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Dona Maria II (4 April 1819 – 15 November 1853) "the Educator" (Portuguese: "a Educadora") or "the Good Mother" (Portuguese: "a Boa Mãe"), was Queen of...

The origins of feminism in Brazil trace back to the 19th century. During the Empire of Brazil, some jurists attempted to legalize women's suffrage, with...

Doña Carlota Joaquina Teresa Cayetana of Spain (25 April 1775 – 7 January 1830) was Queen of Portugal and Brazil as the wife of King Dom John VI. She was...

Ruth Pinto de Souza (May 12, 1921 – July 28, 2019) was a Brazilian actress. As a member of the Black Experimental Theater (Teatro Experimental do Negro...

Tatiana Belinky (18 March 1919 – 15 June 2013) was a Russian-born Brazilian children's writer. She wrote over 250 books for children. Born in Petrograd...

Princess Januária of Brazil (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒɐnuˈaɾiɐ mɐˈɾiɐ]; Januária Maria Joana Carlota Leopoldina Cândida Francisca Xavier de Paula Micaela...

Luisa María Francisca de Guzmán y Sandoval (Portuguese: Luísa Maria Francisca de Gusmão; 13 October 1613 – 27 February 1666) was Queen of Portugal as the...

Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾiɐ ðasũˈsɐ̃w]; English: Mary of the Assumption); Queluz, 25 June 1805 – Santarém...

Elizeth Moreira Cardoso (sometimes listed as Elisete Cardoso) (July 16, 1920 – May 7, 1990), was a singer and actress of great renown in Brazil. Cardoso...

Ivanilton de Souza Lima (born March 9, 1950, in Recife, Brazil), known by his stage name Michael Sullivan, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist and...

Raissa Oliveira Santana (born July 6, 1995) is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Brasil 2016. She represented Brazil at Miss...

Michèle Allard is a former French figure skater who competed in ladies' singles and pairs with Alain Giletti. She is the 1956 French champion in both categories...

Léa Lucas Garcia de Aguiar (11 March 1933 – 15 August 2023) was a Brazilian actress. She was known for her numerous television and film roles. Her breakout...

Karoline dos Santos Oliveira (born January 1, 1986), known professionally as Karol Conká (Brazilian Portuguese: [kaˈɾɔw kõˈka]), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter...

Gabriela Amaral dos Santos (born 1 August 1978), known professionally as Gaby Amarantos, is a Brazilian singer from the city of Belém. Amarantos was born...

Ana de Castro Osório (18 June 1872 – 23 March 1935) was a Portuguese feminist, active in the field of children's literature and political Republicanism...

Paula Lima (born October 10, 1970 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer and composer whose music is influenced by bossa, percussion, samba, Brazilian soul...

Julião Manuel Tavares Sena Sarmento (4 November 1948 – 4 May 2021) was a Portuguese multimedia artist and painter. Born in Lisbon in 1948, Sarmento studied...

Duda Yankovich (Serbian: Душица Јанковић, romanized: Dušica Janković, born September 27, 1976) is a Serbian-born former boxer and mixed martial arts fighter...

Antônio Bento da Silva Filho (born September 7, 1967, in Rio de Janeiro), known as Toni Garrido, is a Brazilian singer, TV presenter and actor. He is the...