humor with current journalistic themes).

👤 CARICATURE (graphic humor expressing physical traits and/or the character of a known personality).

🖌️ STRIPS/COMICS (sequential graphic art. Attention: for Comics, stories with a maximum of 03 pages will be accepted).

🗿 SCULPTURE (3D humor works).

🏥 UNIMED HEALTH (for works addressing the theme of health).

🤖 THEMATIC - "AI vs HI" - exclusively for works addressing the "Artificial Intelligence X Human Intelligence" theme proposed by the organization:

 

🎯 Theme: AI vs HI – The Duel of the Century: Algorithm vs. Soul.

🧠 On the global stage of culture and graphic arts, the Piracicaba International Humor Exhibition calls upon artists for the great clash of our era: the confrontation between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence.

💻 While machines process billions of data points to mimic styles and patterns, graphic humor remains the last bastion of subversion, where creative "errors" and the "timing" of irony cannot be calculated. 

🌏 This year, we seek works that dive into this tension, exploring not only the impact of technology on artistic production but the essence of what makes us unique.

✨ We want to see the stroke that resists digital pasteurization, the biting critique of life's automation, and the celebration of human imperfection in the face of the code's coldness.

⚡ The direction for artists from all over the world is clear: do not limit yourselves to the surface representation of robots or gears. What is expected is a profound reflection on authorship, ethics, the loss of cultural identity and, above all, the human capacity to laugh at our own creations.

🔌 Whether through the satire of AI "hallucinations" or the exaltation of the neuron over silicon, the goal is to show that, in the art of humor, sensitivity and shrewdness are still tools that no algorithm can emulate. 

📝 Challenge the system, subvert the prompt, and prove that true intelligence does not need electricity to illuminate the contradictions of the world.

i) Along with the submitted works, the artist must attach the registration form, filled out legibly and duly signed. A short CV and a photo are also requested for cataloging in the CEDHU Piracicaba database. To ensure the work is original, it is suggested that the artist check specialized websites to confirm there is no coincidence of image, text, and/or situation with works already published.

📎 Registration form: https://salaointernacionaldehumor.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Regulamento53SIHP2026_3linguas.pdf

❌ If plagiarism is confirmed, the work will be automatically disqualified.

2.1 - By Mail:

📍 53rd Salão Internacional de Humor de Piracicaba - Av. Maurice Allain, 454 - Engenho Central - CEP 13.405-123 - Piracicaba SP

BRAZIL.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Submitted works must be accompanied by the registration form duly filled out and signed by the author.

 

2.2 - Via Internet:

💻 Registration on the official event website in JPEG format and 300 DPI (images attached all at once) at http://salaodehumor.piracicaba.sp.gov.br.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Submitted files must be named as follows: artistname_country_category_number.

📌 Example: paulosilva_brazil_caricature_01

2.3 - In Person:

🏛️ At CEDHU – National Center for Documentation, Research, and Dissemination of Graphic Humor of Piracicaba - Av. Maurice Allain, 454 - Armazém 14A - Parque do Engenho Central - CEP 13.405-123 - Piracicaba SP BRAZIL, Monday to Friday during business hours (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM).

 

3 – AWARDS

🏆 Purchase awards totaling R$ 82,500.00* (eighty-two thousand five hundred reais) will be granted as follows: 

a) Five prizes of R$ 7,500.00 each, divided among the categories – Cartoon, Charge, Caricature, Sculpture, and Strips. 

b) One prize of R$ 7,500.00 named “THEMATIC AWARD: Artificial Intelligence X Human Intelligence”, intended for works in any category addressing the theme proposed for the 2026 edition.

c) One prize of R$ 15,000.00 named GRAND PRIZE, chosen from the winners of the 5 base categories and the thematic prize.

d) One prize named "Alceu Marozi Righetto" Popular Jury Award of R$ 7,500.00, chosen by open electronic voting. The competing works will be selected from the honorable mentions chosen by the Selection Jury. 

e) One prize of R$ 7,500.00 named PIRACICABA CITY COUNCIL AWARD exclusively for the Caricature category. 

f) One prize of R$ 7,500.00 named UNIMED HEALTH AWARD for works in any category exploring the theme of health.

 

⚠️ Individual and total prize values may be changed during the registration period until the day of the awards ceremony. Sponsored categories may be canceled at any time.

🏆 In addition to the monetary value, winners will receive trophies created by Zélio Alves Pinto. Cash prizes will only be deposited into a bank account in the winner's name. Winners from countries facing economic embargoes with Brazil that prevent monetary transfers may only compete for honorary awards.

⚖️ The award results may be contested up to one week after the Exhibition's opening, provided that appropriate evidence of any irregularities committed without the knowledge of the juries is presented.

❌ Should fraud or plagiarism be found in any winning work, the granted prize will be canceled.

💳 Cash prize amounts will only be deposited into a checking account in the winners' name, in compliance with the legislation established by the Municipal City Hall of Piracicaba, which is responsible for organizing the Piracicaba International Humor Exhibition.

📋 It is mandatory for the winning artist to have a checking account in their own name, and they must provide this information on the registration form. If a checking account is not provided within 02 (two) months from the date of the winners' announcement, the prize payment will be canceled.

🌍 Authors from countries facing economic embargoes of any nature with Brazil that preclude the transfer of monetary prize values may only compete for honorary award nominations.

📦 We are not responsible for the return or withholding of trophies by the Postal Service or national and international delivery companies.

🚚 Only one shipping attempt will be made.

💸 Any fees or taxes imposed by government authorities for the collection of the trophy shall be the sole responsibility of the winning artist.

 

4 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

a) Registration implies acceptance of these regulations. Selected artists automatically grant copyright for reproduction and publication of their work(s) for event promotion.

d) Award-winning authors (including honorable mentions) transfer the Copyright Assignment of their work(s) in accordance with Law No. 9,610 of February 19, 1988, in a total, universal, and definitive manner to the Municipal Public Heritage. 

g) Works identified as being generated entirely through the use of any type of Artificial Intelligence will be disqualified. In case of doubt, CVs and portfolios from previous years will be consulted. Files and history of the creation process may be requested.