List of Brazilians explained

This is a list of Brazilians, people in some way notable that were either born in Brazil or immigrants to Brazil (citizens or permanent residents), grouped by their area of notability.

Activists

• Chico Mendes (1944–1988), murdered rural leader and martyr of ecological movements in the Amazon
• Maria Tomásia Figueira Lima (1826–1902), aristocrat, abolitionist

Actors

See main article: List of Brazilian actors.

• Zola Amaro (1890–1944), operatic soprano
• Alice Braga (born 1983)^[1]
• Alinne Moraes (born 1982)
• Ana Paula Arósio (born 1975)
• Antônio Fagundes (born 1949)
• Bete Mendes (born 1949), actor/politician
• Betty Lago (1955–2015)
• Bruno Campos (born 1973)
• Bruna Lombardi (born 1952)
• Bruna Marquezine (born 1995)
• Carolina Dieckmann (born 1978)
• Cauã Reymond (born 1980)
• Daniel Benzali (born 1950)
• Daniele Suzuki (born 1977)
• Denise Fraga (born 1964)
• Dercy Gonçalves (1907–2008), artist
• Eliane Giardini (born 1952)
• Fernanda Montenegro (born 1929), Academy Award nominee
• Fernanda Torres (born 1965)
• Fábio Assunção (born 1971)
• Fábio Lago (born 1970)
• Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (1934–2006)
• Giovanna Antonelli (born 1976)
• Glória Menezes (born 1934)
• Grande Otelo (1915–1993)
• Guilherme Berenguer (born 1980)
• Hebe Camargo (1929–2012), TV presenter, singer, actress
• José Lewgoy (1920–2003)
• José Wilker (1944–2014)
• Juliana Didone (born 1984)
• Juliana Silveira (born 1980), actress/singer
• Lázaro Ramos (born 1978)
• Leonardo Villar (1923–2020)
• Lima Duarte (born 1930)
• Lucélia Santos (born 1957)
• Malu Mader (born 1966)
• Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), singer
• Marco Nanini (born 1948)
• Maria Flor (born 1983)
• Marília Pêra (1943–2015)
• Matheus Nachtergaele (born 1968)
• Miguel Falabella (born 1956)
• Morena Baccarin (born 1979)
• Murilo Benício (born 1971)
• Natália Guimarães (born 1984), Miss Brasil 2007, actress
• Oscarito (1906–1970)
• Paola Oliveira (born 1982)
• Paulo Autran (1922–2007)
• Paulo Betti (born 1952)
• Raul Cortez (1932–2006)
• Regina Duarte (born 1947)
• Renato Aragão (born 1935)
• Reynaldo Gianecchini (born 1972)
• Rodrigo Hilbert (born 1980)
• Rodrigo Santoro (born 1975)
• Ronald Golias (1929–2005), actor and comedian
• Selton Mello (born 1972)
• Sônia Braga (born 1950)
• Taís Araújo (born 1978)
• Tarcisio Meira (1935–2021)
• Vera Fischer (born 1951)
• Wagner Moura (born 1976)
• Xuxa Meneghel (born 1963), actress, singer, TV host

Architects and urban planners

See main article: List of Brazilian architects.

• Affonso Eduardo Reidy (1909–1964), architect and urban planner, reformer of Rio de Janeiro
• Alexandre Chan (born 1942)
• João Batista Vilanova Artigas (1915–1985), architect and professor
• Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992), architect
• Lúcio Costa (1902–1998), architect and urban planner, creator of Brasília
• Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), architect of international renown, winner of the 1988 Pritzker Prize
• Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928–2021), architect and professor, winner of the 2006 Pritzker Prize
• Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994), architect and landscape designer
• Jaime Lerner (1937–2021), architect and urban planner
• Ruy Ohtake (1938–2021), architect
• Marcio Kogan (born 1952), architect
• Igor de Vetyemy (born 1981), architect and professor

Artists (Visual arts)

See main article: List of Brazilian artists.

See also: List of Brazilian women artists.

Painters

• Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988)^[2]
• Almeida Junior (1850–1899)
• Anita Malfatti (1889–1964)
• Arthur Timotheo da Costa (1882–1922)
• Cândido Portinari (1903–1962)
• Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976)
• Iberê Camargo (1914–1994)
• José Pancetti (1902–1958)
• Lasar Segall (1891–1957)
• Manabu Mabe (1924–1997)
• Manoel da Costa Ataíde (1762–1830)
• Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973)
• Vicente do Rego Monteiro (1899–1970)
• Victor Meirelles (1832–1903)

Sculptors

• Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijadinho" (1730–1814), Baroque sculptor
• Shirley Paes Leme (born 1955), printmaker, sculptor, and educator
• Sergio Rossetti Morosini, Brazilian American (born 1953), Contemporary sculptor
• Victor Brecheret (1894–1955)

Cartoonists

• Carlos Latuff (born 1968), political cartoonist
• Fábio Moon (born 1976)
• Gabriel Bá (born 1976)
• Henfil (1944–1988)
• Mauricio de Sousa (born 1935)
• Millôr Fernandes (1923–2012)
• Ziraldo (1932-2024)

Others

• Abraham Palatnik (1928–2020)
• Ana Maria Pacheco (born 1943), painter and sculptor
• Artur Barrio (born 1945)
• Cybèle Varela (born 1943), painter, mixed-media artist
• Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980), painter
• Lygia Clark (1920–1988)
• Lygia Pape (1927–2004)
• Moysés Baumstein (1931–1991), holographer, painter, film/video producer
• Naza (born 1955), painter, visual artist
• Oswaldo Goeldi (1895–1961), illustrator and engraver
• Sebastião Salgado (born 1944), photographer
• Lucas Simões (born 1980) painter; concrete, paper, steel, foam materials^[3]

Athletes

Football

• Adriano (born 1982)
• Adriano (born 1985)
• Alisson Becker (born 1992)
• Bebeto (born 1964)
• Benny Feilhaber (born 1985), footballer, center/attacking midfielder (AGF Aarhus & US national team)
• Cafu (born 1970), footballer
• Casemiro (born 1992), football player for Real Madrid and three time UEFA Champions League Winner
• Dani Alves (born 1983)
• Dante (born 1983)
• David Luiz (born 1987), football player for Arsenal
• Dida (born 1973)
• Garrincha (1933–1983)
• Gabriel Barbosa (born 1996)
• Gabriel Jesus (born 1997)
• Humberto (born 1966)
• Jairzinho (born 1944)
• Lúcio (born 1978), retired footballer
• Kaká (born 1982)
• Lucas Leiva (born 1987)
• Lucas Moura (born 1992)
• Marcelo (born 1988)
• Marta (born 1986)
• Neymar (born 1992)
• Oscar (born 1991)
• Pelé (1940–2022), football player, three-time World Cup Champion^[4]
• Philippe Coutinho (born 1992), football player for FC Barcelona
• Rivaldo (born 1972)
• Rivellino (born 1946)
• Roberto Carlos (born 1973), 2002 FIFA World Cup Champion
• Roberto Firmino (born 1991), footballer, Liverpool FC
• Robinho (born 1984)
• Rodrigo Caio (born 1993)
• Rogério Ceni (born 1973)
• Romário (born 1966)
• Ronaldinho (born 1980), footballer, two-time FIFA World Player of the Year
• Ronaldo (born 1976), footballer, two-time World Cup champion
• Taffarel (born 1966), 1994 FIFA World Cup Champion
• Thiago Silva (born 1984), football player for Chelsea F.C.
• Vinícius Júnior (born 2000)
• Wesley (born 1989), footballer
• Willian (born 1988)
• Zico (born 1953), retired footballer
• Zizinho (1921–2002), retired footballer

Basketball

• Anderson Varejão (born 1982), former NBA player^[5]
• Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), NBA player^[6]
• Fab Melo (1990–2017), former NBA player^[7]
• Leandro Barbosa (born 1982), NBA champion^[8]
• Marcelo Huertas (born 1983), professional basketball player
• Nenê Hilário (born 1982), NBA player^[9]
• Oscar Schmidt (born 1958), retired basketball player
• Raul Neto (born 1992), NBA player^[10]
• Tiago Splitter (born 1985), NBA champion^[11]

Volleyball

• Adriana Behar (born 1969), volleyball, beach player; two-time Olympic silver; Pan American champion; two-time world champion^[12]
• Alison Cerutti (born 1985), Olympic medalist and World Champion
• Bernard Rajzman (born 1957), Olympic silver; Pan American champion; world silver
• Bruno Oscar Schmidt (born 1986), Olympic medalist and World Champion
• Bruno Rezende (born 1986), Olympic medalist and World Champion
• Giba (born 1976), eight-time World League champion
• Lucas Saatkamp (born 1986), Olympic medalist and World Champion

Judo

• Érika Miranda (born 1987) World Championship medalist
• Felipe Kitadai (born 1989), Olympic medalist
• Flávio Canto (born 1975), Olympic medalist
• Ketleyn Quadros (born 1987), Olympic medalist
• Leandro Guilheiro (born 1983), Olympic medalist
• Mayra Aguiar (born 1991), Olympic medalist and World Champion
• Rafael Silva (born 1987), two-time Olympic medalist
• Rafaela Silva (born 1992), Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion
• Sarah Menezes (born 1990), Olympic gold medalist
• Tiago Camilo (born 1982), two-time Olympic medalist and World Champion

Gymnastics

• Arthur Mariano (born 1993), Olympic medalist and World Champion
• Arthur Zanetti (born 1990), Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion
• Daiane dos Santos (born 1983), World Champion
• Daniele Hypólito (born 1984), World Championship medalist
• Diego Hypólito (born 1986), Olympic medalist and 2x World Champion
• Flávia Saraiva (born 1999)
• Jade Barbosa (born 1991), World Championship medalist
• Rebeca Andrade (born 1999), Olympic Gold medalist, 3x Olympic Silver medalist, 1x Olympic Bronze Medalist, 3x World Championship Gold medalist, 4x World Championship Sliver Medalist, & 2x World Championship Bronze medalist

Swimming

• Ana Marcela Cunha (born 1992), five-time World Champion
• Bruno Fratus (born 1989), World Championship medalist
• César Cielo (born 1987), two-time Olympic medalist, Olympic and World record holder
• Daniel Dias (born 1988), swimmer, paralympian
• Fernando Scherer (born 1974), Olympic medalist
• Gustavo Borges (born 1972), Olympic medalist
• Marcelo Chierighini (born 1991), World Championship medalist
• Poliana Okimoto (born 1983), Olympic medalist
• Thiago Pereira (born 1986), Olympic medalist

Athletics

• Almir dos Santos (born 1993)
• Caio Bonfim (born 1991)
• Darlan Romani (born 1991)
• Eronilde de Araújo (born 1970), Olympic finalist in 400 meters hurdles
• Fabiana Murer (born 1981), world champion pole vaulter
• Joaquim Cruz (born 1963), Olympic Gold medalist
• Maurren Maggi (born 1976), retired olympic gold medalist
• Robson Caetano (born 1964), Olympic medalist
• Thiago Braz da Silva (born 1993), Olympic Gold medalist

Auto racing

• Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960–1994), three-time Formula 1 World Champion^[13]
• Bruno Senna (born 1983), Formula One racing driver
• Christian Fittipaldi (born 1971), NASCAR driver/Indycar driver
• Emerson Fittipaldi (born 1946), Formula One two-time champion. Raced for McLaren, Lotus and Fittipaldi automotive^[14]
• Felipe Massa (born 1981), Formula One driver, notably for Scuderia Ferrari
• Felipe Nasr (born 1992), Formula One driver, notably for Sauber F1 Team
• Hélio Castroneves (born 1975), IndyCar driver
• Nelson Piquet (born 1952), three-time Formula One world champion, raced for Williams, Benetton, McLaren, Ensign, and Brabham^[15]
• Rubens Barrichello (born 1972), former Formula 1 driver, raced for Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Braun, and Williams
• Tony Kanaan (born 1974), IndyCar driver

Combat sports

• Alex Pereira (born 1987), Former Kickboxer, Mixed Martial Artist
• Amanda Nunes (born 1988), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts Female World Champion
• Anderson Silva (born 1975), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
• Charles Oliveira (born 1989), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
• Cris Cyborg (born 1985), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts Female World Champion
• Deiveson Figueiredo (born 1987), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts World Champion
• Gilbert Burns (born 1986), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artist
• Glover Teixeira (born 1979), Former World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
• Jéssica Andrade (born 1991), Former Female Mixed Martial Artist World Champion
• José Aldo (born 1986), Former World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
• Junior dos Santos (born 1984), Former World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
• Patricky Pitbull (born 1986), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts World Champion
• Patrício Pitbull (born 1987), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts World Champion
• Paulo Costa (born 1991), mixed martial artist
• Rafael dos Anjos (born 1984), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
• Thiago Alves (born 1983), mixed martial artist
• Lyoto Machida (born 1978), black belt in Machida Karate, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
• Marcio Navarro (born 1978), professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist
• Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
• Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (born 1981), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
• Murilo Rua (born 1980), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
• Wanderlei Silva (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion

Sailing

• Daniel Adler (born 1958), Olympic medalist
• Jorge Zarif (born 1992)
• Kahena Kunze (born 1991)
• Lars Grael (born 1964)
• Martine Grael (born 1991)
• Robert Scheidt (born 1973)

Surfing

• Adriano de Souza (born 1987)
• Filipe Toledo (born 1995)
• Gabriel Medina (born 1993)
• Ítalo Ferreira (born 1994)
• Rodrigo Koxa (born 1979)

Tennis

• Maria Esther Bueno (1939–2018)
• Bruno Soares (born 1982)
• Fernando Meligeni (born 1971)
• Gustavo Kuerten (born 1976) three-time French Open winner
• Marcelo Melo (born 1983)
• Thiago Monteiro (born 1994)
• Thiago Seyboth Wild (born 2000)
• Thomaz Bellucci (born 1987)

Others

• Alexandre de Pontes (1968–1993), bodyboarder
• Bob Burnquist (born 1976), professional skateboarder
• Eric Maleson (born 1967), Olympic Bobsled Athlete
• Eurico Rosa Da Silva (born 1975), jockey
• Felipe Wu (born 1992), Olympic medalist in Shooting
• Hugo Calderano (born 1996)
• Isaquias Queiroz (born 1994), Olympic medalist and World Champion in Sprint Canoeing
• Kevin Alves (born 1991), figure skater
• Maicon Siqueira (born 1993), Olympic medalist in Taekwondo
• Natália Falavigna (born 1984), Olympic medalist in Taekwondo
• Robson Conceição (born 1988), Olympic medalist in Boxing
• Rodrigo Pessoa (born 1972), Olympic Champion show jumper
• Yan Gomes (born 1987), MLB player^[16]
• Yane Marques (born 1984), Olympic medalist in Modern Pentathlon

Diplomats

See main article: List of Brazilian diplomats.

• Barão do Rio Branco (1845–1912)
• Joaquim Nabuco (1849–1910)
• Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas (1876–1954)
• Oswaldo Aranha (1894–1960)
• Rui Barbosa (1849–1923)
• Walter Moreira Salles (1912–2001)
• Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003), UN representative

Film directors

See main article: List of Brazilian film directors.

• Aluizio Abranches
• Ana Carolina (born 1945)^[17]
• Andrucha Waddington (born 1970)
• Anna Muylaert (born 1964)
• Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), pioneer filmmaker
• Anselmo Duarte (1920–2009), Palme d'Or winner
• Arnaldo Jabor (born 1940), Silver Berlin Bear-winner
• Bruno Barreto (born 1955), Golden Berlin Bear-nominated director
• Cacá Diegues (born 1940)
• Cao Hamburger (born 1962)
• Carlos Reichenbach (1945–2012)
• Daniel Filho (born 1937)
• Daniela Thomas (born 1959)
• Eduardo Coutinho (1933–2014), documentary filmmaker
• Fabio Barreto (1957–2019)
• Fernando Meirelles (born 1955), Academy Award nominee
• Gabriel Mascaro (born 1983)
• Glauber Rocha (1939–1981), founder of Cinema Novo; Cannes Film Festival award-winning director
• Hector Babenco (1946–2016), Argentine-born Brazilian Academy Award-nominated director
• Heitor Dhalia (born 1970)
• Humberto Mauro (1897–1983), pioneer and inventive filmmaker
• João Moreira Salles (born 1962), documentary director
• Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (1932–1988), member of Cinema Novo
• Jorge Furtado (born 1959)
• José Mojica Marins (1936–2020), also known as Coffin Joe
• José Padilha (born 1967), Golden Berlin Bear winner
• Júlio Bressane (born 1946)
• Karim Aïnouz (born 1966)
• Kleber Mendonça Filho (born 1968)
• Leon Hirszman (1937–1987)
• Lima Barreto (1906–1982)
• Luiz de Barros (1893–1982)
• Luiz Fernando Carvalho (born 1960)
• Luís Sérgio Person (1936–1976)
• Marcelo Gomes (born 1963)
• Mário Peixoto (1908–1992), pioneer filmmaker
• Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928–2018)
• Norma Bengell (1935–2013), director and actress
• Paulo César Saraceni (1933–2012)
• Petra Costa (born 1983) Academy Award nominee
• Roberto Farias (1932–2018)
• Roberto Santos (1928–1987)
• Rogério Sganzerla (1946–2004)
• Ruy Guerra (born in Mozambique, 1931), member of Cinema Novo
• Sérgio Machado (born 1968)
• Sérgio Rezende (born 1951)
• Suzana Amaral (1932–2020)
• Tata Amaral (born 1960)
• Walter Hugo Khouri (1929–2003)
• Walter Lima Jr. (born 1938)
• Walter Salles (born 1956), Golden Berlin Bear winner

Executives and business entrepreneurs

See main article: List of Brazilian entrepreneurs.

• Abílio Diniz (born 1936)
• Aloysio de Andrade Faria (1920–2020)
• Álvaro Gonçalves
• Andre Medici (born 1956)
• Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (1928–2014)
• Armínio Fraga (born 1957)
• Assis Chateaubriand (1892–1968)
• Arne Ragnar Enge
• Bob Falkenburg (1926–2022)
• Carlos Ghosn (born 1954)
• Carlos Alberto Sicupira (born 1948)
• Cristina Junqueira (born 1984)
• Daniel Dantas (born 1954)
• Edmond Safra (1932–1999)
• Eduardo Saverin (born 1982)
• Eike Batista (born 1956)
• Count Francesco Matarazzo (1854–1937)
• Germán Efromovich (born 1950)
• Gustavo Brigagão
• Gustavo Franco (born 1956)
• Hélio Viana^[18]
• Henrique Meirelles (born 1945)
• João Carlos di Genio (born 1939)
• Jorge Paulo Lemann (born 1939)
• José Alencar (1931–2011)
• Julio Bozano (born 1936)
• Luciano Hang (born 1962)
• Luiza Trajano (born 1948)
• Marcel Herrmann Telles (born 1950)
• Mike Krieger (born 1986)
• Norberto Odebrecht (1920–2014)
• Pedro Moreira Salles (born 1959)
• Ricardo Samuel Goldstein (born 1966)
• Ricardo Semler (born 1959)
• Roberto Marinho (1904–2003)
• Samuel Klein (1923–2014)
• Victor Civita (1907–1990)
• Walter Moreira Salles (1912–2001)

Explorers and discoverers

• Cândido Rondon (1865–1958), famous explorer and engineer
• Orlando Villas Boas (1914–2003), explorer and indigenist
• Amyr Klink (born 1955), adventurer and navigator, first solo rowing across the South Atlantic
• Sydney Possuelo (born 1940), explorer, social activist and indigenous peoples expert
• Izabel Pimentel, first Brazilian and Latin American to sail solo around the world

Fashion designers

• Alexandre Herchcovitch (born 1971)
• Amir Slama (born 1965)
• Carlos Falchi (1944–2015)
• Carlos Tufvesson (born 1968)
• Clodovil Hernandes (1937–2009) (Haute-Couture)
• Francisco Costa (born 1964) (Calvin Klein)
• Ocimar Versolato (1961–2017)
• Tufi Duek (born 1954) (Fórum / Triton)
• Zuzu Angel (1921–1976)

Geologists

• Djalma Guimarães (1895–1973, born Santa Luzia, MG, died Belo Horizonte)
• Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida (1916–2013), one of the most outstanding geologists of the 20th century
• José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838)
• Louis Agassiz (1807–1873)
• Louis de Loczy (Hungria, 1897–1980, born Brazil, Rio de Janeiro)
• Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915, born Kellogsville, New York, died Rio de Janeiro), American geologist who worked in Brazil, particularly for the DNPM and CPRM^[19]
• Reinhard Maack (1892–1969, born in Herford-Germany, died in Curitiba-Brazil)
• Walter K. Link (1902–1982), US geologist; controversial organizer of oil exploration in Brazil
• Octávio Barbosa (1907–1997), Brazilian field geologist, prospector
• Heinz Ebert (1907–1983), born in Saxony, Germany, died in Rio Claro, São Paulo
• Aziz Ab'Saber (1924–2012, São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo), Brazilian geoscientist
• Sérgio Estanislau do Amaral (1925–1996)
• Peter Szatmari, Hungarian geologist

Intellectuals and thinkers

• Leonardo Boff (born 1938), friar, theologian, silenced by the Vatican due to his socialist stance
• Benjamin Constant (1836–1891), abolitionist and republican
• Francisco Doratioto (born 1956), historian
• Raymundo Faoro (1925–2003), jurist
• Paulo Freire (1921–1997), educator and university professor
• Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995), sociologist
• Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), sociologist
• Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), Marxist writer, politician and guerilla fighter
• Anna Veronica Mautner (1935–2019) psychologist, psychoanalyst, essayist and columnist Brazilian
• Pontes de Miranda (1892–1979), jurist, mathematician, philosopher and writer
• José do Patrocínio (1854–1905), liberal abolitionist and republican
• Darcy Ribeiro (1922–1997), anthropologist and educator, scientific leader and politician
• Jorge Stolfi (born 1950), computer scientist
• Milton Santos (1926–2001), geographer, writer and university professor

Mathematicians

See main article: List of Brazilian mathematicians.

• Carolina Araujo (born 1976)
• Artur Ávila (born 1981)
• Manfredo do Carmo (1928-2018)
• Walter Carnielli (born 1952)
• Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born 1952)
• Celso José da Costa (born 1949)
• Newton da Costa (1929-2024)
• César Camacho (born 1943)
• Marcos Dajczer (born 1948)
• Francisco Dória (born 1945)
• Djairo Guedes de Figueiredo (born 1934)
• Leopoldo Penna Franca (1959-2012)
• Arnaldo Garcia (born 1950)
• Fernando Q. Gouvêa (born 1957)
• Alfredo Noel Iusem (born 1949)
• Yoshiharu Kohayakawa (born 1963)
• Elon Lages Lima (1929-2017)
• Artur Oscar Lopes (born 1950)
• Ricardo Mañé (1948-1995)
• Fernando Codá Marques (born 1979)
• Carlos Matheus (born 1984)
• Júlio César de Mello e Souza (1895-1974)
• Welington de Melo (1946-2016)
• Teixeira Mendes (1855-1927)
• Carlos Gustavo Moreira (born 1973)
• Leopoldo Nachbin (1922-1993)
• Antonio Carbonari Netto
• Helena J. Nussenzveig Lopes
• Valeria de Paiva (born 1959)
• Jacob Palis (born 1940)
• Maurício Peixoto (1921-2019)
• Paulo Pinheiro (born 1967)
• Enrique Pujals (born 1967)
• Paulo Ribenboim (born 1928)
• Ruy de Queiroz (born 1958)
• Aron Simis (born 1942)
• Imre Simon (1943-2009)
• Joaquim Gomes de Souza (1829-1864)
• Jorge Manuel Sotomayor Tello (1942-2022)
• Keti Tenenblat (born 1944)
• Marcelo Viana (born 1962)
• José Felipe Voloch (born 1963)

Models

Female

• Adriana Lima (born 1981)
• Alessandra Ambrosio (born 1981)
• Aline Weber (born 1989)
• Ana Beatriz Barros (born 1982)
• Ana Carolina Reston (1985–2006)
• Ana Claudia Michels (born 1981)
• Ana Hickmann (born 1981)
• Bruna Erhardt (born 1988)
• Bruna Tenório (born 1989)
• Camilla Finn (born 1991)
• Caroline Trentini (born 1987)
• Cintia Dicker (born 1986)
• Daiane Conterato (born 1990)
• Daniella Cicarelli (born 1978)
• Daniella Sarahyba (born 1984)
• Emanuela de Paula (born 1989)
• Fabiana Semprebom (born 1984)
• Fernanda Lessa (born 1977)
• Fernanda Motta (born 1981)
• Fernanda Tavares (born 1980)
• Flavia de Oliveira (born 1983)
• Gianne Albertoni (born 1981)
• Gisele Bündchen (born 1980), model, actress^[20]
• Isabeli Fontana (born 1983)
• Izabel Goulart (born 1984)
• Kat Torres (born 1992)
• Lais Ribeiro (born 1990)
• Letícia Birkheuer (born 1978)
• Luciana Curtis (born 1976)
• Luciana Gimenez (born 1969)
• Luíza Brunet (born 1962)
• Marcelle Bittar (born 1981)
• Mariana Weickert (born 1982)
• Michelle Alves (born 1978)
• Monique Olsen (born 1990)
• Raica Oliveira (born 1984)
• Raquel Zimmermann (born 1983)
• Shirley Mallmann (born 1977)
• Solange Wilvert (born 1989)
• Yasmin Brunet (born 1988)

Male

• Evandro Soldati (born 1985)
• Francisco Lachowski (born 1991)
• Marlon Teixeira (born 1991)
• Miro Moreira (born 1984)
• Romulo Pires (born 1983)

Military

• Baron of Amazonas (1804–1882), Admiral of the Navy, war hero, led the decisive Battle of Riachuelo
• Duke of Caxias (1803–1880), military commander, nationalist leader, "father of the Army"
• Anita Garibaldi (1821–1849), revolutionary combatant, fought in Brazil and Italy, was married to Giuseppe Garibaldi
• Bento Gonçalves (1788–1847), military commander, led a separatist movement
• Baron of Itapevi (1801-1886), patron of the artillery for the Brazilian Army
• Baron of Melgaço (1802-1880), admiral and several times president of Mato Grosso
• Admiral Tamandaré (1807–1897), military combatant, war veteran, "father of the Navy"
• Tiradentes (1746–1792), leader of a failed conspiracy against the Portuguese, executed by hanging followed by quartering

Monarchs

See main article: List of Brazilian monarchs.

• King John VI (1767–1826)
• Queen Maria I (1734–1816)
• Emperor Pedro I (1798–1834)
• Emperor Pedro II (1825–1891)

Musicians

See main article: List of Brazilian musicians.

Classical

• Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896)
• Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)

Popular

• Adoniran Barbosa (1912–1982)
• Anitta (born 1993), pop singer
• Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994), composer, songwriter
• Arnaldo Antunes (born 1960)
• Astrud Gilberto (born 1940), singer
• Andre Matos (1971–2019), singer
• Andreas Kisser (born 1968), guitarist
• Baden Powell (guitarist) (1937–2000), guitarist
• Bebel Gilberto (born 1966), singer
• Beto Guedes (born 1951)
• Caetano Veloso (born 1942), MPB singer-songwriter
• Cartola (1908–1980)
• Chico Buarque (born 1944)
• Clara Nunes (1942–1983)
• Claudia Leitte (born 1980), axé singer
• Chorão (1970–2013)
• Djavan (born 1949)
• Elis Regina (1945–1982)
• Gal Costa (born 1945)
• Gilberto Gil (born 1942)
• Herbert Vianna (born 1961)
• Ivete Sangalo (born 1972), axé singer
• João Gilberto (1931–2019), singer-songwriter, guitarist
• Jorge Ben (born 1939)
• Kelly Key (born 1983), pop/R&B singer
• Lô Borges (born 1952)
• Ludmilla (singer) (born 1995), pop singer
• Mallu Magalhães (born 1992), folk singer
• Maria Bethânia (born 1946)
• Marília Mendonça (1995–2021), sertaneja singer
• Marisa Monte (born 1967), MPB singer
• Marcelo Falcão (born 1973)
• Milton Nascimento (born 1942)
• Ney Matogrosso (born 1941)
• Negra Li (born 1979)
• Pabllo Vittar (born 1993), pop singer
• Renato Russo (1960–1996)
• Rita Lee (born 1947)
• Sandy (born 1983), pop singer
• Tim Maia (1942–1998), singer-songwriter
• Tom Zé (born 1936)
• Yamandu Costa (born 1980), guitarist and composer

Nurses and physicians

• Ana Néri (1814–1880), pioneering nurse; assisted Brazilian forces on the battlefield, "mother of nursery"

Politicians

See also: List of Brazilian presidents and List of female state governors in Brazil.

• Adriane Lopes (born 1976); mayor of Campo Grande
• Aécio Neves (born 1960); federal deputy by Minas Gerais; ex-president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; ex-senator by Minas Gerais; ex-national president of Brazilian Social Democracy Party
• Alfredo Sirkis (1950–2020); ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; defeated presidencial candidate
• André Franco Montoro (1916–1999); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-minister of Labour
• Adhemar de Barros (1901–1969); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo for two times; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
• Anthony Garotinho (born 1960); ex-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro; defeated presidential candidate
• Artur da Costa e Silva (1899–1969); ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War; ex-minister of Mines and Energy
• Arthur do Val (born 1986); state deputy of São Paulo
• Carlos Lacerda (1914–1977), ex-governor of the state of Guanabara; ex-federal deputy by the Federal District
• Celso Russomanno (born 1956); federal deputy by São Paulo
• Cesar Maia (born 1945); alderman of Rio de Janeiro; ex-mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro
• Cid Gomes (born 1963); senator by Ceará; ex-governor of the state of Ceará; ex-minister of Education; ex-mayor of he city of Sobral; ex-state deputy of Ceará
  • Daiana Santos (born 1982); deputy in the federal Chamber of Deputies Davi Alcolumbre (born 1977); president of the Federal Senate; senator by Amapá
• Dilma Rousseff (born 1947); ex-president of Brazil, impeached; ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency; ex-minister of Mines and Energy
• Deodoro da Fonseca (1827–1892); ex-president of Brazil; ex-president of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul Province
• Djalma Bom (born 1939); founding member of the country's Workers' Party
• Eduardo Bolsonaro (born 1984); federal deputy by São Paulo; son of president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro. He was the most voted federal deputy of the history of Brazil until today
• Eduardo Campos (1965–2014); ex-governor of Pernambuco; ex-minister of Science and Technology
• Eduardo Jorge Martins (born 1949); ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; defeated presidencial candidate; defeated vice-presidential candidate
• Eduardo Suplicy (born 1941); ex-senator by São Paulo
• Enéas Carneiro (1938–2007); ex-federal deputy by São Paulo
• Ernesto Geisel (1907–1996); ex-president of Brazil; ex-office executive of the Institutional Security Bureau (Then named the "Military Office"); ex-minister of the Superior Militar Court
• Esperidião Amin (born 1947); senator by Santa Catarina; ex-governor of the state of Santa Catarina for two times; ex-mayor of the city of Florianópolis
• Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883–1974); ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War
• Fernando Collor de Mello (born 1949); senator by Alagoas; ex-president of Brazil, impeached; ex-governor of the state of Alagoas; ex-mayor of the city of Maceió
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931); ex-president of Brazil; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-minister of Exchequer; ex-minister of Foreign Affairs
• Flávio Bolsonaro (born 1981); senator by Rio de Janeiro
• Floriano Peixoto (1839–1895); ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of Mato Grosso province
• Geraldo Alckmin (born 1952); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; defeated presidential candidate for two times
• Getúlio Vargas (1882–1954); ex-president of Brazil; ex-governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul; ex-senator by Rio Grande do Sul; ex-minister of Exchequer
• Golbery do Couto e Silva (1911–1987); ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency
• Hamilton Mourão (born 1953); vice-president of Brazil
• Jânio Quadros (1917–1992); ex-president of Brazil; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
• Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955); former president of Brazil; army officer, ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro^[21]
• Joice Cristina Hasselmann (born 1978); federal deputy by São Paulo
• João Amoêdo (born 1962); national president of New Party; defeated presidential candidate
• João Doria (born 1957); governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
• João Goulart (1919–1976); ex-president of Brazil, deposed by a coup; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-minister of Labour, Industry and Trade
• José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838); ex-minister of Foregin Affairs; hero of independence
• José Dirceu (born 1946); ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-state deputy of São Paulo; ex-national president of Worker's Party
• José Sarney (born 1930); ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of the Federal Senate; ex-governor of the state of Maranhão; ex-senator by Maranhão; ex-senator by Amapá
• Júlio Prestes (1882–1946); ex-president of Brazil, did not take office; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo
• Juscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976); ex-president of Brazil; ex-governor of the state of Minas Gerais
• Kim Kataguiri (born 1996); federal deputy by São Paulo
• Leonel Brizola (1922–2004); ex-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro; ex-governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul
• Luciana Genro (born 1971); ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul; defeated presidential candidate; daughter of Tarso Genro - Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)
• Luís Carlos Prestes (1898–1990); ex-senator by Federal District; ex-general secretary of Brazilian Communist Party
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945); president of Brazil
• Manuela d'Ávila (born 1981); ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul; ex-state deputy of Rio Grande do Sul; defeated vice-presidential candidate - Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)
• Marcelo Freixo (born 1967); federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro
• Marielle Franco (1979–2018); ex-alderwoman of Rio de Janeiro
• Mário Covas (1930–2001); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
• Marina Silva (born 1958); national president of Sustainability Network; ex-senator by Acre; ex-minister of the Environment; defeated presidencial candidate for three times
• Marta Suplicy (born 1945); ex-vice-president of the Federal Senate; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-minister of Culture; ex-minister of Turism; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
• Max Rosenmann (1944–2008); politician, businessman, and attorney^[22]
• Michel Temer (born 1940); ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies
• Miguel Arraes (1916–2005); ex-governor of the state of Pernambuco; ex-mayor of the city of Recife
• Oswaldo Aranha (1894–1960); ex-president of the United Nations General Assembly; ex-governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul; ex-minister of Foreign Affairs; ex-minister of Exchequer; ex-minister of Justice
• Luiz Loures

Deputy Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)^[23]

• Paulo Maluf (born 1931); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
• Princess Isabel (1846–1921), Princess Imperial of Brazil, later de jure Empress of Brazil, daughter of Emperor D. Pedro II, signed the abolition of slavery in the country
• Prudente de Morais (1841–1902); ex-president of Brazil; ex-president of the Federal Senate; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo
• Rodrigo Maia (born 1970); president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro
• Romário (born 1966); senator by Rio de Janeiro; ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro - We Can (PODE)
• Romeu Zema (born 1964); governor of the state of Minas Gerais
• Tancredo Neves (1910–1985); ex-president of Brazil, died before took office; ex-prime minister of Brazil
• Tarso Genro (born 1947); ex-governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul; ex-minister of Education; ex-minister of Justice; ex-minister of institutional relations
• Tristão de Alencar Araripe (1821–1908), republican leader
• Zumbi dos Palmares (1655–1695), leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares

Religious leaders

• Antonio Conselheiro (1830–1897), also known outside Brazil as "The Counselor", founder of Canudos
• Inri Cristo (born 1948), claims to be Jesus
• Saint Anthony of Saint Anne Galvão (Friar Galvão) (1739–1822), friar, Catholic saint
• D. Helder Câmara (1909–1999), Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, a fierce defender of civil rights during the military regime
• D. Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921–2016), former Archbishop of São Paulo, also a civil rights leader
• D. Cláudio Hummes (born 1934), Bishop, Archbishop and Cardinal of São Paulo, current Mayor of the Congregation for the Clergy
• Helvécio Martins (1930–2005), General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Chico Xavier (1910–2002), main figure of Spiritism

Journalists and TV celebrities

See main article: List of Brazilian journalists.

• Abelardo Barbosa (1917–1988)
• Angélica (born 1973)
• Boris Casoy (born 1941)
• Eliana (born 1973)
• Fátima Bernardes (born 1962)
• Jô Soares (1938–2022)
• Maria Júlia Coutinho (born 1978)
• Rodrigo Souza Leão (1965–2009)
• Marília Gabriela (born 1948)
• Pedro Bial (born 1958)
• Silvio Santos (born 1930)
• Xuxa (born 1963)
• William Bonner (born 1963)

Writers

See main article: List of Brazilian writers.

See also: List of Brazilian women writers.

Fictionists

• Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay (1843–1871)
• Aluísio Azevedo (1857-1913)
• Clarice Lispector^[24] (1925–1977)
• Dalton Trevisan (born 1925)
• Érico Verissimo (1905–1975)
• Fernando Sabino (1923–2004)
• Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953)
• João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967)
• Jorge Amado (1912–2001)
• José de Alencar (1829–1877)
• José Lins do Rego (1901–1957)
• Lima Barreto (1881-1922)
• Luis Fernando Veríssimo (born 1936)
• Lya Luft (1938–2021)
• Lygia Fagundes Telles (1918–2022)
• Machado de Assis (1839–1908)
• Mário de Andrade (1893–1945)
• Márcio Souza (born 1946)
• Monteiro Lobato (1882–1948)
• Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954)
• Paulo Coelho (born 1947)
• Raduan Nassar (born 1935)
• Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003)
• Raul Pompeia (1863–1895)
• Rubem Fonseca (1925–2020)

Poets

• Adélia Prado (born 1935)
• Alphonsus de Guimaraens (1870–1921)
• Álvares de Azevedo (1831–1852)
• Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914)
• Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864)
• Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987)
• Castro Alves (1847–1871)
• Cecília Meireles (1901–1964)
• Cruz e Sousa (1861–1898)
• Ferreira Gullar (1930–2016)
• Gregório de Matos (1636–1696)
• Haroldo de Campos (1929–2003)
• Helena Kolody (1912–2004)
• João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999)
• Lucila Nogueira (1950–2016)
• Manoel de Barros (1916–2014)
• Manuel Bandeira (1886–1968)
• Menotti del Picchia (1892–1988)
• Murilo Mendes (1901–1975)
• Olavo Bilac (1865–1918)
• Paulo Leminski (1944–1989)
• Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744–1810)
• Vinícius de Moraes (1913–1980)

Playwrights

• Ariano Suassuna (1927–2014)
• Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (1934–2006)
• Maria Clara Machado (1921–2001)
• Nelson Rodrigues (1912–1980)
• Oduvaldo Vianna Filho (1936–1974)

Essayists and critics

• Alfredo Bosi (1936–2021)
• Antonio Candido (1918–2017)
• Euclides da Cunha (1866–1909)
• Otto Maria Carpeaux (1900–1978)

Science and technology

See main article: List of Brazilian scientists.

See also

• Brazilian diaspora
  • • Brazilian Americans Brazilian Canadians List of Brazilian British people
  • List of Brazilian Americans Native Brazilians
• Brazilians in France
• Brazilians in the United Kingdom
  • Brazilians in Japan Afro-Brazilians

Notes and References

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2. News: Waltercio Caldas é artista brasileiro com mais visibilidade desde 1987; veja lista . 7 March 2021 . Folha de S. Paulo . 16 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20210307212925/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2013/01/1215092-waltercio-caldas-e-artista-brasileiro-com-mais-visibilidade-desde-1987-veja-lista.shtml#selection-5268.0-5268.1 . 7 March 2021.
3. Web site: portfolio.
4. News: Pelé Fast Facts. www.cnn.com. April 18, 2019.
5. News: Anderson Varejão. www.basketball-reference.com. March 6, 2019.
6. News: Bruno Caboclo. www.basketball-reference.com. April 30, 2019.
7. News: Fab Melo. www.basketball-reference.com. June 23, 2019.
8. News: Leandro Barbosa. www.basketball-reference.com. March 6, 2019.
9. News: Nenê. www.basketball-reference.com. May 12, 2019.
10. News: Raul Neto. www.basketball-reference.com. May 13, 2019.
11. News: Tiago Splitter. www.basketball-reference.com. March 6, 2019.
12. Web site: Jews in Volleyball. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. en. 2010-05-25.
13. News: Ayrton Senna biography. www.formula1.com. June 23, 2019.
14. News: Emerson Fittipaldi biography. www.formula1.com. April 30, 2019.
15. News: Nelson Piquet bio. www.formula1.com. April 30, 2019.
16. News: Yan Gomes. www.baseball-reference.com. May 25, 2019.
17. Web site: Abraccine organiza ranking dos 100 melhores filmes brasileiros . 27 November 2015 . Abraccine organized a ranking of the 100 best brazilians films. Abraccine . 7 March 2021.
18. Web site: Veja Magazine (Portuguese) 08/11/2011.
19. Web site: Serviço Geológico do Brasil. www.cprm.gov.br.
20. News: Gisele Bundchen's Hometown in Brazil is not what you think. www.bustle.com. August 4, 2016.
21. News: Jair Bolsonaro: Four things about Brazil's new president. www.bbc.com. October 29, 2018.
22. Web site: Biografia do Deputado Federal Max Rosenmann. Site Fernando Machado. 1 September 2014. da Silva Lima. Fernando Machado.
23. Web site: United Nations Appoints Luiz Loures . 14 December 2012 .
24. News: Enquete com especialistas elegeu os melhores livros e autores do país . Poll with specialists chose the best brazilian books and writers . 7 March 2021 . Correio Braziliense . 14 April 2013.