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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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

Actors[]

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 (1923-2000)
  • 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 (born 1935)
  • Vera Fischer (born 1951)
  • Wagner Moura (born 1976)
  • Xuxa Meneghel (born 1963), actress, singer, TV host

Architects and urban planners[]

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 (born 1938), architect
  • Marcio Kogan (born 1952), architect
  • Igor de Vetyemy (born 1981), architect and professor
  • Bruno Paes (born 1999), architect

Artists (Visual arts)[]

Main article: List of Brazilian artists
See also: List of Brazilian women artists

Painters[]

Sculptors[]

  • Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijadinho" (1730–1814), Baroque sculptor
  • Victor Brecheret (1894–1955)[2]

Cartoonists[]

Others[]

  • Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020)[2]
  • Ana Maria Pacheco (born 1943), painter and sculptor
  • Artur Barrio (born 1945)[2]
  • Cybèle Varela (born 1943), painter, mixed-media artist
  • Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980),[2] painter
  • Lygia Clark (1920–1988)[2]
  • Lygia Pape (1927–2004)[2]
  • Moysés Baumstein (1931–1991), holographer, painter, film/video producer
  • Naza (born 1955), painter, visual artist
  • Oswaldo Goeldi (1895–1961),[2] illustrator and engraver
  • Sebastião Salgado (born 1944),[2] photographer

Athletes[]

Leandro Barbosa
Rubens Barrichello
Hélio Castroneves
Emerson Fittipaldi
Felipe Massa
Neymar
Pelé

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)
  • 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), footballer playing for Paris Saint-Germain and nominated for FIFA's World Best Player Award in 2017
  • Oscar (born 1991)
  • Pelé (born 1940), football player, three-time World Cup Champion[3]
  • Philippe Coutinho (born 1992), football player for FC Barcelona
  • Rivaldo (born 1972)
  • Rivelino (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
  • Thiago Silva (born 1984), football player for Chelsea F.C.
  • Willian (born 1988)
  • Zico (born 1953), retired footballer
  • Zizinho (1921–2002), retired footballer

Basketball[]

Volleyball[]

  • Adriana Behar (born 1969), volleyball, beach player; two-time Olympic silver; Pan American champion; two-time world champion[11]
  • 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[]

Swimming[]

Athletics[]

Auto racing[]

  • Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960–1994), three-time Formula 1 World Champion[12]
  • 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[13]
  • Felipe Massa (born 1981), Formula One driver, notably for Scuderia Ferrari
  • Hélio Castroneves (born 1975), IndyCar driver
  • Nelson Piquet (born 1952), three-time Formula One world champion, raced for Williams, Benetton, McLaren, Ensign, and Brabham[14]
  • 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[]

  • Anderson Silva (born 1975), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
  • Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
  • Antônio Rogério Nogueira (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
  • Junior dos Santos (born 1984), World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
  • Lyoto Machida (born 1978), black belt in Machida Karate, mixed martial arts World Champion
  • Marcio Navarro (born 1978), professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist
  • Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (born 1981), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
  • Murilo Rua (born 1980), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
  • Thiago Alves (born 1983), mixed martial artist
  • Wanderlei Silva (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion

Sailing[]

Surfing[]

Tennis[]

  • 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
  • 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[15]
  • Yane Marques (born 1984), Olympic medalist in Modern Pentathlon

Diplomats[]

Main article: List of Brazilian diplomats

Film directors[]

Main article: List of Brazilian film directors
  • Aluizio Abranches
  • Ana Carolina (born 1945)[16]
  • Andrucha Waddington (born 1970)
  • Anna Muylaert[16] (born 1964)
  • Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), pioneer filmmaker
  • Anselmo Duarte[16] (1920–2009), Palme d'Or winner
  • Arnaldo Jabor[16] (born 1940), Silver Berlin Bear-winner
  • Bruno Barreto[16] (born 1955), Golden Berlin Bear-nominated director
  • Cacá Diegues[16] (born 1940)
  • Cao Hamburger[16] (born 1962)
  • Carlos Reichenbach[16] (1945–2012)
  • Daniel Filho (born 1937)
  • Daniela Thomas[16] (born 1959)
  • Eduardo Coutinho[16] (1933–2014), documentary filmmaker
  • Fabio Barreto (1957–2019)
  • Fernando Meirelles[16] (born 1955), Academy Award nominee
  • Gabriel Mascaro (born 1983)
  • Glauber Rocha[16] (1939–1981), founder of Cinema Novo; Cannes Film Festival award-winning director
  • Hector Babenco[16] (1946–2016), Argentine-born Brazilian Academy Award-nominated director
  • Heitor Dhalia (born 1970)
  • Humberto Mauro[16] (1897–1983), pioneer and inventive filmmaker
  • João Moreira Salles[16] (born 1962), documentary director
  • Joaquim Pedro de Andrade[16] (1932–1988), member of Cinema Novo
  • Jorge Furtado[16] (born 1959)
  • José Mojica Marins[16] (1936–2020), also known as Coffin Joe, filmmaker expert in horror movies
  • José Padilha[16] (born 1967), Golden Berlin Bear winner
  • Júlio Bressane[16] (born 1946)
  • Karim Aïnouz[16] (born 1966)
  • Kleber Mendonça Filho[16] (born 1968)
  • Leon Hirszman[16] (1937-1987)
  • Lima Barreto[16] (1906–1982)
  • Luiz de Barros (1893–1982)
  • Luiz Fernando Carvalho[16] (born 1960)
  • Luís Sérgio Person[16] (1936-1976)
  • Marcelo Gomes[16] (born 1963)
  • Mário Peixoto[16] (1908–1992), pioneer filmmaker
  • Nelson Pereira dos Santos[16] (1928–2018)
  • Norma Bengell (1935–2013), director and actress
  • Paulo César Saraceni[16] (1933-2012)
  • Petra Costa (born 1983) Academy Award nominee
  • Roberto Farias[16] (1932–2018)
  • Roberto Santos[16] (1928–1987)
  • Rogério Sganzerla[16] (1946-2004)
  • Ruy Guerra[16] (born in Mozambique, 1931), member of Cinema Novo
  • Sérgio Machado (born 1968)
  • Sérgio Rezende (born 1951)
  • Suzana Amaral[16] (1932-2020)
  • Tata Amaral (born 1960)
  • Walter Hugo Khouri[16] (1929–2003)
  • Walter Lima Jr.[16] (born 1938)
  • Walter Salles[16] (born 1956), Golden Berlin Bear winner

Executives and business entrepreneurs[]

Main article: List of Brazilian entrepreneurs

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 Indian expert

Fashion designers[]

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[17]
  • Reinhard Maack (1892–1969, born in Herford-Germany, died in Curitiba-Brazil)
  • Walter K. Link (1902–1982), USA 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

Heroes and historical figures[]

  • Admiral Tamandaré (1807–1897), military combatant, war veteran, "father of the Navy"
  • Ana Néri (1814–1880), pioneering nurse; assisted Brazilian forces on the battlefield, "mother of nursery"
  • Anita Garibaldi (1821–1849), revolutionary combatant, fought in Brazil and Italy, was married to Giuseppe Garibaldi
  • Ayrton Senna (1960–1994), Brazilian racing driver and a source of inspiration for many Brazilians, Formula 1
  • Barão do Amazonas (1804–1882), Admiral of the Navy, war hero, led the decisive Battle of Riachuelo
  • Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), marxist writer, politician and guerilla fighter
  • Bento Gonçalves (1788–1847), military commander, led a separatist movement
  • Chico Mendes (1944–1988), murdered rural leader and martyr of ecological movements in the Amazon
  • Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803–1880), military commander, nationalist leader, "father of the Army"
  • José Bonifácio (1763–1838), Patriarch of the Independence
  • 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
  • Tiradentes (1746–1792), leader of a failed conspiracy against the Portuguese, executed by hanging followed by quartering
  • Tristão de Alencar Araripe (1821–1908), republican leader
  • Zumbi dos Palmares (1655–1695), African-born leader of a slave revolt, killed in battle.
  • Santos Dumont (1873–1932), Brazilian inventor and aeronaut
  • Maria Tomásia Figueira Lima (1826-1902), aristocrat, abolitionist

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
  • Raymundo Faoro (1925–2003), jurist
  • Paulo Freire (1921–1997), educator and university professor
  • Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995), sociologist
  • Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), sociologist
  • Pontes de Miranda (1892–1979), jurist, mathematician, philosopher and writer
  • Anna Veronica Mautner (1935–2019) psychologist, psychoanalyst, essayist and columnist Brazilian
  • 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[]

Main article: List of Brazilian mathematicians
Name Image Born Died Notes
Carolina Araujo Edit this on Wikidata5 Sep 1976
Niterói		The only tenured woman researcher at IMPA
Artur Ávila Edit this on WikidataArtur Ávila (cropped).jpg29 Jun 1979[18][19]
Rio de Janeiro[18]		Work on dynamical systems, Fields Medal winner
Manfredo do Carmo Edit this on WikidataManfredo do Carmo 1979 (headshot, enlarged).jpg15 Aug 1928[20]
Maceió[20]		30 Apr 2018
Rio de Janeiro		Work on differential geometry, author of popular textbooks
Walter Carnielli Edit this on WikidataWalter Carnielli.jpg11 Jan 1952
Campinas
Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro Edit this on WikidataFoto Gauss 2014.jpg17 Apr 1952
Recife
Celso José da Costa Edit this on Wikidata7 Apr 1949
Congonhinhas		Discovered Costa's minimal surface
Newton da Costa Edit this on WikidataNewton da Costa.jpg16 Sep 1929
Curitiba		Logician
César Camacho Edit this on WikidataCésarCamacho.jpg15 Apr 1943
Lima
Marcos Dajczer Edit this on Wikidata19 Nov 1948
Buenos Aires
Francisco Antônio Dória Edit this on Wikidata1945[21]
Rio de Janeiro
Djairo Guedes de Figueiredo Edit this on Wikidata2 Apr 1934
Limoeiro do Norte		Noted for his researches on differential equations
Leopoldo Penna Franca Edit this on Wikidata7 Apr 1959
Rio de Janeiro		19 Sep 2012
Rio de Janeiro
Arnaldo Garcia Edit this on Wikidata1950
Valença
Fernando Q. Gouvêa Edit this on Wikidata13 Nov 1957[22][23]
São Paulo		MAA's Lester R. Ford Award winner
Alfredo Noel Iusem Edit this on Wikidata10 Nov 1949
Buenos Aires
Yoshiharu Kohayakawa Edit this on WikidataRandom Structures in the Brain 060.jpg27 Aug 1963[24][25]
Marília[24]
Elon Lages Lima Edit this on WikidataPesquisadores elon lages lima foto.jpg9 Jul 1929
Maceió		7 May 2017
Rio de Janeiro		Topologist and geometer, teacher and author of textbooks
Artur Oscar Lopes Edit this on WikidataFoto-artur.jpg17 Oct 1950
Rio de Janeiro
Ricardo Mañé Edit this on Wikidata14 Jan 1948[20]
Montevideo[20]		9 Mar 1995
Montevideo
Fernando Codá Marques Edit this on WikidataCoda-Marques.png8 Oct 1979
São Carlos		Work on differential geometry, co-author of the first proof of the Willmore conjecture
Carlos Matheus Edit this on Wikidata1 May 1984
Aracaju
Júlio César de Mello e Souza Edit this on WikidataJúlio César de Melo e Sousa.png6 May 1895[23]
Rio de Janeiro		18 Jun 1974[23]
Recife		The Malba Tahan
Welington de Melo Edit this on WikidataWelington de Melo.jpg17 Nov 1946[18]
Guapé		21 Dec 2016
Rio de Janeiro
Raimundo Teixeira Mendes Edit this on WikidataRetrato de Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (detalhe).jpg5 Jan 1855[26]
Caxias		1927[27][23][28][29][26][30]
Rio de Janeiro
Carlos Gustavo Moreira Edit this on Wikidata8 Feb 1973
Rio de Janeiro
Leopoldo Nachbin Edit this on WikidataLeopoldo Nachbin formatura 1943.jpg7 Jan 1922[23]
Recife		3 Apr 1993[23], 2 Apr 1933[31]
Rio de Janeiro		Introduced Nachbin's theorem and did important work on Hewitt–Nachbin spaces
Antonio Carbonari Netto Edit this on Wikidata
Helena J. Nussenzveig Lopes Edit this on WikidataKnown for her work on partial differential equations for fluid dynamics
Valeria de Paiva Edit this on Wikidata20th century
Brazil
Jacob Palis Edit this on WikidataJacob Palis.jpg15 Mar 1940
Uberaba		Work on dynamical systems, Balzan Prize winner
Maurício Peixoto Edit this on Wikidata15 Apr 1921[18][23]
Fortaleza		28 Apr 2019[23]
Rio de Janeiro		Introduced Peixoto's theorem
Paulo Pinheiro Edit this on Wikidata1967
Rio de Janeiro
Enrique Pujals Edit this on Wikidata3 Jul 1967
Argentina
Paulo Ribenboim Edit this on WikidataPaulo Ribenboim e os irmãos Hermano e Mário.jpg13 Mar 1928[32]
Recife
Ruy de Queiroz Edit this on WikidataRuy de Queiroz bw.jpg11 Jan 1958
Recife
Aron Simis Edit this on WikidataAron Simis.jpg20 Jun 1942[20]
Recife
Imre Simon Edit this on WikidataImre Simon-cropped.jpg14 Aug 1943
Budapest		13 Aug 2009
São Paulo
Joaquim Gomes de Souza Edit this on Wikidata15 Feb 1829
Itapecuru Mirim		1 Jun 1864
London		Pioneer in mathematical research in Brazil
Jorge Manuel Sotomayor Tello Edit this on Wikidata25 Mar 1942[25]
Lima
Keti Tenenblat Edit this on Wikidata27 Nov 1944
İzmir
Marcelo Viana Edit this on WikidataMarcelo Viana.jpg4 Mar 1962[33]
Rio de Janeiro
José Felipe Voloch Edit this on WikidataVoloch felipe.jpg13 Feb 1963
Rio de Janeiro

Models[]

Gisele Bundchen
Adriana Lima

Female[]

Male[]

Monarchs[]

Main article: List of Brazilian monarchs
Emperor Pedro II
  • Queen Maria I (1734–1816)
  • King John VI (1767–1826)
  • Emperor Pedro I (1798–1834)
  • Emperor Pedro II (1825–1891)

Musicians[]

Main article: List of Brazilian musicians

Classical[]

Popular[]

  • Anitta (born 1993), pop singer
  • Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994), composer, songwriter
  • Arnaldo Antunes (born 1960)
  • Astrud Gilberto (born 1940), singer
  • 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
  • Elis Regina (1945-1982)
  • Gal Costa (born 1945)
  • Gilberto Gil (born 1942)
  • 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)
  • Mallu Magalhães (born 1992), folk singer
  • Maria Bethânia (born 1946)
  • Marisa Monte (born 1967), MPB singer
  • Milton Nascimento (born 1942)
  • Ney Matogrosso (born 1941)
  • Rita Lee (born 1947)
  • Sandy (born 1983), pop singer
  • Tim Maia (1942–1998), singer-songwriter
  • Tom Zé (born 1936)

Politicians[]

See also: List of Brazilian presidents and List of female state governors in Brazil
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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); president of Brazil; army officer, ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro[35]
  • 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); former 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
  • 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
  • Paulo Maluf (born 1931); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
  • 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

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[]

Main article: List of Brazilian journalists
  • Abelardo Barbosa (1917–1988)
  • Boris Casoy (born 1941)
  • Eliana (born 1973)
  • Jô Soares (born 1938)
  • Marília Gabriela (born 1948)
  • Pedro Bial (born 1958)
  • Silvio Santos (born 1930)
  • Xuxa (born 1963)

Writers[]

Main article: List of Brazilian writers
See also: List of Brazilian women writers

Fictionists[]

Poets[]

Playwrights[]

  • Ariano Suassuna[36] (1927-2014)
  • Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (1934-2006)
  • Maria Clara Machado (1921–2001)
  • Nelson Rodrigues[36] (1912–1980)
  • Oduvaldo Vianna Filho (1936–1974)

Essayists and critics[]

  • Alfredo Bosi (1936–2021)
  • Antonio Candido (1918-2017)
  • Euclides da Cunha[36] (1866-1909)
  • Otto Maria Carpeaux (1900–1978)

Science and technology[]

Main article: List of Brazilian scientists
Main category: Brazilian scientists
  • Manuel de Abreu (1894–1962), physician, inventor of abreugraphy (mass radiography of the lungs for screening tuberculosis)
  • Aziz Ab'Saber (1924–2012), geographer; geologist; ecologist recognized for the Theory of Refuges and Amazon studies; former president of the SBPC
  • Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida (1916–2013), geologist
  • Carlos Paz de Araújo, scientist and inventor, holds nearly 600 patents in the area of nanotechnology
  • José Márcio Ayres (1954–2003), biologist, zoologist, primatologist
  • Marcia Barbosa (born 1960), physicist
  • Eddy Bensoussan (born 1938), physician
  • Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (1917–1998), co-discoverer of bradykinin
  • Thaisa Storchi Bergmann (born 1955), astrophysicist at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul[37]
  • Carlos Augusto Bertulani (born 1955), physicist
  • Vital Brazil (1865–1950), physician and scientist, discoverer of the antivenom for snakes and other venomous animals
  • Ennio Candotti (born 1942), physicist and scientific leader
  • Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931), sociologist and former President
  • José Cândido de Melo Carvalho (1914–1994), biologist, zoologist, entomologist
  • Carlos Chagas (1879–1934), biologist, zoologist, public health worker
  • Evandro Chagas (1905–1940), physician and biomedical scientist specialized in tropical medicine; son of Carlos Chagas
  • Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born 1952), mathematician and statistician
  • Vera Cordeiro (born 1950), social entrepreneur and physician
  • Newton da Costa (born 1929), mathematician and logician, recognised for his works in paraconsistent logic
  • Oswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), physician and public health champion, eliminated yellow fever, bubonic plague and smallpox in Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the 20th century
  • Johanna Döbereiner (1924–2000), biologist, discoverer of the nitrogen fixing role of soil bacteria
  • Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), Croatian-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; entomologist; botanist
  • Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995), father of Brazilian sociology
  • Sérgio Henrique Ferreira (1934–2016), physician and pharmacologist, discovered the active principle of a drug for hypertension
  • Carlos Chagas Filho (1910–2000), physician and physiologist, former president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, former president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences; son of Carlos Chagas
  • Hércules Florence (1804–1879), pioneer of photography
  • Santiago Americano Freire (1908–1997), physician and professor of pharmacology, psychiatrist, writer, painter
  • Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), historiographer and sociologist
  • Celso Furtado (1920–2004), noted economist and ideologue of economy of developing nations
  • Marcelo Gleiser (born 1959), physicist, writer and professor of physics and astronomy at the Dartmouth College since 1991
  • José Goldemberg (born 1928), physicist, former Minister of Science & Technology and Dean of the University of São Paulo
  • Émil Göldi (1859–1917), Swiss-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; naturalist
  • Bartolomeu de Gusmão (1685–1724), Brazilian Catholic priest, pioneer of aviation, the inventor of the balloon, became known as the "flying priest"
  • Jacques Hüber (1867–1914), Swiss-Brazilian biologist; botanist
  • Ivan Izquierdo (1937–2021), physician and neuroscientist; discovered neural mechanisms of memory
  • Jean Paul Jacob (1937–2019), electronic engineer, researcher and professor, research manager at the Almaden IBM Research Center, California
  • Adib Jatene (1929–2014), heart surgeon
  • Alexander Kellner (born 1961), Liechtensteinian/Brazilian paleontologist
  • Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922–2018), geneticist, researcher on the biology and genetics of bees
  • Eduardo Krieger (born 1928), physician and physiologist, former president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
  • César Lattes (1924–2005), experimental physicist, co-discoverer of the pion, a type of subatomic particle, first president of the Brazilian National Research Council
  • Napoleão Laureano (1914–1951), cancer researcher
  • Aristides Leão (1914–1993), physician and physiologist, discovered , a phenomenon of nervous tissue
  • Ângelo Moreira da Costa Lima (1887–1964), doctor, entomologist
  • Henrique da Rocha Lima (1879–1956), physician, pathologist and infectologist, discovered Rickettsia prowazekii, the pathogen of epidemic typhus
  • José Leite Lopes (1918–2006), theoretical physicist
  • Adolfo Lutz (1855–1940), physician and pioneer of public health
  • José Lutzenberger (1926–2002), ecologist and zoologist
  • Roberto Landell de Moura (1861–1928), pioneer of telephony
  • Fritz Müller (1821–1897), German-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; botanist; naturalist; entomologist
  • Miguel Nicolelis (born 1961), neuroscientist, one of Scientific American's best scientists of 2004
  • Jacob Palis (born 1940), mathematician of international fame, current president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
  • Maurício Peixoto (1921–2019), engineer, mathematician, pioneered the studies on structural stability, author of Peixoto's theorem
  • Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (1818–1888), biologist, zoologist, naturalist
  • José Aristodemo Pinotti (1934–2009), physician and gynecologist, former president of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
  • Marcos Pontes (born 1963), first Brazilian astronaut, Missão Centenário
  • Patricia Pranke (born 1967), stem cell researcher, professor
  • Ana Maria Primavesi (1920–2020), soil scientist and promoter of the ecological management of tropical soils
  • André Rebouças (1838–1898), pioneer engineer, brother of Antônio Rebouças Filho
  • José Reis (1907–2002), biologist, greatest Brazilian science writer
  • Gilberto Righi (1937–1999), biologist, zoologist, specialist on earthworms
  • Milton Santos (1926–2001), geographer, won the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize, the highest award that can be gained in the field of geography
  • Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), aviator and inventor
  • Mário Schenberg (1914–1990), theoretical physicist
  • Helmut Sick (1910–1991), German-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; ornithologist
  • Lotar Siewerdt (born 1939), agronomist; forage production
  • Manuel Augusto Pirajá da Silva (1873–1961), responsible for the identification and complete description of the pathogenic agent and the pathophysiological cycle of schistosomiasis disease
  • Maurício Rocha e Silva (1910–1983), physician and pharmacologist, discovered bradykinin, an active cardiovascular peptide
  • Emilio Joaquim da Silva Maia (1808–1859), physician and naturalist
  • Nise da Silveira (1905–1999), psychiatrist and mental health reformer
  • Jorge Stolfi (born 1950), computer scientist, professor at UNICAMP
  • Jayme Tiomno (1920–2011), experimental and theoretical nuclear physicist
  • Paulo Emílio Vanzolini (1924–2013), biologist, zoologist, herpetologist
  • Glaci Zancan (1935–2007), biochemist[38]
  • Mayana Zatz (born 1947), biologist and geneticist
  • Euryclides Zerbini (1912–1993), heart surgeon, pioneer of first heart transplant in Brazil

Foreign scientists and engineers who lived or live in Brazil[]

  • Alexander Grothendieck (1928–2014), French mathematician
  • David Bohm (1917–1992), American physicist
  • Gregory Chaitin (born 1947), Argentine-American mathematician
  • Louis Couty (1854–1884), French physiologist and pharmacologist
  • Miguel Rolando Covian (1913–1992), Argentinian physiologist
  • Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), American geologist
  • Heinz Ebert (1907–1983), German geologist
  • Luigi Fantappiè (1901–1956), Italian mathematician
  • Richard Feynman (1918–1988), American physicist
  • Charles Frederick Hartt (1840–1878), Canadian-American geologist and paleontologist
  • Hermann von Ihering (1850–1930), German naturalist
  • Fritz Köberle (1910–1983), Austrian physician and pathologist
  • Grigori Ivanovitch Langsdorff (1774–1852), German/Russian naturalist
  • Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009), French anthropologist
  • Emmanuel Liais (1826–1900), French astronomer and naturalist
  • Lucien Lison (1908–1984), Belgian anatomist
  • Fritz Müller (1821–1897), German naturalist
  • Giuseppe Occhialini (1907–1993), Italian physicist
  • Ludwig Riedel (1790–1861), German botanist
  • Oscar Sala (1922–2010), Italian nuclear physicist
  • Carl August Wilhelm Schwacke (1848–1904), German botanist
  • Friedrich Sellow (1789–1831), German botanist
  • Helmut Sick (1910–1991), German zoologist
  • Peter Szatmari (born 1950), Hungarian geologist
  • Gleb Wataghin (1899–1986), Russian/Italian physicist
  • Stefan Zweig (1881–1942), Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer


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