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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.
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
Architects and urban planners
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)
= Painters
=Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988)
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
Athletes
= Football
=Adriano (born 1982)
Adriano (born 1985)
Matheus Aurélio (born 1999)
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
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
Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), Israel Basketball Premier League and former NBA player
Fab Melo (1990–2017), former NBA player
Leandro Barbosa (born 1982), NBA champion
Marcelo Huertas (born 1983), professional basketball player
Nenê Hilário (born 1982), NBA player
Oscar Schmidt (born 1958), retired basketball player
Raul Neto (born 1992), NBA player
Tiago Splitter (born 1985), NBA champion
= Volleyball
=Adriana Behar (born 1969), volleyball, beach player; two-time Olympic silver; Pan American champion; two-time world champion
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 (1960–1994), three-time Formula 1 World Champion
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
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
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
Alexandre Pantoja (born 1990), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts Male World Champion
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
Yane Marques (born 1984), Olympic medalist in Modern Pentathlon
Diplomats
Barão do Rio Branco (1845–1912)
Joaquim Nabuco (1849–1910)
Jorge Sá Earp (1955-)
Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas (1876–1954)
Oswaldo Aranha (1894–1960)
Rui Barbosa (1849–1923)
Aimée de Heeren (1903-2006), WW2 secret service agent, fashion icon
Walter Moreira Salles (1912–2001)
Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003), UN representative
Film directors
Executives and business 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 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
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
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
=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
King John VI (1767–1826)
Queen Maria I (1734–1816)
Emperor Pedro I (1798–1834)
Emperor Pedro II (1825–1891)
Musicians
Nurses and physicians
Ana Néri (1814–1880), pioneering nurse; assisted Brazilian forces on the battlefield, "mother of nursery"
Politicians
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
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 Foreign 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
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)
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
Irmã Mônica (born 1976), Evangelical digital influencer
Chico Xavier (1910–2002), main figure of Spiritism
Journalists and TV celebrities
Abelardo Barbosa (1917–1988)
Angélica (born 1973)
Boris Casoy (born 1941)
Eliana (born 1973)
Fátima Bernardes (born 1962)
Glória Maria (1949-2023)
Jô Soares (1938–2022)
Maria Júlia Coutinho (born 1978)
Rodrigo Souza Leão (1965–2009)
Marília Gabriela (born 1948)
Pedro Bial (born 1958)
Silvio Santos (1930–2024)
Xuxa (born 1963)
William Bonner (born 1963)
Writers
Science and technology
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
Abrahão de Moraes (1916–1970), astronomer and mathematician
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
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
Guilherme "Bill" Cardoso, Brazilian-American entrepreneur, engineer, and scientist.
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 (1929–2024), 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 Leão's depression, 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
Carlos Rittl (living), scientist and environmentalist
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
Ademar Agostinho Sauthier (1940), theologist
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
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
Carlos Hamilton Vasconcelos Araújo (born 1964), economist and engineer
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
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
References
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