This study investigated the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic performance in high school students in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Researchers administered the TMMS-24 questionnaire to measure students' emotional intelligence. They found that male students had slightly higher grades in physics but no significant gender differences. Analysis of the TMMS-24 dimensions found higher scores for females in attention and repair and males in clarity. Overall, students' emotional intelligence did not correlate with their academic performance in physics.