List of Lebanese Brazilians explained

This is a list of notable individuals born in Brazil of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese and Brazilian dual nationality who live or lived in Brazil.

Arts

• Antonio Abujamra – playwright and actor
• Sergio Assad – artist
• João Bosco – singer
• Fagner – singer
• Milton Hatoum – writer
• Malu Mader – actress
• Tito Madi – artist
• Raduan Nassar – writer
• Almir Sater – singer
• Wanderlea – singer

Athletes

• Branco – football (soccer) player
• Nacif Elias – Lebanese olympian in judo
• Luís Fernandes – football (soccer) player
• Gilberto – football (soccer) player
• Beatriz Haddad Maia – tennis player
• Tony Kanaan – race car driver
• Allam Khodair – race car driver
• Marcílio – football (soccer) player
• Thaísa Menezes – volleyball player
• Jadir Morgenstern – football (soccer) player
• Felipe Nasr – race car driver
• Newton – football (soccer) player
• Emil Assad Rached – professional basketball player
• Salomão Salha – football (soccer) player
• Mario Zagallo – soccer player and coach

Business

• Alberto Dualib – businessman
• Carlos Ghosn – businessman
• Edmond Safra – businessman
• Joseph Safra – businessman
• Roberto Dualibi – advertising executive
• Moise Safra – businessman

Entertainment

• Luciana Gimenez – television presenter
• Arnaldo Jabor – film director, screenwriter and producer
• Sabrina Sato – comedian and television presenter
• Joãosinho Trinta – director of parades for Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro Brazil during Carnival (carnavalesco)
• Julia Gama – Miss Brazil 2020, 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2020
• Mia Mamede – Miss Brazil 2022

Politics

• Geraldo Alckmin – governor of São Paulo state, current Vice President of Brazil
• José Maria Alkmin – vice-president of Brazil (1964–1967)
• Iolanda Fleming – politician, former governor of Acre
• Fernando Haddad – politician
• Tasso Jereissati – former governor of Ceará state
• Paulo Maluf – former governor of São Paulo state
• Pedro Simon – former senator
• Simone Tebet – senator, presidential candidate
• Michel Temer – former president of Brazil

Medicine

• Roger Abdelmassih – former in vitro doctor accused of sexual assault against women
• Adib Jatene – heart surgeon

See also

• Lebanese Brazilian
• Arab Brazilian
• List of Lebanese people
• List of Lebanese people (Diaspora)