Across Brazil, First Babies of 2026 Arrive From Rio’s First Minute to an Ambulance Birth

Overview

• In Rio, the city health authority confirmed Miguel was delivered by cesarean at 00:00:20 at Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto, followed by Ayla at 00:01 at Herculano Pinheiro via normal birth.
• In Mongaguá (SP), a mother delivered Oliver at 1:57 inside a SAMU ambulance, with staff managing a nuchal cord and meconium before transfer to a regional hospital.
• Roraima’s first birth, Iudi Raniel, arrived at 0:35 by emergency cesarean after tests showed reduced amniotic fluid and fetal distress, with mother and baby under observation.
• Other early arrivals included Maria Beatriz at 0:04 in Campo Grande, Lia Eloah at 1:47 in Macapá, Arthur at 2:36 in Santarém, and Bahia’s public network reporting Henrique at 0:36 in Salvador.
• Updates continued on Jan. 2 as Caruaru recorded its first birth, Henry Guilherme, at 0:48 at the municipal maternity, with hospital teams noting stable conditions.