Feel the energy of the 2 days! 🎥
Watch our famous "sameday" videos and feel the energy of being at Tropical on Rails 2025! 🚀🔥
We proudly announced the headliners of the 2025 edition. There were valuable discussions and inspiring stories.
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Xavier Noria
Consultant
@ Independent
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Irina Nazarova
CEO
@ Evil Martians
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Chris Oliver
Founder
@ GoRails
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Rosa Gutiérrez
Principal Programmer
@ 37signals
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Vinicius Stock
Staff Developer
@ Shopify
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Radamés Roriz
Senior Engineer
@ Knowbe4
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Jackson Pires
Software Engineer
@ Linkana
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Igor Aleksandrov
CTO and co-founder
@ JetRockets
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Edigleysson Silva
Software Developer
@ Codeminer42
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Matheus Richard
Senior Developer
@ thoughtbot
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Gustavo Araújo
Senior Software Engineer
@ CloudWalk
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Stephen Margheim
Senior Fullstack Engineer
@ Prevail Legal
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Daniel Medina
Full-Stack Developer
@ Telos Labs
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Svyatoslav Kryukov
Senior Engineer
@ Evil Martians
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Vinícius Alonso
Software Engineer
@ Sólides Tecnologia
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Celso Fernandes
Platform Engineer
@ ClickFunnels
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Marco Roth
Consultant
@ Independent
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Cristian Planas
Senior Staff Engineer
@ Zendesk
Check out the full schedule
April 3 | Day one
- 08:30h - 09:45h
Check-in + Welcome Coffee ☕️
- 09:45h - 10:00h
Opening
- 10:00h - 10:50h
⭐ Keynote — Startup on Rails
Irina Nazarova
- 11:00h - 11:30h
Scaling Rails: The Journey to 200M Notifications
Gustavo Araújo
- 11:40h - 12:10h
Scaling RubyVideo.dev: The mission to index all Ruby conferences
Marco Roth
- 12:15h - 14:00h
Lunch 🍛
- 14:00h - 14:50h
⭐ Keynote — Strategic standardization: driving innovation
Vinicius Stock
- 15:00h - 15:30h
Hotwire meets The Platform™: a new way to build PWAs relying on native HTML APIs
Edigleysson Silva
- 15:40h - 16:10h
The Great Mobile Hack: Hotwire Native
Daniel Medina
- 16:10h - 16:50h
Coffee Break ☕️
- 16:50h - 17:20h
From React to Hotwire, the right path
Jackson Pires
- 17:30h - 18:00h
Defying Front-End Inertia: Inertia.js on Rails
Svyatoslav Kryukov
- 18:10h - 19:00h
⭐ Keynote — The Ruby in Zeitwerk
Xavier Noria
- 19:00h - 19:15h
Closing
April 4 | Day two
- 09:00h - 09:45h
Networking + Welcome Coffee ☕️
- 09:45h - 10:00h
Opening
- 10:00h - 10:50h
⭐ Keynote — Hotwire Demystified
Chris Oliver
- 11:00h - 11:30h
Don't rewrite your framework
Vinícius Alonso
- 11:40h - 12:10h
Full Circle: How Modern Ruby Powers the Re-integration of High-Speed Microservices into Rails
Cristian Planas
- 12:15h - 14:00h
Lunch 🍛
- 14:00h - 14:30h
Apache Pinot: An Active Record Adapter Tale
Celso Fernandes
- 14:40h - 15:10h
Kamal 2 — Get Out of Cloud
Igor Aleksandrov
- 15:20h - 15:50h
Ruby Internals: A Guide for Rails Developers
Matheus Richard
- 15:50h - 16:30h
Coffee Break ☕️
- 16:30h - 17:00h
Resilient Jobs and Chaotic Tests
Stephen Margheim
- 17:10h - 17:40h
AI has already changed software development
Radamés Roriz
- 17:50h - 18:40h
⭐ Keynote — The curious incident of the incomplete executor
Rosa Gutiérrez
- 18:40h - 19:00h
Closing
Tropical.rb is now Tropical on Rails!
All-in on Rails! Two days of high-quality content, international speakers and networking with programmers, companies and developers from across Latin America and the world! 🚀🔥
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Gold
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Happy Hour
About the venue
Tropical on Rails 2025 took place at the Pullman / Grand Mercure Auditorium, Vila Olímpia — São Paulo: a modern, strategic space for an immersive community experience.
📍 R. Olimpíadas, 205 — Vila Olímpia, São Paulo — SP, 04551-000
Let's celebrate together!
On April 4, right after the conference, the official Tropical Happy Hour rolled in — sponsored by Shopify! It happened at Saul Beach Bar, right across from the venue, and Tropical attendees got in for free! Live sertanejo, a DJ and beach tennis courts ready to play. 🍻🎶🎾
📍 Saul Beach Bar — R. Ramos Batista, 490 — Vila Olímpia, São Paulo — SP
On April 2 we ran 2 exclusive workshops — a unique opportunity to learn hands-on with two Rails masters 🚀
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PostgreSQL Performance for Ruby Developers
Sales Closed -
Modern front-end with Rails: Hotwire, RubyUI and Phlex
Sales Closed
See what attendees thought of the previous edition
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Incredible talks and amazing seeing the old/new friends... What about the beach ruby vibe in the middle of São Paulo city?!
@celsovjf
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Lots of great developers and companies building solid products that have stood the test of time. New people learning Ruby every day. And Brazil has a beautiful Ruby on Rails community!
@josiasds
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Inspiring talks, palm tree networking-thanks to the organizers for this creative gem. The biggest win? Getting closer to this amazing community #TropicalRB!
@anafelizatti
Tropical On Rails is organized by people passionate about Ruby on Rails, committed to strengthening the community and pushing the language forward 😎🌴
Frequently asked questions
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When and where was the event?
Tropical on Rails 2025 took place on April 3 & 4 at Pullman Vila Olímpia — São Paulo, Brazil.
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Can I still get tickets?
Tickets for Tropical on Rails 2025 are sold out. Follow our channels for updates on the next edition.
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How do I become a speaker?
The C4P is closed. Follow our social media for updates on future editions.
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How do I become a sponsor?
Get in touch at info@tropicalonrails.com.
