diff --git a/backend/Sources/App/configure.swift b/backend/Sources/App/configure.swift
index ce86439..bc1c8db 100644
--- a/backend/Sources/App/configure.swift
+++ b/backend/Sources/App/configure.swift
@@ -42,7 +42,15 @@ public func configure(_ app: Application) async throws {
 
     // events
     EventListHandler(),
-    UpdateEventsHandler()
+    UpdateEventsHandler(),
+
+    // subscriptions
+    SubscribeHandler(),
+    UnsubscribeHandler(),
+    ChatSubscriptionsHandler(),
+
+    // alerts
+    UpcomingAlertsHandler()
   ].register(in: app)
 
    try await app.autoMigrate()
diff --git a/backend/Sources/App/pages/subscription.swift b/backend/Sources/App/pages/subscription.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd9158e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Sources/App/pages/subscription.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+//
+//  subscription.swift
+//
+//
+//  Created for LandinhoBot subscription feature
+//
+
+import Vapor
+import Foundation
+
+// MARK: - POST /subscribe
+
+struct SubscribeHandler: AsyncRequestHandler {
+  var method: HTTPMethod { .POST }
+  var path: String { "subscribe" }
+
+  func handle(req: Request) async throws -> some AsyncResponseEncodable {
+    let request = try req.content.decode(SubscriptionRequest.self)
+
+    // Validate category exists
+    guard try await Category.query(on: req.db)
+      .filter(\.$tag, .equal, request.categoryTag)
+      .first() != nil
+    else {
+      throw Abort(.notFound, reason: "Category '\(request.categoryTag)' not found")
+    }
+
+    if let chat = try await Chat.query(on: req.db)
+      .filter(\.$chatID, .equal, request.chatID)
+      .first()
+    {
+      if !chat.subscribedCategories.contains(request.categoryTag) {
+        chat.subscribedCategories.append(request.categoryTag)
+        try await chat.save(on: req.db)
+      }
+      return SubscriptionResponse(
+        chatID: chat.chatID ?? "",
+        subscribedCategories: chat.subscribedCategories)
+    } else {
+      let chat = Chat()
+      chat.chatID = request.chatID
+      chat.subscribedCategories = [request.categoryTag]
+      try await chat.create(on: req.db)
+      return SubscriptionResponse(
+        chatID: request.chatID,
+        subscribedCategories: [request.categoryTag])
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// MARK: - DELETE /subscribe
+
+struct UnsubscribeHandler: AsyncRequestHandler {
+  var method: HTTPMethod { .DELETE }
+  var path: String { "subscribe" }
+
+  func handle(req: Request) async throws -> some AsyncResponseEncodable {
+    let request = try req.content.decode(SubscriptionRequest.self)
+
+    guard let chat = try await Chat.query(on: req.db)
+      .filter(\.$chatID, .equal, request.chatID)
+      .first()
+    else {
+      throw Abort(.notFound, reason: "No subscriptions found for this chat")
+    }
+
+    chat.subscribedCategories.removeAll { $0 == request.categoryTag }
+    try await chat.save(on: req.db)
+
+    return SubscriptionResponse(
+      chatID: chat.chatID ?? "",
+      subscribedCategories: chat.subscribedCategories)
+  }
+}
+
+// MARK: - GET /subscriptions/:chatId
+
+struct ChatSubscriptionsHandler: AsyncRequestHandler {
+  var method: HTTPMethod { .GET }
+  var path: String { "subscriptions/:chatId" }
+
+  func handle(req: Request) async throws -> some AsyncResponseEncodable {
+    let chatID = req.parameters.get("chatId") ?? ""
+
+    guard let chat = try await Chat.query(on: req.db)
+      .filter(\.$chatID, .equal, chatID)
+      .first()
+    else {
+      return SubscriptionResponse(chatID: chatID, subscribedCategories: [])
+    }
+
+    return SubscriptionResponse(
+      chatID: chatID,
+      subscribedCategories: chat.subscribedCategories)
+  }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Shared types
+
+struct SubscriptionRequest: Content {
+  let chatID: String
+  let categoryTag: String
+}
+
+struct SubscriptionResponse: Content {
+  let chatID: String
+  let subscribedCategories: [String]
+}
diff --git a/backend/Sources/App/pages/upcoming-alerts.swift b/backend/Sources/App/pages/upcoming-alerts.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1aa927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Sources/App/pages/upcoming-alerts.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+//
+//  upcoming-alerts.swift
+//
+//
+//  Created for LandinhoBot subscription feature
+//
+
+import Vapor
+import Foundation
+
+// MARK: - GET /upcoming-alerts
+
+struct UpcomingAlertsHandler: AsyncRequestHandler {
+  var method: HTTPMethod { .GET }
+  var path: String { "upcoming-alerts" }
+
+  func handle(req: Request) async throws -> some AsyncResponseEncodable {
+    let thresholdSeconds: Double
+    if let thresholdParam = try? req.query.decode(UpcomingAlertsRequest.self) {
+      thresholdSeconds = Double(thresholdParam.threshold)
+    } else {
+      thresholdSeconds = 3600
+    }
+
+    let now = Date()
+    let upperBound = now.addingTimeInterval(thresholdSeconds)
+
+    let events = try await RaceEvent.query(on: req.db)
+      .filter(\.$date, .greaterThanOrEqual, now)
+      .filter(\.$date, .lessThanOrEqual, upperBound)
+      .with(\.$race) { raceQuery in
+        raceQuery.with(\.$category)
+      }
+      .all()
+
+    // Fetch all chats once and filter in memory
+    let allChats = try await Chat.query(on: req.db).all()
+
+    let alertItems: [AlertItem] = events.compactMap { event in
+      guard
+        let eventDate = event.date,
+        let eventTitle = event.title,
+        let raceTitle = event.race.title,
+        let raceShortTitle = event.race.shortTitle,
+        let categoryTag = event.race.category.tag,
+        let categoryTitle = event.race.category.title
+      else { return nil }
+
+      let chatIDs = allChats
+        .filter { $0.subscribedCategories.contains(categoryTag) }
+        .compactMap { $0.chatID }
+
+      guard !chatIDs.isEmpty else { return nil }
+
+      return AlertItem(
+        chatIDs: chatIDs,
+        categoryTag: categoryTag,
+        categoryTitle: categoryTitle,
+        raceTitle: raceTitle,
+        raceShortTitle: raceShortTitle,
+        eventTitle: eventTitle,
+        eventDate: eventDate)
+    }
+
+    return alertItems
+  }
+
+  struct UpcomingAlertsRequest: Content {
+    let threshold: Int
+  }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Response type
+
+struct AlertItem: Content {
+  let chatIDs: [String]
+  let categoryTag: String
+  let categoryTitle: String
+  let raceTitle: String
+  let raceShortTitle: String
+  let eventTitle: String
+  let eventDate: Date
+}
diff --git a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/APIClient/APIClient.swift b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/APIClient/APIClient.swift
index 4be2a36..6e8ba2b 100644
--- a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/APIClient/APIClient.swift
+++ b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/APIClient/APIClient.swift
@@ -32,13 +32,44 @@ struct APIClient<T: Decodable> {
     }
 
     let data = try await URLSession.shared.data(from: url)
+    return try decode(data)
+  }
+
+  func post<U: Encodable>(body: U) async throws -> T {
+    guard let url = buildURL(path: endpoint, args: [:]) else {
+      throw APIClientError(message: "Couldn't build URL")
+    }
+
+    var request = URLRequest(url: url)
+    request.httpMethod = "POST"
+    request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
+    request.httpBody = try JSONEncoder().encode(body)
+
+    let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
+    return try decode(data)
+  }
+
+  func delete<U: Encodable>(body: U) async throws -> T {
+    guard let url = buildURL(path: endpoint, args: [:]) else {
+      throw APIClientError(message: "Couldn't build URL")
+    }
+
+    var request = URLRequest(url: url)
+    request.httpMethod = "DELETE"
+    request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
+    request.httpBody = try JSONEncoder().encode(body)
+
+    let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
+    return try decode(data)
+  }
+
+  private func decode(_ data: Data) throws -> T {
     let decoder = JSONDecoder()
     decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .iso8601
 
     do {
-      let response = try decoder.decode(T.self, from: data)
-      return response
-    } catch (let error) {
+      return try decoder.decode(T.self, from: data)
+    } catch let error {
       let result = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) ?? "Couldn't decode JSON"
       throw APIClientError(message: """
 
diff --git a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/Models/Race.swift b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/Models/Race.swift
index f95d238..9b1d5db 100644
--- a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/Models/Race.swift
+++ b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/Models/Race.swift
@@ -26,3 +26,23 @@ struct RaceEvent: Codable, Equatable, Identifiable {
   let title: String
   let date: Date
 }
+
+struct SubscriptionResponse: Codable {
+  let chatID: String
+  let subscribedCategories: [String]
+}
+
+struct SubscriptionRequest: Codable {
+  let chatID: String
+  let categoryTag: String
+}
+
+struct AlertItem: Codable {
+  let chatIDs: [String]
+  let categoryTag: String
+  let categoryTitle: String
+  let raceTitle: String
+  let raceShortTitle: String
+  let eventTitle: String
+  let eventDate: Date
+}
diff --git a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/DefaultVroomBot.swift b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/DefaultVroomBot.swift
index 75008fa..c926b4c 100644
--- a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/DefaultVroomBot.swift
+++ b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/DefaultVroomBot.swift
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@ import Foundation
 
 final class DefaultVroomBot: SwiftyBot {
 
+  // Lazy so _bot is available after super.init()
+  private lazy var alertDispatcher = AlertDispatcher(bot: _bot)
+
   override init() {
     super.init()
+    alertDispatcher.start()
     update()
   }
 
@@ -19,7 +23,10 @@ final class DefaultVroomBot: SwiftyBot {
     [
       HelpCommand(),
       NextRaceCommand(),
-      CategoryListCommand()
+      CategoryListCommand(),
+      SubscribeCommand(),
+      UnsubscribeCommand(),
+      MySubscriptionsCommand()
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/AlertDispatcher.swift b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/AlertDispatcher.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2930b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/AlertDispatcher.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+//
+//  AlertDispatcher.swift
+//
+//
+//  Created for LandinhoBot subscription feature
+//
+
+import Foundation
+import TelegramBotSDK
+
+actor AlertDispatcher {
+
+  private var sentAlerts: Set<String> = []
+  private let bot: TelegramBot
+
+  private static let formatter: DateFormatter = {
+    let f = DateFormatter()
+    f.dateFormat = "dd/MM 'às' HH:mm"
+    return f
+  }()
+
+  init(bot: TelegramBot) {
+    self.bot = bot
+  }
+
+  // nonisolated so it can be called from sync context (e.g. DefaultVroomBot.init)
+  nonisolated func start() {
+    Task {
+      while true {
+        await checkAndSendAlerts(thresholdSeconds: 3600, label: "1h")
+        await checkAndSendAlerts(thresholdSeconds: 86400, label: "24h")
+        try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 5 * 60 * 1_000_000_000)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private func checkAndSendAlerts(thresholdSeconds: Int, label: String) async {
+    let api = APIClient<[AlertItem]>(endpoint: "upcoming-alerts")
+    let alerts: [AlertItem]
+
+    do {
+      alerts = try await api.fetch(arguments: ["threshold": "\(thresholdSeconds)"])
+    } catch {
+      return
+    }
+
+    for alert in alerts {
+      let alertKey = "\(alert.eventDate.timeIntervalSince1970):\(alert.categoryTag):\(label)"
+      guard !sentAlerts.contains(alertKey) else { continue }
+
+      sentAlerts.insert(alertKey)
+
+      let message = formatAlert(alert, label: label)
+      for chatIDString in alert.chatIDs {
+        guard let chatID = Int64(chatIDString) else { continue }
+        try? await bot.sendMessageAsync(chatId: .chat(chatID), text: message)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private func formatAlert(_ alert: AlertItem, label: String) -> String {
+    let timeLabel = label == "1h" ? "em 1 hora" : "amanha"
+    let dateString = Self.formatter.string(from: alert.eventDate)
+    return """
+    \u{1F3C1} [\(alert.categoryTitle)] \(alert.raceTitle)
+    \(alert.eventTitle) – \(timeLabel)!
+    \u{1F4C5} \(dateString)
+    """
+  }
+}
diff --git a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/HelpCommand.swift b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/HelpCommand.swift
index f53d266..6a005ad 100644
--- a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/HelpCommand.swift
+++ b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/HelpCommand.swift
@@ -25,5 +25,14 @@ Lista a próxima corrida que vai acontecer. Passe uma categoria para que ele lis
 
 /categories
 Lista as categorias disponíveis
+
+/subscribe <categoria>
+Inscreve este chat para receber alertas de corrida de uma categoria. Ex: /subscribe f1
+
+/unsubscribe <categoria>
+Cancela a inscrição de alertas de uma categoria. Ex: /unsubscribe f1
+
+/mysubscriptions
+Lista as categorias que este chat acompanha
 """
 }
diff --git a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/MySubscriptionsCommand.swift b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/MySubscriptionsCommand.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45249c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/MySubscriptionsCommand.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//
+//  MySubscriptionsCommand.swift
+//
+//
+//  Created for LandinhoBot subscription feature
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+struct MySubscriptionsCommand: Command {
+
+  let command: String = "mysubscriptions"
+  let description: String = "Lista as categorias que este chat acompanha"
+
+  func handle(update: ChatUpdate, bot: Bot, debugMessage: (String) -> Void) async throws {
+    let api = APIClient<SubscriptionResponse>(endpoint: "subscriptions/\(update.chatID)")
+
+    do {
+      let response = try await api.fetch()
+      if response.subscribedCategories.isEmpty {
+        try await bot.reply(
+          update,
+          text: "Este chat não tem inscrições ativas.\nUse /subscribe seguido de uma tag para se inscrever.")
+      } else {
+        let categoryList = response.subscribedCategories
+          .map { "• `\($0)`" }
+          .joined(separator: "\n")
+        try await bot.reply(
+          update,
+          text: "Inscrições ativas neste chat:\n\n\(categoryList)\n\nPara cancelar, use /unsubscribe seguido da tag.")
+      }
+    } catch {
+      try await bot.reply(
+        update,
+        text: "Este chat não tem inscrições ativas.\nUse /subscribe seguido de uma tag para se inscrever.")
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/SubscribeCommand.swift b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/SubscribeCommand.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0694ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/SubscribeCommand.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//
+//  SubscribeCommand.swift
+//
+//
+//  Created for LandinhoBot subscription feature
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+struct SubscribeCommand: Command {
+
+  let command: String = "subscribe"
+  let description: String = "Inscreve o chat em alertas de uma categoria"
+  let subscribeAPI = APIClient<SubscriptionResponse>(endpoint: "subscribe")
+  let categoriesAPI = APIClient<[Category]>(endpoint: "category")
+
+  func handle(update: ChatUpdate, bot: Bot, debugMessage: (String) -> Void) async throws {
+    guard let tag = update.arguments.first, !tag.isEmpty else {
+      let categories = (try? await categoriesAPI.fetch()) ?? []
+      let tagList = categories.map { "`\($0.tag)`" }.joined(separator: ", ")
+      let hint = tagList.isEmpty ? "" : "\n\nCategorias disponíveis: \(tagList)"
+      try await bot.reply(update, text: "Por favor informe a tag da categoria.\nEx: /subscribe f1\(hint)")
+      return
+    }
+
+    do {
+      let response = try await subscribeAPI.post(
+        body: SubscriptionRequest(chatID: update.chatID, categoryTag: tag))
+      let categoryList = response.subscribedCategories.joined(separator: ", ")
+      try await bot.reply(
+        update,
+        text: "Inscrito com sucesso na categoria `\(tag)`!\nSuas inscrições: \(categoryList)")
+    } catch {
+      try await bot.reply(
+        update,
+        text: "Categoria `\(tag)` não encontrada. Use /categories para ver as disponíveis.")
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/UnsubscribeCommand.swift b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/UnsubscribeCommand.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d53749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telegram/Sources/LandinhoBot/VroomBot/Services/UnsubscribeCommand.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//
+//  UnsubscribeCommand.swift
+//
+//
+//  Created for LandinhoBot subscription feature
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+struct UnsubscribeCommand: Command {
+
+  let command: String = "unsubscribe"
+  let description: String = "Cancela a inscrição de alertas de uma categoria"
+  let api = APIClient<SubscriptionResponse>(endpoint: "subscribe")
+
+  func handle(update: ChatUpdate, bot: Bot, debugMessage: (String) -> Void) async throws {
+    guard let tag = update.arguments.first, !tag.isEmpty else {
+      try await bot.reply(
+        update,
+        text: "Por favor informe a tag da categoria.\nEx: /unsubscribe f1")
+      return
+    }
+
+    do {
+      let response = try await api.delete(
+        body: SubscriptionRequest(chatID: update.chatID, categoryTag: tag))
+      if response.subscribedCategories.isEmpty {
+        try await bot.reply(
+          update,
+          text: "Inscrição em `\(tag)` cancelada. Você não tem mais inscrições ativas.")
+      } else {
+        let categoryList = response.subscribedCategories.joined(separator: ", ")
+        try await bot.reply(
+          update,
+          text: "Inscrição em `\(tag)` cancelada. Inscrições restantes: \(categoryList)")
+      }
+    } catch {
+      try await bot.reply(
+        update,
+        text: "Não encontrei inscrição ativa em `\(tag)` para este chat.")
+    }
+  }
+}