List of Brazilians

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.

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Actors

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)
Fernanda Torres (born 1965)
Fábio Assunção (born 1971)
Fábio Lago (born 1970)
Francisca Queiroz (born 1979)
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
Jéssica Sodré (born 1985)
José Lewgoy (1920–2003)
José Wilker (1944–2014)
Juliana Didone (born 1984)
Juliana Silveira (born 1980), actress/singer
Lázaro Ramos (born 1978)
Lima Duarte (born 1930)
Lucélia Santos (born 1957), actress, film director and producer
Malu Mader (born 1966),
Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), singer
Marco Nanini (born 1948)
Maria Flor (born 1983)
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)
Raw Leiba (born 1975), actor and sportsmodel
Regina Duarte (born 1947)
Renato Aragão (born 1935)
Reynaldo Gianecchini (born 1972)
Rodrigo Hilbert (born 1980)
Rodrigo Lopes (born 1985), Big Brother finalist (United Kingdom), actor and TV reporter
Rodrigo Santoro (born 1975)
Ronald Golias (1929–2005), actor and comedian
Sandy Leah (born 1983), actress, singer, songwriter
Selton Mello (born 1972)
Seu Jorge (born 1970), artist
Sônia Braga (born 1950)
Taís Araújo (born 1978)
Tarcisio Meira (born 1935)
Teresa Seiblitz (born 1964)
Vera Fischer (born 1951)
Viétia Zangrandi (born 1970)
Xuxa Meneghel (born 1963), actress, singer, TV host
Leonardo Villar (1923-2000)

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 (born 1928), architect and professor, winner of the 2006 Pritzker Prize
Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994), architect and landscape designer
Jaime Lerner (born 1937), architect and urban planner
Ruy Ohtake (born 1938), architect
Marcio Kogan (born 1952), architect
Igor de Vetyemy (born 1981), architect and professor

Artists

Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijadinho" (1730–1814), Baroque sculptor
Artur Barrio (born 1945)
Moysés Baumstein (1931–1991), holographer, painter, film/video producer
Raul Bopp (1898–1984), painter
Victor Brecheret (1894–1955), sculptor
Lygia Clark (1920–1988)
Mauricio de Sousa (born 1935), cartoonist
Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976), painter
Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973), painter
Oswaldo Goeldi (1895–1961), illustrator and engraver
Ricardo Graziano (born 1986), ballet dancer
Almeida Junior (1850–1899), painter
Carlos Latuff (born 1968), political cartoonist
Manabu Mabe (1924–1997)
Anita Malfatti (1889–1964), painter
Victor Meirelles (1832–1903)
Naza (born 1955), painter, visual artist
Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980), painter
Ana Maria Pacheco (born 1943), painter and sculptor
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020), artist and inventor
José Pancetti (1902–1958), painter
Lygia Pape (1927–2004)
Cândido Portinari (1903–1962), painter
Lasar Segall (1891–1957)
Ana Lucia Souza (born 1982), ballet dancer
Taiguara (1945–1996), singer/songwriter
Sidnei Tendler (born 1958)
Cybèle Varela (born 1943), painter, mixed-media artist
Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988), painter

Athletes

Helio Castroneves

Daniel Adler (born 1958), sailing, Olympic silver (yachting; sailing class)
Francisco Arrué (born 1977), footballer
Kevin Alves (born 1991), figure skater
Thiago Alves (born 1983), mixed martial artist
Carolina Azedo (born 1992), volleyball player
Jade Barbosa (born 1991), gymnast
Leandro Barbosa (born 1982), basketball player, NBA champion.[2]
Rubens Barrichello (born 1972), former Formula 1 driver, raced for Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Braun, and Williams
Bebeto (born 1964), footballer
Adriana Behar (born 1969), volleyball, beach player; two-time Olympic silver; Pan American champion; two-time world champion[3]
Blanka, electric street fighter
Jonas Brignoni Dos Santos (born 1983), footballer
Bob Burnquist (born 1976), professional skateboarder
Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), NBA player[4]
Cafu (born 1970), footballer
Roberto Carlos (born 1973), 2002 FIFA World Cup Champion
Marquinhos Caruaru (born 1977), footballer
Casemiro (born 1992), football player for Real Madrid and three time UEFA Champions League Winner
Hélio Castroneves (born 1975), IndyCar driver
Eurico Rosa Da Silva (born 1975), jockey
Eronilde de Araújo (born 1970), athlete who specializes in 400 meters hurdles
Anderson de Jesus Ramos (born 1979), footballer
Leandro Novais de Souza Alves (born 1988), footballer
Daniel Dias (born 1988), swimmer, paralympian
Dida (born 1973), footballer
Amílton Jesus dos Santos (born 1981), footballer
Junior dos Santos (born 1984), World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
Benny Feilhaber (born 1985), footballer, center/attacking midfielder (AGF Aarhus & US national team)
César Cielo Filho (born 1987), professional swimmer, having obtained two Olympic medals, also olympic and world record holder.
Christian Fittipaldi (born 1971), NASCAR driver/Indycar driver
Emerson Fittipaldi (born 1946), Formula One two-time champion. Raced for McLaren, Lotus and Fittipaldi automotive, which was founded by him and his brother, it was the only Brazilian Formula One team ever founded[5]
Yan Gomes (born 1987), MLB player[6]
Garrincha (1933–1983), footballer
Giba (born 1976), volleyball player, eight-time World League champion
Fernando Luis Gomes Guilherme (born 1988), footballer
Bruno Demetrio Iotti (born 1987), footballer
Marcelo Huertas (born 1983), professional basketball player
Nenê Hilário (born 1982), NBA player.[7]
William Ismael (born 1989), footballer
Jairzinho (born 1944), footballer
Kaká (born 1982), footballer
Tony Kanaan (born 1974), IndyCar driver
Felipe Kitadai (born 1989), Olympic medalist judoka
Emerson Silva Leal (born 1980), footballer
Lucas Leiva (born 1987), football player
Alex Pereira Lopes (born 1989), footballer
Lúcio (born 1978), retired footballer
David Luiz (born 1987), football player for Arsenal
Fernando Alves Machado (born 1981), footballer
Lyoto Machida (born 1978), black belt in Machida Karate, mixed martial arts World Champion
Maurren Maggi (born 1976), retired olympic gold medallist track and field athlete
Felipe Massa (born 1981), Formula One driver, notably for Scuderia Ferrari
Fab Melo (1990–2017), former NBA player[8]
Marcio Navarro (born 1978), professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist
Marta Vieira da Silva (born 1986), footballer
Raul Neto (born 1992), NBA player[9]
Neymar (born 1992), footballer playing for Paris Saint-Germain and nominated for FIFA's World Best Player Award in 2017.
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
Roberto Firmino (born 1991), footballer, Liverpool FC
Antônio Rogério Nogueira (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
André Lima Pedro (born 1985), footballer
Pelé (born 1940), football player, three-time World Cup Champion[10]
Nelson Piquet (born 1952), three-time Formula One world champion, raced for Williams, Benetton, McLaren, Ensign, and Brabham[11]
Alexandre de Pontes (1968–1993), bodyboarder, one of the first Brazilians to gain widespread international recognition in the sport.
Bernard Rajzman (born 1957), volleyball, Olympic silver; Pan American champion; world silver
Rivaldo (born 1972), footballer
Rivelino (born 1946), footballer
Robinho (born 1984), footballer
Rodrigo Pessoa (born 1972), Olympic Champion show jumper
Rogério Ceni (born 1973), footballer (goalkeeper)
Romário (born 1966), footballer
Ronaldinho (born 1980), footballer, two-time FIFA World Player of the Year
Ronaldo (born 1976), footballer, two-time World Cup champion
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (born 1981), brother of "Ninja" Rua, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
Murilo Rua (born 1980), brother of "Shogun" Rua, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
Ângelo Sampaio Benedetti (born 1981), footballer
Alefein Santos (born 1995), footballer
Oscar Schmidt (born 1958), retired basketball player
Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960–1994), three-time Formula 1 World Champion[12]
Bruno Senna (born 1983), Formula One racing driver and the nephew of Ayrton Senna
Anderson Silva (born 1975), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
Edimar Silva Jacomelli (born 1987), footballer
Thiago Silva (born 1984), football player for Paris Saint-Germain
Wanderlei Silva (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
Juan Pablo Sorín (born 1976), Argentinian soccer player who lives in Brazil
Tiago Splitter (born 1985), basketball player.[13]
Wilson Surubim (born 1980), footballer
Anderson Varejão (born 1982), basketball player[14]
Diego Walsh (born 1979), footballer
Zico (born 1953), retired footballer
Zizinho (1921–2002), retired footballer
Philippe Coutinho (born 1992), football player for FC Barcelona

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

Environmentalists

Antônia Melo (born 1949), campaigned against the Belo Monte Dam

Film directors

Aluizio Abranches
Ana Carolina (born 1945)
Andrucha Waddington (born 1970)
Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), pioneer filmmaker
Ana Maria Magalhães (born 1950), director and actress
Anselmo Duarte (1920–2009), winner of a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or
Bruno Barreto (born 1955), Golden Berlin Bear-nominated director
Arnaldo Jabor (born 1940), director, writer and journalist, Silver Berlin Bear-winner
Cacá Diegues (born 1940)
Cao Hamburger (born 1962)
Carlos Coimbra (1925–2007)
Carlos Reichenbach (1945–2012)
Daniel Filho (born 1937), director and actor
Daniela Thomas (born 1959)
David Neves (1938–1994)
Eduardo Coutinho (1933–2014), documentary filmmaker
Fabio Barreto (1957–2019), Bruno Barreto's brother
Fernando Meirelles (born 1955), Academy Award-nominated director
Glauber Rocha (1939–1981), founder of Brazilian New Cinema - Cinema Novo; Cannes Film Festival award-winning director
Guilherme de Almeida Prado (born 1954)
Hugo Carvana (1937–2014), director and actor
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; Walter Salles's brother
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (1932–1988), member of Brazilian New Cinema - Cinema Novo
Joel Zito Araújo
Jom Tob Azulay (born 1941)
Jorge Furtado (born 1959)
José Mojica Marins (1936–2020), also known as Coffin Joe, filmmaker expert in horror movies
José Padilha (born 1967), Golden Berlin Bear winner
Karim Aïnouz (born 1966)
Lima Barreto (1906–1982)
Lucélia Santos (born 1957), director and actress
Luiz de Barros (1893–1982)
Luiz Duarte (born 1956), director and screenplay writer
Luiz Fernando Carvalho (born 1960)
Marcelo Gomes (born 1963)
Mário Peixoto (1908–1992), pioneer filmmaker
Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928–2018), director
Norma Bengell (1935–2013), director and actress
Paulo Porto (1917–1999), director and actor
Paulo Thiago (born 1945)
Roberto Farias (1932–2018)
Roberto Santos (1928–1987)
Ruy Guerra (born in Mozambique, 1931), member of Brazilian New Cinema - 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), director of Central do Brasil (Central Station)

Executives and business entrepreneurs

Abílio Diniz (born 1936)
Aloysio de Andrade Faria (1920-2020)
Andre Medici (born 1956)
Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (1928–2014)
Armínio Fraga (born 1957)
Assis Chateaubriand (1892–1968)
Arne Ragnar Enge
Bob Falkenburg (born 1926)
Carlos Ghosn (born 1954)
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)
Henrique Meirelles (born 1945)
João Carlos di Genio (born 1939)
Jorge Paulo Lemann (born 1939)
José Alencar (1931–2011)
Julio Bozano (born 1936)
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 Indian expert

Fashion designers

Alexandre Herchcovitch (born 1971)
Amir Slama (Rosa Chá)
Carlos Falchi (1944–2015)
Carlos Tufvesson
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[15]
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 but also a slave master, killed in battle.
Santos Dumont (1873–1932), Brazilian inventor and aeronaut

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

Carolina Araujo (born 1976), the only tenured woman researcher at IMPA

Avila

Elon Lages Lima

Palis

Artur Avila (born 1979), work on dynamical systems, Fields Medal winner
Manfredo do Carmo (1928–2018), work on differential geometry, author of popular textbooks
Walter Carnielli (born 1952)
Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born 1952)
Celso Costa (born 1949), discovered Costa's minimal surface
Newton da Costa (born 1929), logician
César Camacho (born 1943)
Marcos Dajczer (born 1948)
Francisco Antônio Dória (born 1945)
Djairo Guedes de Figueiredo (born 1934), noted for his researches on differential equations
Leopoldo Penna Franca (1959–2012)
Arnaldo Garcia (born 1950)
Fernando Q. Gouvêa (born 1957), MAA's Lester R. Ford Award winner
Alfredo Noel Iusem (born 1949)
Yoshiharu Kohayakawa (born 1963)
Elon Lages Lima (1929–2017), topologist and geometer, teacher and author of textbooks
Artur Oscar Lopes (born 1950)
Ricardo Mañé (1948–1995)
Fernando Codá Marques (born 1979), work on differential geometry, co-author of the first proof of the Willmore conjecture
Carlos Matheus (born 1984)
Júlio César de Mello e Souza (1895–1974), the Malba Tahan
Welington de Melo (1946–2016)
Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (1855–1927)
Carlos Gustavo Moreira (born 1973)
Leopoldo Nachbin (1922–1993), introduced Nachbin's theorem and did important work on Hewitt–Nachbin spaces
Antônio Carbonari Netto
Helena J. Nussenzveig Lopes, known for her work on partial differential equations for fluid dynamics
Valeria de Paiva
Jacob Palis (born 1940), work on dynamical systems, Balzan Prize winner
Maurício Peixoto (1921–2019), introduced Peixoto's theorem
Paulo Pinheiro
Enrique Pujals (born 1996)
Paulo Ribenboim (born 1928)
Ruy de Queiroz (born 1958)
Aron Simis (born 1942)
Imre Simon (1943–2009)
Joaquim Gomes de Souza (1829–1864), pioneer in mathematical research in Brazil
Jorge Sotomayor Tello (born 1942)
Keti Tenenblat (born 1944)
Marcelo Viana (born 1962)
José Felipe Voloch (born 1963)

Models

Gisele Bundchen

Adriana Lima

Female

Adriana Lima (born 1981)
Adriènne Ferreira (born 1984)
Alessandra Ambrosio (born 1981)
Monalysa Alcântara (born 1999), Miss Brasil 2017
Ana Beatriz Barros (born 1982)
Gisele Bündchen (born 1980), model, actress[16]
Ana Carolina Reston (1985–2006)
Mayra Dias (born 1991), Miss Brasil 2018[17]
Ana Claudia Michels (born 1981)
Ana Hickmann (born 1981)
Júlia Horta (born 1994), Miss Brasil 2019.[18]
Bruna Erhardt (born 1988)
Bruna Tenório (born 1989)
Camilla Finn (born 1991)
Caroline Trentini (born 1987)
Cintia Dicker (born 1986)
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)
Isabeli Fontana (born 1983)
Izabel Goulart (born 1984)
Jéssica Pauletto (born 1990)
Juliana Martins (born 1984)
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)
Yasmin Brunet (born 1988)

Male

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

Monarchs

Emperor Pedro I

Emperor Pedro II

Princess Isabel

Queen Maria I (1734–1816)
King John VI (1767–1826)
Emperor Pedro I (1798–1834)
Emperor Pedro II (1825–1891)
Princess Isabel (1846–1921)

Musicians

Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994), composer, songwriter
João Gilberto (1931–2019), singer, songwriter, guitarist
Astrud Gilberto (born 1940), singer
Bebel Gilberto (born 1966), singer
Caetano Veloso (born 1942), MPB singer-songwriter
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959), classical composer
Sandy (born 1983), pop singer
Marisa Monte (born 1967), MPB singer
Anitta (born 1993), pop singer
Kelly Key (born 1983), pop/r&b singer
Claudia Leitte (born 1980), axé singer
Tim Maia (1942–1998), singer-songwriter
Ivete Sangalo (born 1972), axé singer
Marcos Saback (born 1971), guitarist
Mallu Magalhães (born 1992), folk singer

Politicians

Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955); president of Brazil; national president of Alliance for Brazil; ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; ex-alderman of Rio de Janeiro - Alliance for Brazil (APB)[19]
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; grandson of ex-president of Brazil Tancredo Neves. He is controversially known because of his drug addiction - Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
Alfredo Sirkis (1950-2020); ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; defeated presidencial candidate - Green Party (PV)
André Franco Montoro (1916–1999); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-minister of Labour; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-state deputy of São Paulo; ex-national president of Brazilian Social Democracy Party - Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
Adhemar de Barros (1901–1969); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo for two times; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo - Social Progressive Party (PSP)
Anthony Garotinho (born 1960); ex-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro; ex-mayor of the city of Campos dos Goytacazes; ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; ex-first gentleman of Rio de Janeiro; defeated presidential candidate. He was sued for gang formation. - Independent
Artur da Costa e Silva (1899–1969); ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War; ex-minister of Mines and Energy - National Renewal Alliance (ARENA)
Arthur do Val (born 1986); state deputy of São Paulo. He is known because of his polemic YouTube videos and his right-wing activism by Free Brazil Movement (MBL) - Patriot (PATRI)
Carlos Bolsonaro (born 1982); alderman of Rio de Janeiro; son of president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro - Social Christian Party (PSC)
Carlos Lacerda (1914–1977), ex-governor of the state of Guanabara; ex-federal deputy by Federal District - National Democratic Union (UDN)
Carlos Marun (born 1960); ex-minister of Secretary of Government; ex-federal deputy by Mato Grosso do Sul; ex-state deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul; ex-alderman of Campo Grande - Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)
Celso Russomanno (born 1956); federal deputy by São Paulo. He was the third most voted federal deputy of Brazil until today - Republicans (REPUBLICANOS)
Cesar Maia (born 1945); alderman of Rio de Janeiro; ex-mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro; ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro - Democrats (DEM)
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; brother of Ciro Gomes. In February 2020, in Sobral, he was shot while advanced against police officers on strike using a backhoe - Democratic Labour Party (PDT)
Ciro Gomes (born 1957); national vice-president of Democratic Labour Party; ex-governor of the state of Ceará; ex-minister of Exchequer; ex-minister of National Integration; ex-mayor of the city of Fortaleza; ex-federal deputy by Ceará; ex-state deputy of Ceará; defeated presidential candidate for three times; brother of Cid Gomes - Democratic Labour Party (PDT)
Davi Alcolumbre (born 1977) president of the Federal Senate; senator by Amapá; ex-federal deputy by Amapá; alderman of Macapá - Democrats (DEM)
Dilma Rousseff (born 1947); ex-president of Brazil, impeached; ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency; ex-minister of Mines and Energy - Workers' Party (PT)
Deodoro da Fonseca (1827–1892); ex-president of Brazil; ex-president of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul Province - Independent
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 - Social Liberal Party (PSL)
Eduardo Campos (1965–2014); ex-governor of Pernambuco; ex-minister of Science and Technology; ex-federal deputy by Pernambuco; ex-state deputy of Pernambuco; grandson of Miguel Arraes. He died in August 2014 when his plane crashed in poor weather in Santos. - Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)
Eduardo Jorge Martins (born 1949); ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-state deputy of São Paulo; defeated presidencial candidate; defeated vice-presidential candidate - Green Party (PV)
Eduardo Suplicy (born 1941); ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-state deputy of São Paulo; ex-alderman of São Paulo - Workers' Party (PT)
Enéas Carneiro (1938–2007); ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-national president of Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order. He was the second most voted federal deputy of the history of Brazil until today - Liberal Party (PL)
Ernesto Geisel (1907–1996); ex-president of Brazil; ex-office executive of the Institutional Security Office; ex-minister of the Superior Militar Court; ex-president of Petrobras - National Renewal Alliance (ARENA)
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; ex-federal deputy by Santa Catarina - Progressist Party (PP)
Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883–1974); ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War - Social Democratic Party (PSD)
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; ex-federal deputy by Alagoas - Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS)
Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931); ex-president of Brazil; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-minister of Exchequer; ex-minister of Foreign Affairs -Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
Flávio Bolsonaro (born 1981); senator by Rio de Janeiro; ex-state deputy of Rio de Janeiro; son of president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro. He was accused of having ties to Rio de Janeiro's militias - Alliance for Brazil (APB)
Floriano Peixoto (1839–1895); ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of Mato Grosso province - Independent
Francisco Everardo Tiririca Oliveira da Silva (born 1963); federal deputy by São Paulo. He is known because of the musical parodies and jokes used in his campaign - Liberal Party (PL)
Geraldo Alckmin (born 1952); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-vice-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of Pindamonhagaba; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-state deputy of São Paulo; ex-alderman of Pindamonhangaba; ex-national president of Brazilian Social Democracy Party; defeated presidential candidate for two times - Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
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; ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul; ex-state deputy of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)
Gilberto Mestrinho (1928–2009); ex-governor of the state of Amazonas; ex-senator by Amazonas; ex-mayor of the city of Manaus - Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)
Golbery do Couto e Silva (1911–1987); ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency - National Renewal Alliance (ARENA)
Hamilton Mourão (born 1953); vice-president of Brazil - Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB)
Jânio Quadros (1917–1992); ex-president of Brazil; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo; ex-federal deputy by Paraná; ex-state deputy of São Paulo; ex-alderman of São Paulo - Christian Labour Party (PTC)
Joice Cristina Hasselmann (born 1978); federal deputy by São Paulo - Social Liberal Party (PSL)
João Amoêdo (born 1962); national president of New Party; defeated presidential candidate - New Party (NOVO)
João Doria (born 1957); governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo - Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
João Goulart (1919–1976); ex-president of Brazil, deposed by a coup; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-minister of Labour, Industry and Trade; ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul; ex-state deputy of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)
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. He was sued and comdemned for active and passive corruption, gang formation, money laundry, ideological falsehood, receivement of undue advantage. - Worker's Party (PT)
José Maria de Almeida (born 1957); national president of Unified Workers' Socialist Party; defeated presidential candidate for two times - Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)
José Maria Eymael (born 1939); national president of Christian Democracy; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; defeated presidential candidate for five times - Christian Democracy (DC)
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 - Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)
Júlio Prestes (1882–1946); ex-president of Brazil, did not take office; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo - National Democratic Union (UDN)
Juscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976); ex-president of Brazil; ex-governor of the state of Minas Gerais; ex-senator by Goiás; ex-mayor of the city of Belo Horizonte; ex-federal deputy by Minas Gerais - Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Kim Kataguiri (born 1996); federal deputy by São Paulo; leader of Free Brazil Movement - Democrats (DEM)
Leonel Brizola (1922–2004); ex-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro; ex-governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul; ex-mayor of the city of Porto Alegre; ex-federal deputy by Guanabara; ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul; ex-state deputy of Rio Grande do Sul; ex-national president of Democratic Labour Party - Democratic Labour Party (PDT)
Luciana Genro (born 1971); state deputy of Rio Grande do Sul; ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul; defeated presidential candidate; daughter of Tarso Genro - Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)
Luciano Bivar (born 1944), second-vice-president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; federal deputy by Pernambuco; nacional president of Social Liberal Party - Social Liberal Party (PSL)
Luís Carlos Prestes (1898–1990); ex-senator by Federal District; ex-general secretary of Brazilian Communist Party; ex-leader of National Libertarian Alliance - Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945); ex-president of Brazil; ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-national president of Worker's Party - Workers' Party (PT)
Manuela d'Ávila (born 1981); ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul; ex-state deputy of Rio Grande do Sul; ex-alderwoman of Porto Alegre; defeated vice-presidential candidate - Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)
Marcelo Freixo (born 1967); federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; ex-state deputy of Rio de Janeiro - Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)
Marielle Franco (1979–2018); ex-alderwoman of Rio de Janeiro. She and her driver Anderson Pedro Gomes were assassinated by two militians, which have a relationship with the family of Jair Bolsonaro.
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; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo - Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
Marina Silva (born 1958); national president of Sustainability Network; ex-senator by Acre; ex-minister of the Environment; ex-state deputy of Acre; ex-alderwoman of Rio Branco; defeated presidencial candidate for three times - Sustainability Network (REDE)
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; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo - Independent
Mauro Carlesse (born 1960); governor of the state of Tocantins; ex-president of the Tocantins's State Chamber of Deputies; ex-state deputy of Tocantins - Democrats (DEM)
Michel Temer (born 1940); ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-prosecutor general of São Paulo - Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)
Miguel Arraes (1916–2005); ex-governor of the state of Pernambuco; ex-mayor of the city of Recife; ex-federal deputy by Pernambuco; ex-state deputy of Pernambuco; grandfather of Eduardo Campos - Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)
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; ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul - Republican Party of Rio Grande do Sul (PRR)
Paulo Maluf (born 1931); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-president of Caixa Econômica Federal; defeated presidential candidate - Progressist Party (PP)
Paulo Renato Souza (1945–2011); ex-minister of Education; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo - Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
Prudente de Morais (1841–1902); ex-president of Brazil; ex-president of the Federal Senate; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-general deputy by São Paulo; ex-president of the Municipal Chamber of Piracicaba; ex-alderman of Piracicaba - Republican Party of São Paulo (PRP)
Rodrigo Maia (born 1970); president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; ex-national president of Democrats - Democrats (DEM)
Rodrigo Maroni (born 1981); has spent his political career representing Rio Grande do Sul, having served in the state legislature since 2019
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 - New Party (NOVO)
Rui Costa Pimenta (born 1957); national president of Factory Workers' Cause Party; defeated presidential candidate for four times - Factory Workers' Cause Party
Tancredo Neves (1910–1985); ex-president of Brazil, died before took office; ex-prime minister of Brazil; ex-governor of the state of Minas Gerais; ex-senator by Minas Gerais - Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)
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 - Workers' Party (PT)

Religious leaders

Antonio Conselheiro (1830–1897), also known outside Brazil as "The Counselor", founder of Canudos
Edir Macedo (born 1945), founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
Inri Cristo (born 1948), claims to be Jesus
R. R. Soares (born 1947), founder of the International Church of the Grace of God
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

Abelardo Barbosa (1917–1988)
Amanda Françozo (born 1979)
Angélica (born 1973)
Boris Casoy (born 1941)
Eliana (born 1973)
Jô Soares (born 1938)
Luciano Huck (born 1971)
Marília Gabriela (born 1948)
Pedro Bial (born 1958)
Silvio Santos (born 1930)
William Bonner (born 1963)
Xuxa (born 1963)

Writers and poets

Álvares de Azevedo (1831–1852), poet and writer
Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay (1843–1871), writer and historian
Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914), poet
Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864), poet
Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987), poet and writer
Castro Alves (1847–1871), poet and writer
Cecília Meireles (1901–1964), poet
Clarice Lispector (1925–1977), writer
Dina Mangabeira (1923-2000), poet
Érico Verissimo (1905–1975), writer
Esther Largman, novelist
Fernando Sabino (1923–2004), writer
Ferreira Gullar (1930–2016), writer and poet
Gustavo Dourado (born 1960), writer and poet
Haroldo de Campos (1929–2003), poet
Holdemar Menezes (1921–1996), writer
João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999), poet
João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967), writer
Jorge Amado (1912–2001), writer
José de Alencar (1829–1877), writer
Luis Fernando Veríssimo (born 1936), writer
Lya Luft (born 1938), writer and poet
Machado de Assis (1839–1908), writer
Manuel Bandeira (1886–1968), poet
Maria Clara Machado (1921–2001), playwright
Mário de Andrade (1893–1945), writer
Vicente Ferreira da Silva (1918—1963), logician, writer
Márcio Souza (born 1946), writer
Menotti del Picchia (1892–1988), critic and writer
Monteiro Lobato (1882–1948), writer and publisher
Nelson Rodrigues (1912–1980), journalist and writer
Oduvaldo Vianna Filho (1936–1974), playwright
Olavo Bilac (1865–1918), poet
Otto Maria Carpeaux (1900–1978), critic
Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954), writer and critic
Paulo Coelho (born 1947), writer
Vinícius de Morais (1913–1980), poet
Luiz Duarte (born 1956), writer, playwright, and screenplay writer
Paulo Fernando Craveiro (born 1934), romance writer, chronicalist, poet, journalist
Ricardo Kotscho (born 1948), journalist and writer

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
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[20]
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 (born 1937), 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, Expedition 13
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[21]
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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[2] "Leandro Barbosa". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

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[20] 2015 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards

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