Arnold Classic South America 2026
Arnold Classic South America 2026 was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Full placings for 3 divisions and 24 competitors are below.
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- Apr 24, 2026
- Location
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Federation
- IFBB Pro
- Divisions
- 3
- Competitors
- 24
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Leandro Sencini Peres | Wellington Fernando Baptista |
| Men's Classic Physique | Livingstone Livinho | Rodrigo Cavalcanti |
| Men's Wheelchair | Josue Fabiano Barretto Monteiro | – |
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Arnold Classic South America 2026
Leandro Sencini Peres
Champion
Arnold Classic South America 2026 was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Leandro Sencini Peres.
2-time winner Rafael Brandao, who won in 2024, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Arnold Classic South America 2026 contested 3 divisions across 24 athletes, competitors from 4 countries. Leandro Sencini Peres took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 3 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leandro Sencini Peres First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Wellington Fernando Baptista | Brazil |
| 3rd | Blessing Awodibu | United States |
| 4th | Trinidade Alexandre | Brazil |
| 5th | Jose William Junior | Brazil |
| 6th | Andre Carlao | Brazil |
| 7th | Sibusiso Kotelo | United States |
| 8th | Davi Flex Jr | Brazil |
| 9th | Alan Ramiro Bonadiman | Brazil |
| 10th | David Adriano Justino Da Silva | Brazil |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Livingstone Livinho | Brazil |
| 2nd | Rodrigo Cavalcanti | Brazil |
| 3rd | Paulo Henrique | Portugal |
| 4th | Kenny Moreira | Brazil |
| 5th | Wanderson Chaves | Brazil |
| 6th | Marco Gomes | Brazil |
| 7th | Eiton Freitas Nascimento | Brazil |
| 8th | Carlos Roberto Viking | Brazil |
| 9th | Marcelo De Jesus | Brazil |
| 10th | Eduardo Inacio Falcao | Brazil |
| 11th | Lucas Almeida Rios Alves | Brazil |
| 12th | Rodrigo Coelho | Canada |
| 13th | Sergio Santos | Brazil |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Wheelchair
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Josue Fabiano Barretto Monteiro | Brazil |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: IFBB Pro League
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 24
- Divisions
- 3
- Size rank
- 3 of 10
The biggest field since 2024.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Leandro Sencini Peres | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2024 | Rafael Brandao | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2023 | Behrooz Tabani | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2022 | Rafael Brandao | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2019 | Juan Morel | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2017 | Lukáš Osladil | Open |
| 2016 | Kai Greene | Open |
| 2015 | Mamdouh Elssbiay | Open |
| 2014 | Stephen Kuclo | Open |
| 2013 | Brandon Curry | Open |
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What this page holds
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
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