List of Brazilians of Black African descent

Black Brazilian
*Brasileiros Pretos*
Total population
	"Black": 13.252.000; 6.9% of Brazil's population
Regions with significant populations
	Brazil
Languages
	Portuguese
Religion
	Predominantly Christianity (majority Roman Catholic)
Related ethnic groups
	Brazilian People, Black People, African American, Afro Chilean, Afro Argentine, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Ecuadorian, Afro-Latin American, Afro-Mexican, Afro-Peruvian, Afro-Trinidadian, Black Canadian, African Australian, Afro-Jamaicans, Afro-Costa Rican, Afro-Uruguayan.

Black Brazilian is a term used to categorise by race or color Brazilian citizens who are black. 6.9% of the population of Brazil consider themselves black (preto).

List of black Brazilians by Occupation

Football

Pelé

Jairzinho
Pelé
Júlio Baptista
Juan
Ronaldinho
Alex Teixeira
Sidnei (footballer, born 1989)
Fred
Robinho
Douglas Costa
Antony Matheus dos Santos
Grafite
Fernandinho
Zé Roberto
Vágner Love
Luiz Adriano
Gilberto Silva
Mineiro
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa
Kléber
Gilberto
Leonidas da Silva
Formiga
Neymar Jr
Paulinho
Sammir - naturalised Croatian footballer
Roberto Carlos
Ramires
Willian
Vinícius Júnior
David Neres
Gabriel Jesus
Marcelo

Capoeira

Other sports

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva – athlete, won two olympic gold medals on the triple jump
Daiane dos Santos – gymnast
Anderson Silva – mixed martial arts fighter, former UFC middleweight champion
Leandro Barbosa – basketball player
Nenê – basketball player
Maguila – boxer
Janeth Arcain – basketball player
Jadel Gregório – athlete
Nelson Prudêncio – athlete
Zuluzinho – wrestler
Diogo Silva – Taekwondo gold medal in 2007 Panamerican Games
Robson Caetano – athlete
Rafaela Silva – judoka
Joice Silva – freestyle wrestler
Rosângela Santos – track and field sprint athlete
Fabiana Claudino – volleyball player
Fernanda Garay – volleyball player
Cristiano Felício – basketball player

Actors

Fashion

Music

Chico César

Politics

Alceu Collares - Rio Grande do Sul State Governor (1991–1994)
Abdias do Nascimento - Federal Deputy and Nobel Prize for Peace nominee
Benedita da Silva - first female senator in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State Governor (2002), Minister of Social Action
Celso Pitta - São Paulo City Mayor (1997–2000)
João Alves Filho - Sergipe State Governor (1983–1987;1991–1994)
Paulo Paim - Federal Deputy and Senator
Otavio Mangabeira - Governor of Bahia, and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1926–1930)
Romário - Federal Senator from Rio de Janeiro

Supreme Court Justices

Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes (since 2003)

Military

Henrique Dias - military leader during the Dutch–Portuguese War, was knighted for his services during the two Battles of Guararapes.

Writers

Science and Technology

Sonia Guimarães - professor and first black Brazilian woman to receive a doctorate in physics
André Rebouças - engineer
Milton Santos - geographer, received the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize in 1994

Religion

Dom José Maria "Dom Pelé" Pires - Emerit Archbishop of Paraíba
Helvécio Martins - first Black to be called as a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Valdemiro Santiago - evangelical pastor and founder and leader of the Igreja Mundial do Poder de Deus
Father António Vieira

Photo-gallery of famous Black Brazilians

References

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078512/
Luciano Trigo, "Entrevista: Joel Rufino dos Santos", Máquina de Escrever, 29 October 2008.

External links

Portal Afro (in Portuguese)
Afro Brazilian Museum (in Portuguese)

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[1] ttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078512/

[2] Luciano Trigo, "Entrevista: Joel Rufino dos Santos", Máquina de Escrever, 29 October 2008.