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This is a list of Brazilians, people either born in Brazil or immigrants to Brazil (citizens or permanent residents), grouped by their area of notability.
[edit] Actors
Main article: List of Brazilian actors
- Alice Braga (1983 -)
- Alinne Moraes (1983 -)
- Ana Paula Arósio (1975 -)
- Antônio Fagundes (1949 -)
- Bete Mendes (1949 -), actor/politician
- Betty Lago (1955 -)
- Bruno Campos
- Bruna Lombardi (1952 -)
- Dado Dolabella (1980 -)
- Daniel Benzali
- Daniele Suzuki (1977 -)
- Denise Fraga (1965 -)
- Dercy Gonçalves, (1907–2008), artist
- Eliane Giardini (1952 -)
- Fernanda Montenegro, (1929 -)
- Fernanda Torres (1965 -)
- Fábio Assunção (1971 -)
- Francisca Queiroz (1979 -)
- Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (1934–2006)
- Giovanna Antonelli (1976 -)
- Glória Menezes (1934 -)
- Grande Otelo (1915–1993)
- Guilherme Berenguer
- Hebe Camargo (1929 -), TV presenter, singer, actress
- Jéssica Sodré (1985 -)
- José Lewgoy (1920–2003)
- José Wilker (1945 -)
- Juliana Didone (1984 -)
- Juliana Silveira (1980), actress/singer
- Lázaro Ramos (1978 -)
- Lima Duarte (1930)
- Lucélia Santos (1957), actress, film director and producer
- Malu Mader (1966 -),
- Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), singer
- Marco Nanini (1948?)
- Maria Flor (1983 -)
- Matheus Nachtergaele (1969 -)
- Miguel Falabella (1957)
- Murilo Benício (1972 -)
- Natália Guimarães (1984), Miss Brasil 2007, actress
- Oscarito
- Paola Oliveira (1982 -)
- Paulo Autran (1922–2007)
- Paulo Betti (1952)
- Raul Cortez (1932–2006)
- Raw Leiba, actor and sportsmodel
- Regina Duarte (1947 -)
- Renato Aragão (1936 )
- Reynaldo Gianecchini (1972 -)
- Rodrigo Hilbert (1980 -)
- Rodrigo Lopes Big Brother finalist (United Kingdom), Actor and TV Reporter, (1985 -)
- Rodrigo Santoro (1975 -)
- Ronald Golias (1929–2005), actor and comedian
- Selton Mello (1972 -)
- Seu Jorge (1970), artist
- Sônia Braga (1950 -)
- Taís Araújo (1978 -)
- Tarcisio Meira (1935)
- Teresa Seiblitz (1962)
- Vagner Dantas (1983)
- Vera Fischer (1951 -)
- Viétia Zangrandi
- Xuxa Meneghel (1963), actress, singer, TV host
- Leonardo Villar
[edit] Architects and urbanists
- Affonso Eduardo Reidy (1909–1964), architect and urban planner, reformer of Rio de Janeiro
- João Batista Vilanova Artigas (1915–1985), architect
- Lina Bo Bardi
- Lúcio Costa (1902–1998), architect and urbanist, creator of Brasília
- Oscar Niemeyer (born 1907), architect of international renown
- Paulo Mendes da Rocha (born 1928), architect, winner of the 2006 Pritzker Prize
- Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994), architect and landscape designer.
- Ruy Ohtake, architect
- Sidney Linhares, paisagist
- Fernando Chacel, paisagist
[edit] Artists
Main article: List of Brazilian artists
- Artur Barrio
- Anita Malfatti, painter
- Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988), painter
- Almeida Junior (1850–1899), painter
- Ana Lucia Souza (born 1982), ballet dancer
- Ana Maria Pacheco(born 1943) painter and sculptor
- Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijadinho" (1730–1814), Baroque sculptor
- Cândido Portinari (1903–1962), painter
- Cybèle Varela (born 1943), painter, mixed-media artist
- Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976), painter
- Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980), painter
- José Pancetti (born 1902), painter
- Julio Marchi (born 1971), songwriter, film/video producer, writer, designer
- Lasar Segall
- Lygia Clark (1920–1988)
- Lygia Pape (1924–2004)
- Manabu Mabe (1924–1997)
- Mauricio de Sousa, cartoonist
- Moysés Baumstein, holographer, painter, film/video producer (1931–1991)
- Naza, painter, Visual Artist
- Oswaldo Goeldi (1895–1961), illustrator and engraver
- Raul Bopp, painter
- Rodrigo Teixeira (born 1976), Visual Effects
- Taiguara (1945–1996), singer/songwriter
- Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973), painter
- Victor Brecheret (1894–1955), painter
- Victor Meirelles (1832–1903)
- Sidnei Tendler (1958)
[edit] Diplomats
Main article: List of Brazilian diplomats
- Barão do Rio Branco (1845–1912)
- Joaquim Nabuco (1849–1910)
- Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas
- Oswaldo Aranha
- Rui Barbosa
- Walter Moreira Salles
- Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003), UN representative
[edit] Film directors
Main article: List of Brazilian film directors
- Aluizio Abranches
- Ana Carolina
- Andrucha Waddington
- Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), pioneer film-maker
- Ana Maria Magalhães, director and actress
- Anselmo Duarte (born 1920), winner of a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or
- Bruno Barreto, Golden Berlin Bear-nominated director
- Arnaldo Jabor, director, writer and journalist, Silver Berlin Bear-winner
- Cacá Diegues
- Cao Hamburger
- Carlos Coimbra (1925–2007)
- Carlos Manga, Chanchada films and TV director
- Carlos Reichenbach
- Cláudio Torres, Fernanda Torres's brother
- Daniel Filho, director and actor
- Daniela Thomas
- David Neves (1938–1994)
- Domingos Oliveira
- Eduardo Coutinho, documentary filmmaker
- Fabio Barreto, Bruno Barreto's brother
- Fernando Meirelles, 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
- Hugo Carvana, director and actor
- Hector Babenco, Argentine-Brazilian Academy Award-nominated director
- Heitor Dhalia
- Humberto Mauro (1897–1983), pioneer and inventive film-maker
- João Moreira Salles, documentary director and Walter Salles's brother
- Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (1932–1988), member of Brazilian New Cinema – Cinema Novo
- Joel Zito Araújo
- Jom Tob Azulay
- Jorge Furtado
- José Mojica Marins (born 1936), also known as Coffin Joe, film-maker expert in horror movies.
- José Padilha, Golden Berlin Bear winner
- Karim Aïnouz
- Lima Barreto (1906–1982)
- Lucélia Santos, director and actress
- Luiz de Barros (1893–1992)
- Luiz Duarte (born 1956), director and screenplaywriter
- Luiz Fernando Carvalho
- Marcelo Gomes
- Mário Peixoto (1910–1992), pioneer film-maker
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos, director
- Norma Bengell, director and actress
- Paulo Morelli
- Paulo Porto (1917–1999), director and actor
- Paulo Thiago
- Roberto Farias
- Roberto Santos (1928–1987)
- Ruy Guerra (born in Mozambique, 1931), member of Brazilian New Cinema – Cinema Novo
- Sérgio Machado
- Sérgio Rezende
- Suzana Amaral
- Tata Amaral
- Walter Hugo Khouri (1929–2003)
- Walter Lima Jr.
- Walter Salles, director of "Central do Brasil" (Central Station)
- Watson de Macedo (1918–1981), director of Chanchada films
[edit] Executives and business entrepreneurs
Main article: List of Brazilian entrepreneurs
- Abílio Diniz
- Aloysio de Andrade Faria
- Andre Medici
- Antônio Ermírio de Moraes
- Armínio Fraga
- Assis Chateaubriand
- Bob Falkenburg
- Carlos Ghosn
- Daniel Dantas
- Edmond Safra
- Eduardo Saverin
- Eike Batista
- Francesco Matarazzo
- Germán Efromovich
- Gustavo Franco
- Henrique Meirelles
- João Carlos di Genio
- Jorge Paulo Lemann
- José Alencar
- José Mentor Guilherme de Mello
- Julio Bozano
- Julio Marchi
- Norberto Odebrecht
- Pedro Moreira Salles
- Ricardo Semler
- Roberto Marinho
- Samuel Klein
- Victor Civita
- Walter Moreira Salles
[edit] Explorers and discoverers
- Cândido Rondon (1865–1958), famous explorer and engineer
- Orlando Villas Boas (1914–2003), explorer and indigenist
- Amyr Klink, adventurer and navigator, first solo rowing across the South Atlantic
- Sydney Possuelo (1940–), explorer, social activist and Indian expert
[edit] Fashion designers
- Alberto Sabino
- Alexandre Herchcovitch
- Amir Slama (Rosa Chá)
- André Lima
- Carlos Falchi
- Carlos Tufvesson
- Clodovil Hernandes (Haute-Couture)
- David Azulay (Blue Man)
- Francisco Costa (Calvin Klein)
- Igor Cavalera (Cavalera)
- João Pimenta
- Ocimar Versolato
- Ricardo Almeida
- Tufi Duek (Fórum / Triton)
- Zuzu Angel
[edit] Geologists
- Aluízio Licínio de Miranda Barbosa (born 1916, Alto do Rio Doce-MG)
- Djalma Guimarães (1895–1973, born Santa Luzia, MG, died Belo Horizonte)
- Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida (born 1916, Rio de Janeiro), one of the most outstanding geologists of the 20 century; he is still active in researching, teaching, lecturing, and publishing in the 21st century
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838)
- Louis Agassiz
- 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, CPRM.
- Reinhard Maack (1892–1969, born in Herford-Germany, died in Curitiba-Brazil)
- Walter K. Link, 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 Rio Claro, São Paulo
- Aziz Ab'Saber (born 1924, São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo), Brazilian geoscientist
- Sérgio Estanislau do Amaral
- Peter Szatmari (geologist), Hungarian geologist
[edit] Heroes and historical figures
- Admiral Tamandaré, military combatant, war veteran, Father of the Navy.
- Ana Néri, pioneering nurse, she 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.
- Barão do Amazonas, Admiral of the Navy, war hero, led the decisive Battle of Riachuelo.
- Bento Gonçalves, military commander, led a separatist movement.
- Chico Mendes (1944–1988), murdered rural leader and martyr of ecological movements in the Amazon.
- Duke of Caxias, military commander, nationalist leader, Father of the Army.
- José Bonifácio, Patriarch of the Independence.
- Princess Isabel (1846–1921), Princess Imperial of Brazil, later de jure Empress of Brazil, second 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.
- Tristão de Alencar Araripe, republican leader.
- Zumbi dos Palmares (1655–1695), African-born leader of a slave revolt, killed in battle.
[edit] Intellectuals and thinkers
- Alessandro Hirata, jurist
- Benjamin Sodré
- Benjamin Constant, abolitionist and republican
- Darcy Ribeiro (1922–1997), anthropologist and educator, scientific leader and politician
- Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995), sociologist
- Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), sociologist
- Jorge Stolfi (born 1950), computer scientist
- José do Patrocínio, liberal abolitionist and republican
- Leonardo Boff, friar, theologian, silenced by the Vatican due to his socialist stance
- Milton Santos (1926–2001), geographer, writer and university professor
- Paulo Freire (1921–1997), educator and university professor
- Raymundo Faoro (1925–2003), jurist
[edit] Models
[edit] Female
- Adriana Lima
- Alessandra Ambrosio
- Ana Beatriz Barros
- Ana Carolina Reston
- Ana Claudia Michels
- Ana Hickmann
- Bruna Erhardt
- Bruna Tenório
- Camilla Finn
- Caroline Ribeiro
- Caroline Trentini
- Cintia Dicker
- Daniella Cicarelli
- Daniella Sarahyba
- Emanuela de Paula
- Fabiana Semprebom
- Fernanda Lessa
- Fernanda Motta
- Fernanda Tavares
- Flavia de Oliveira
- Gianne Albertoni
- Gisele Bündchen
- Isabeli Fontana
- Izabel Goulart
- Jeisa Chiminazzo
- Jéssica Pauletto
- Juliana Imai
- Juliana Martins
- Letícia Birkheuer
- Luciana Curtis
- Luciana Gimenez
- Luíza Brunet
- Marcelle Bittar
- Mariana Weickert
- Mariana Maxi Torres-Hamilton
- Michelle Alves
- Raica Oliveira
- Raquel Zimmermann
- Shirley Mallmann
- Yasmin Brunet
[edit] Male
[edit] Monarchs
Main article: List of Brazilian monarchs
[edit] Musicians
Main article: List of Brazilian musicians
[edit] Politicians
See also: List of Brazilian presidents
- Aécio Neves, senator of Minas Gerais, grandson of former president Tancredo Neves.
- André Franco Montoro, senator and governor of the state of São Paulo
- Adhemar de Barros, governor of the state of São Paulo
- Artur da Costa e Silva, general and president during the military regime
- Carlos Lacerda (1914–1977), journalist and governor of former Guanabara State
- Cesar Maia, mayor of Rio de Janeiro.
- Ciro Gomes, mayor of Fortaleza, governor of Ceará, presidential candidate and minister
- Dilma Rousseff, president
- Ernesto Geisel (1907–1996), general and president during the military regime, started the political liberalization
- Esperidião Amin, senator and governor of Santa Catarina
- Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883–1974), marshal of the Army, war minister during the WWII, succeeded by Getúlio Vargas in 1951.
- Fernando Collor de Mello, mayor, governor of Alagoas and impeached president in 1992
- Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931), sociologist and university professor, senator, minister and twice president
- Geraldo Alckmin, ex-mayor of Pindamonhangaba, vice-governor and ex-governor of São Paulo
- Getúlio Vargas (1882–1954), senator and twice president (1930–45;1951–54), was also a dictator (1937–45), killed himself in 1954
- Golbery do Couto e Silva (1911–1987), early conspirator of the military coup against Goulart, and powerful political figure behind the office of the president under Ernesto Geisel
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, statesman, first Brazil's foreign minister, hero of the independence
- José Sarney (born 1930), governor of Maranhão and senator, vice-president of Tancredo Neves, became president upon the latter's sudden death
- Júlio Prestes, governor of the state of São Paulo and defeated presidential candidate
- Juscelino Kubitschek(1902–1976), mayor, governor of Minas Gerais, senator and president
- Jânio Quadros, mayor and governor of São Paulo, president (renounced 1961)
- João Goulart, vice-president of Jânio Quadros, president (deposed by a military coup in 1964)
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945), labor activist and politician, former president.
- Mário Covas (1930–2001), mayor and governor of the state of São Paulo, senator and federal representative
- Marta Suplicy, Federal representative, mayor of São Paulo, minister of Tourism and senator
- Paulo Maluf, state governor and twice mayor of the state capital of São Paulo, defeated presidential candidate
- Paulo Renato Souza, education minister 1995–2002
- Roberto Requião, mayor of Curitiba, governor of the state of Paraná and senator
- Tancredo Neves (1910–1985), several times federal representative and senator, elected president by the Congress in 1985, being the first civil president after the military ruled, but died before taking office.
[edit] Religious leaders
- Antonio Conselheiro, also known outside Brazil as "The Counselor", founder of Canudos
- David Miranda, Christian missionary, founder of the Deus é Amor church.
- Edir Macedo, founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.
- Inri Cristo (born 1948), who have claimed to be Jesus.
- R. R. Soares, founder of the International Church of the Grace of God.
- Saint Anthony of Saint Anne Galvão (Friar Galvão), 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, former Archbishop of São Paulo, also a civil rights leader.
- D. Cláudio Hummes, Bishop, Archbishop and Cardinal of São Paulo, current Mayor of the Congregation for the Clergy.
- Helvécio Martins, General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Chico Xavier (1910–2002), main figure of Spiritism.
[edit] Journalists and TV celebrities
Main article: List of Brazilian journalists
- Abelardo Barbosa
- Alexandre Garcia
- Angélica Ksyvickis
- Boris Casoy
- Eliana
- Fátima Bernardes
- Fausto Silva
- Jô Soares
- Luciana Gimenez
- Luciano Huck
- Pedro Bial
- Silvio Santos
- William Bonner
[edit] Sportsmen
Raul Silveira Professional rock climber
- Daniel Adler, sailing, Olympic silver (yachting; sailing class)[1]
- Kevin Alves, (born 1991), Brazilian figure skater
- Thiago Alves
- Jade Barbosa, (1991- ), gymnast
- Leandro Barbosa, basketball player
- Rubens Barrichello
- Bebeto
- Adriana Behar, volleyball, beach player; 2-time Olympic silver; Pan American champion; 2-time world champion[1]
- Bob Burnquist, professional skateboarder
- Cafu
- Roberto Carlos
- Ayrton Senna da Silva, (1960–94), 3-time Formula 1 World Champion, died on 1 May 1994, in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at the Tamburello curve, at the circuit at Imola.
- Bruno Senna, Formula One racing driver and the nephew of the late three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna
- Eronilde de Araújo - athlete who specializes in 400 metre hurdles
- Dida
- Junior dos Santos
- Benny Feilhaber, soccer player, center/attacking midfielder (AGF Aarhus & US national team)
- César Cielo Filho (1987- ), professional swimmer, having obtained two Olympic medals
- Garrincha,(1933–83) Legendary soccer player
- Giba, (born 1976), volleyball player, eight time World League champion
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Nenê Hilário, basketball player
- Kaká
- Lúcio
- Lyoto Machida
- Maurren Maggi
- Felipe Massa
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
- Pelé, most famous Brazilian football player, three times World Cup Champion
- Nelson Piquet
- Bernard Rajzman, volleyball, Olympic silver; Pan American champion; world silver
- Rivaldo
- Robinho
- Rogério Ceni, football player, the greatest goalkeeper in the world top scorer with 99 goals scored
- Romário
- Ronaldinho
- Ronaldo, soccer player, two times World Cup champion.
- Oscar Schmidt, retired basketball player.
- Wanderlei Silva
- Anderson Silva
- Anderson Varejão, basketball player
- Diego Walsh
- Zico
- Zizinho
- Lucas Leiva, football player
[edit] Writers and poets
Main article: List of Brazilian writers
- 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
- Cecília Meireles (1901–1964), poet
- Clarice Lispector (1925–1977), writer
- Érico Verissimo (1905–1975), writer
- Fernando Sabino (1923–2004), writer
- Ferreira Gullar, writer and poet
- Gustavo Dourado, (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
- Julio Marchi (born 1971), writer
- Isaiah Rutherford
- 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
- Márcio Souza (born 1946), writer
- Menotti del Picchia, 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
- Patrícia Galvão ("Pagu"), wife of Oswald de Andrade
- Vinícius de Morais (1913–1980), poet
- Luiz Duarte (born 1956), writer, playwright, and screenplaywriter
- Paulo Fernando Craveiro (born 1934) romance writer, chronicalist, poet, journalist
[edit] Science and technology
Main article: List of Brazilian scientists
- Adib Jatene, heart surgeon
- Adolfo Lutz, physician and pioneer of public health
- Alberto Santos-Dumont, aviator and inventor.
- André Rebouças (1838–1898), pioneer engineer, brother of Antônio Rebouças Filho.
- Aristides Leão, physician and physiologist, discovered Leão's depression
- Carlos Chagas, physician and biomedical scientist, discovered Chagas Disease.
- Carlos Chagas Filho, physician and physiologist, former president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Son of Carlos Chagas.
- Celso Furtado, noted economist and ideologue of economy of developing nations
- César Lattes, experimental physicist, co-discoverer of pi meson, a type of subatomic particle
- Daniel Martins-de-Souza, Brazilian biologist; biochemist ref
- Eduardo Krieger, physician and physiologist, current president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
- Emmanuel Dias-Neto, Brazilian biologist and geneticist; described the sequencing methodology ORESTES
- Ennio Candotti, physicist and scientific leader
- Euryclides Zerbini, heart surgeon, pioneer of first heart transplant in Brazil
- Evandro Chagas, physician and biomedical scientist specialized in tropical medicine. Son of Carlos Chagas.
- Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995), father of Brazilian sociology
- Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), historiographer and sociologist
- Henrique da Rocha Lima,
- Hércules Florence, pioneer in photography
- Ivan Izquierdo, physician and neuroscientist, discovered neural mechanisms of memory
- Jacob Palis, mathematician
- Jorge Stolfi, computer scientist, currently professor at UNICAMP
- Johanna Döbereiner (1924–2000), biologist, discoverer of the nitrogen fixing role of soil bacteria
- José Aristodemo Pinotti, physician and gynecologist, former president of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- José Goldemberg, physicist, former Minister of Science & Technology and Dean of the University of São Paulo
- José Leite Lopes, theoretical physicist
- José Lutzenberger (1926–2002), ecologist and zoologist
- José Reis, biologist, science writer
- Laila A Nahum [2] biologist, science writer
- Manuel de Abreu, physician, inventor of abreugraphy, mass radiography of the lungs for screening for tuberculosis
- Marcelo Gleiser, physicist, writer and professor of physics and astronomy at the Dartmouth College since 1991
- Marcos Pontes, first Brazilian astronaut, Expedition 13
- Mário Schenberg, theoretical physicist
- Maurício Peixoto, mathematician
- Maurício Rocha e Silva, physician and pharmacologist, discovered bradykinin, an active cardiovascular peptide
- Mayana Zatz, biologist and geneticist
- Miguel Nicolelis, neuroscientist, one of Scientific American's best scientists of 2004
- Mílton de Arruda Martins, physician, pulmonary scientist and medical educator
- Milton Santos (1926–2001), geographer
- Newton da Costa (born 1929), mathematician and logician, recognised for his works in paraconsistent logic
- Nise da Silveira (1905–1999), psychiatrist and mental health reformer
- Oswaldo Cruz, physician and public health champion, eliminated yellow fever, bubonic plague and smallpox in Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the 20th century
- Paulo Vanzolini, zoologist, and composer of Brazilian popular music
- Roberto Landell de Moura, pioneer of telephony
- Santiago Americano Freire (1908–1997), physician and professor of pharmacology, psychiatrist, writer, painter
- Sérgio Henrique Ferreira, physician and pharmacologist, discovered the active principle of a drug for hypertension
- Vital Brazil, physician and scientist, discoverer of the antivenom for snakes and other venomous animals
- Wagner Farid Gattaz, physician and scientist, member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
- Warwick Estevam Kerr, geneticist, researcher on the biology and genetics of bees
- Wilson Teixeira Beraldo, co-discoverer of bradykinin
[edit] Foreign scientists and engineers who lived in Brazil
- Carl August Wilhelm Schwacke, German botanist
- Charles Frederick Hartt, Canadian-American geologist and paleontologist
- Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist
- Émil Goeldi, Swiss naturalist
- Emmanuel Liais, French astronomer and naturalist
- Friedrich Sellow, German botanist
- Fritz Müller, German naturalist
- Fritz Köberle, Austrian physician and pathologist
- Grigori Ivanovitch Langsdorff, German/Russian naturalist
- Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist
- Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian/Italian physicist
- Helmut Sick, German zoologist
- Hermann von Ihering, German naturalist
- Louis Couty, French physiologist and pharmacologist
- Lucien Lison, Belgian anatomist
- Ludwig Riedel, German botanist
- Miguel Rolando Covian, Argentinian physiologist
- Orville Adalbert Derby, American geologist
- Peter Wilhelm Lund, Danish zoologist and paleontologist
- Richard Feynman, American physicist
- David Bohm, American physicist
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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