List of Brazilians

This is a list of well known Brazilians (by nationality or citizenship), ordered alphabetically within categories:

Actors

Ana Paula Arósio (born 1975), actress
Antônio Fagundes (born 1949), actor
Bruno Campos, actor
Bibi Ferreira, actress
Bruna Lombardi, actress
Daniel Benzali, actor
Daniele Suzuki, actress
Dercy Gonçalves (born 1907), entertainer
Cacilda Becker (1921–1969), actress
Denise Fraga (born 1965), actress
Fernanda Montenegro (born 1929), actress
Fernanda Torres (born 1965), actress
Fábio Assunção (born 1971), actor
Grande Otelo (1915–1993), actor
Giovanna Antonelli (born 1976),actress
Jéssica Sodré, actress
José Lewgoy (1920–2003), actor
José Wilker (born 1945), actor
Juliana Silveira (born 1980), actress and singer
Lázaro Ramos, actor
Lima Duarte (born 1930), actor
Lucélia Santos (born 1957), actress, film director and producer
Malu Mader (born 1966), actress
Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), entertainer
Marco Nanini (born 1948), actor
Maria Fernanda, actress
Marilia Gabriela (born 1948), actress and journalist
Marilia Pera (born 1943), actress
Matheus Nachtergaele (born 1969), actor
Miguel Falabela (born 1957), actor
Murilo Benicio (born 1972),actor
Oscarito, actor
Paulo Autran (born 1922), actor
Paulo Satinho (born 1979), actor and comedian
Procópio Ferreira (1898–1979), actor and theatrical director
Ranieri Gonzalez, actor
Regina Duarte (born 1947), actress
Renato Aragão (born 1936), actor
Reynaldo Gianecchini (born 1972), actor
Rodrigo Hilbert
Rodrigo Santoro (born 1975), actor
Ronald Golias (1929–2005), actor and comedian
Selton Melo (born 1972), actor
Seu Jorge (born 1970), entertainer
Silvia Pfeifer (born 1958), actress
Sônia Braga (born 1950), actress
Tarcisio Meira (born 1935), actor
Taís Araújo (born 1978), actress
Teresa Seiblitz (born 1962), actress
Vanessa de Oliveira (born 1969), actress and model
Vera Fischer (born 1951), actress
Viétia Zangrandi
Xuxa (born 1963), actress, singer, TV show host
Cleyde Yaconis actress
Leonardo Villar actor
Natalia Timber actress
Gloria Menezes actress
Beatrice Segal actress
Noel Silva (born 1937) actor, producer of TV commercials
Jean Francisco Guarniere actor, playwright
Raul Cortez actor

Architects and urbanists

Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994), architect and landscape designer.
Lúcio Costa (1902–1998), architect and urbanist, creator of Brasília
Joselio Miguel Medici (born 1931), architect, developer of most hospital projects.
Oscar Niemeyer (born 1907), architect of international renown
Ruy Ohtake, architect
Affonso Eduardo Reidy (1909–1964), architect and urban planner, reformer of Rio de Janeiro
Paulo Mendes da Rocha (born 1928), architect, winner of the 2006 Pritzker Prize
João Batista Vilanova Artigas (1915–1985), architect

Artists

Artur Barrio
Alberto Guinard
Anita Malfatti, painter
Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988), painter
Almeida Junior (1850–1899), painter
Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijadinho" (1738–1814), Baroque sculptor
Arnaldo Angeli Filho (born 1956), cartoonist
Cândido Portinari (1903–1962), painter
Carlos Gomes Lacerda (born 1964), painter, computer animation
Celso Rodrigues (born 1980), art director
Cybèle Varela (born 1943), painter, mixed-media artist
Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976), painter
Fernando Ferreira de Araujo (born 1962), painter based in New York City
Frans Krajcberg (born 1921)
Glauco (born 1957), cartoonist
Guto Lacaz, painter
Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980), painter
Iberê Camargo (1914–1994), painter
Laerte Coutinho (born 1951), cartoonist
Lasar Segall
Leonardo Mereu (born 1981), writer, musician
Lina Bo Bardi
Lygia Clark (1920–1988)
Lygia Pape (1924–2004)
Manabu Mabe (1924–1997)
Mario Gruber (born 1927)
Mauricio de Sousa, cartoonist
Moysés Baumstein, holographer, painter, film/video producer (1931–1991)
Oscar Araripe, painter
Oswaldo Goeldi (1895–1961), illustrator and engraver
Raul Bopp, painter
Renato de Almeida,(1921–1980), painter
Renato Monterisi de Almeida,virtuoso guitar player and composer
Roberto Monterisi de Almeida,painter
Rodrigo Teixeira (born 1976), Visual Effects
Silvia Matheus (born 1955), electronic musician and composer
Taiguara, (1945-1996) singer/songwriter
Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973), painter
Victor Brecheret (1886–1973), painter
Victor Meirelles (1832–1903)

Diplomats

Barão do Rio Branco (1849–1912)
Joaquim Nabuco (1849–1910)
Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas
Oswaldo Aranha
Rui Barbosa
Walter Moreira Salles
Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003), UN representative

Film directors

Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), pioneer film-maker
Annibal Requião pioneer film-maker
Anselmo Duarte (born 1920), winner of a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or
Bruno Barreto, Golden Berlin Bear-nominated director
Cacá Diegues
Carolina Moraes-Liu
Eduardo Coutinho
Fernando Meirelles, Academy Award-nominated director
Glauber Rocha (1939–1981), Cannes Film Festival award-winning director
Guel Arraes
Hector Babenco, Argentine-Brazilian Academy Award-nominated director
Humberto Mauro (1897–1983), pioneer and inventive film-maker
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (1932–1988)
José Mojica Marins (born 1936), also known as Coffin Joe, film-maker expert in horror movies.
Karim Aïnouz
Mário Peixoto, pioneer film-maker at a more "artistic" cinema
Nelson Pereira dos Santos, director of "Rio 40 Graus" and "Rio Zona Norte", movies that brought, in the middle of the 50's, the Italian neo-realistic way of filming to Brazil.
Oswaldo Caldeira
Ruy Guerra
Walter Salles, award-studded director of "Central do Brasil" (Central Station)
Cao Hamburger
Luiz Duarte (born 1956), director and screenplaywriter

Executives and business entrepreneurs

Explorers and discoverers

Cândido Rondon, 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 (born 1940), explorer, social activist and Indian expert

Fashion designers

Clodovil Hernandes
Gilson Martins
Guilherme Guimarães
Vivian Crettol
Mara MacDowell da Costa (Mara-Mac Mariazinha)
Alexandre Herchcovitch
Ocimar Versolato
Tufi Duek
Zuleika Angel Jones, also know as Zuzu Angel

Geologists

Alberto Betim Paes Leme (born 1910)
Aluízio Licínio de Miranda Barbosa (born 1916, Alto do Rio Doce-MG)
A.P. Lobo.
Bhaskara Rao Adsumilli
Antonio Tomás dos Santos Ferreira da Silva.
Arnaldo de Carvalho Gramani
Átila Carvalho de Godoy.
Ben Edmestone Barnes (1903–1969, born London, UK, died Rio de Janeiro)
Benjamin Bley de Brito Neves, prolific tectonicist and hydrogeologist. Professor at IGC-Universidade de São Paulo.
Benedito Paulo Alves (born 1917, died 20th century, born Ouro Preto, died Belo Horizonte)
Carlos Maurício Noce.
Carlos Schobbenhaus, brilliant geologist and main responsible for the publication of the different Geologic, Tectonic and Mineral Deposits of Brazil by CPRM.
Djalma Guimarães (1895–1973, born Santa Luzia, MG, died Belo Horizonte)
Eberhard Wernick.
Edison José Milani, is contributing outstandingly for the petroleum geology of Brazil.
Eduardo Antonio Ladeira.
Elmer Prata Salomão
Emiliano Cornélio de Souza.
Euzébio Paulo de Oliveira (born 1905)
Evaristo Penna Scorza (1899–1969)
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
Fernando Flecha Alkmim Prominent professor of Tectonics at the Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto.
Glycon de Paiva (born 1927)
Guilherme Estrella Director of Exploration and Production of PETROBRÁS. During his management, Brazil reached self-sufficiency in oil production.
Hardy Jost expert geologist in gold and diamonds.
Heinz Ebert one of the greatest tectonicists of the 20 Century.
Jad Salomão
Jaime Duchini, outstanding exploration geologist for gold.
João Henrique Grossi Sad, ex-director of GEOSOL and a dedicated Professor of Geology at the Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto and Institute of Geosciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
John Van Nostrand Dorr II (1910–1996, born in New York City, died Bethesda, Maryland), lived about one fourth of his life doing geology in Brazil.
José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838)
José Ferreira de Andrade Jr. (born 1925)
José Jayme Rodrigues Branco
J.C.J.Conceição
José Augusto Sartori Loyola Brandão
José Moacyr Vianna Coutinho
Louis Agassiz
Louis de Loczy (Hungria, 1897–1980, born Brazil, Rio de Janeiro)
Luciano Jacques de Moraes (1896–1968)
Luciano Tavares Siqueira
Luiz A. P. Gamboa
Luiz Flores Moraes Rego (born 1920)
Manoel Teixeira da Costa (died 1979)
M.C.Lana
Miguel Arrojado Ribeiro Lisboa (born 1894)
Milton Guimarães Bueno do Prado, dynamic exploration geologist and entrepreneur in junior mining company.
Nikolai Alexandrovitch Kudryavtsev
Naldo Torres, ex-President of GEOSOL and outstanding manager of drilling projects for several mineral deposits.
Nivaldo Destro
Octávio Barbosa
Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915, born Kellogsville, New York, died Rio de Janeiro), American geologist who worked in Brazil particularly for the DNPM, CPRM.
Othon Henry Leonardos I (born 1925), famous geologist of 20th Century and productive writer on geology and history of sciences and mining in Brazil. He was for many years Director of the School of Geology of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Member of several world geological societies.
Othon Henry Leonardos Jr.
Paulo Ercichsen de Oliveira (1911–1969)
Paul Ferrand (1855–1895, born França, died Ouro Preto)
Paulo Pereira Martins
Pedro De Moura (born 1925).
Pedro Victor Zalán
Peter Szatmary.
Reinhard Adolfo Fuck, famous petrologist of IGC-UnB.
Reinhard Maack (1982–1969, born Germany, died Brazil)
Ronald Fleischer, outstanding exploration geologist, tectonicist and metallogeneticist.
Sérgio Estanislau do Amaral
Sergio Nertan Alves de Brito, entrepreneur, expert on geology of foundations dams, and on slope stability of excavations both open pit and underground.
Sérgio Estanislau do Amaral.
Sérgio Luiz Martins Pereira Director of São Bento Mining Co.
Vargas de Bedemar.
Viktor Leinz (born 1936, died 20th century, born Germany, died São Paulo, Brazil), founder of the Course of Geology of Universidade de São Paulo and writer.
Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege, author of Pluto Brasiliensis.
Vladimir Porfire'v.
Walter K. Link, USA geologist. Controversial organizer of Oil Exploration in Brazil.
Yociteru Hasui, Outstanding tectonicist. Professor at IGC-Universidade de São Paulo. Prolific writrer on geological sciences.

Heroes and historical figures

Admiral Tamandaré, military combatant, war veteran, Father of the Navy.
Aimberê, Tupinambá chieftain, leader of the Tamoio insurgency against Portuguese colonizers, he was killed in battle.
Ana Néri, pioneering nurse, she assisted Brazilian forces on the battlefield, Mother of Nursery.
Anita Garibaldi (1807–1849), 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.
Bárbara de Alencar, mother of the Independence and Republic.
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.
Frei Caneca (1779–1825), a priest and martyr of the independence, executed.
José Bonifácio, Patriarch of the Independence.
José Plácido de Castro, military combatant and nationalist leader; led the Acre revolution.
Luís Gonzaga Pinto da Gama (1830–1882), abolitionist leader.
Manuel Beckman, led an insurgency movement on the XVII century in Maranhão against the Portuguese Crown, and was executed by hanging.
Maria Quitéria (1792–1853), heroin of the fight for Independence in Bahia.
Padre Feijó (1784–1843), a priest, teacher and politician, who made important role on the Independence period and as regent during The Regency Era.
Princess Isabel (1846–1921), Princess Imperial of Brazil, second daughter of Emperor D. Pedro II, signed the abolition of slavery in Brazil.
Luiz Carlos Prestes (1898–1990), leader of the tenente rebellion of "Coluna Prestes", and later a communist leader.
Tiradentes (1746–1792), leader of a failed conspiracy against the Portuguese, executed by hanging.
Tristão de Alencar Araripe, republican leader assassinated by Brazilian Empire forces.
Vladimir Herzog (1937–1975), Croatian-Brazilian journalist, tortured and murdered by the military dictatorship, became a martyr for the democratic resistance.
Zumbi dos Palmares (1655–1695), African-born leader of a slave revolt, murdered by the Portuguese Crown.

Intellectuals and thinkers

Anísio Teixeira (1900–1971), educator
Benjamin Sodré
Benjamin Constant, abolitionist and republican
Caio Prado Jr. (1907–1990), writer, publisher and sociologist
Dalmo de Abreu Dallari, jurist and university professor
Darcy Ribeiro (1922–1997), anthropologist and educator, scientific leader and politician
Elisa Sotelino (born 1872), professor, Virginia Tech
Francisco José de Oliveira Vianna (1883–1951)
Fernando de Azevedo (1894–1974)
Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995), sociologist
Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), sociologist
Heráclito Sobral Pinto (1893–1991), jurist and civil rights activist
José do Patrocínio, liberal abolitionist and republican
Mário Ferreira dos Santos, philosopher
Mário Pedrosa (1900–1982)
Marlos Barroso, Engineer
Nisia Floresta Augusta (1810–1885), early feminist
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

Models

See also: List of Brazilian models

Female

Male

Monarchs

Maria II of Portugal,(1819–1853)
D. Pedro II (1825–1891)
Queen Silvia of Sweden (born 1943) (née Silvia Sommerlath, German-Brazilian)

Music

Adoniran Barbosa (1912–1982), singer and composer
Airto Moreira (born 1941), musician and composer
Almir Sater, singer and composer
André Matos, singer, frontman of metal bands Angra and Shaman
Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994), pianist, singer and composer
Arnaldo Antunes, singer and composer
Arnaldo Baptista (born 1948), singer, musician and composer, former member of Os Mutantes
Ary Barroso (1903–1964), composer
Baden Powell (1937–2000), composer and guitar musician
Bebel Gilberto singer and composer
Bidu Sayão (1902–1999), Opera singer
Caetano Veloso (born 1942), singer and composer. Founder of the Tropicália movement
Carla Maffioletti, opera singer
Carlinhos Brown, singer, musician and composer
Carmen Monarcha, opera singer
Cartola, singer and composer
Cazuza (1958–1990), singer and composer. Former frontman of Barão Vermelho
Chico Buarque (born 1944), singer and composer
Chico César (born 1964), singer, musician and composer
Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847–1935), conductor and composer
Cláudia Leitte (born 1980), Axé singer, member of the Babado Novo band
Djavan, singer and composer
Dudu Nobre,sambist
Ed Motta, singer and composer
Eleazar de Carvalho, conductor
Eliana Pittman (born 1945), singer and actress
Elis Regina (1945–1982), singer
Eloy Fritsch, composer and keyboardst
Eloy Sforcin, conductor of major São Paulo church orchestras
Elza Soares, singer, former wife of Garrincha
Erasmo Carlos, singer and composer
Ernesto Nazareh, composer
Fabrizio Moretti (born 1980) drummer and artist
Fernando Cutait, Guitarist, Producer, Arranger
Flavio Barollo, singer and composer
Flora Purim, jazz singer
Flávio Venturini, piano/keyboard player, singer and composer, founder and former member of 14 Bis
Frank Solari, virtuoso guitar player and composer
Frejat, singer, guitarist and composer. frontman of Barão Vermelho
Gal Costa (born 1945), singer
Geraldo Vandré, popular singer and composer, silenced by the dictatorship after the great success of his political song "Pra Não Dizer Que Eu Não Falei Das Flores"
Gilberto Gil (born 1942), singer and composer. Founder of the Tropicália movement
Guilherme Arantes, pianist, singer and composer
Gustavo Assis-Brasil, composer, virtuoso guitar player
Helena Meireles (1924–2005), musician
Hermeto Pascoal, musician and composer
Igor Cavalera, drummer of Sepultura
Ivan Lins, singer, composer and pianist
Jacob do Bandolim, composer, virtuoso mandolinist
Jair Oliveira, singer, musician and composer
Jair Rodrigues singer and musician
Jorge Ben Jor (born 1942), singer, musician and composer
João Gilberto, singer and composer
João Gordo, punk rock bandleader, VJ
Kelly Key, pop singer
Lenine, singer, musician and composer
Luciana Mello, singer
Luiz Gonzaga, singer, musician and composer
Marcelo D2, rapper
Maria Rita, singer
Marina Lima, singer and composer
Marisa Monte, singer and composer
Max Cavalera, frontman of thrash metal band Soulfly and formerly Sepultura
Milton Nascimento, singer and composer
Nelson Gonçalves (1919–1998), singer
Noel Rosa (1910–1937), guitar player, singer and composer
Oswaldo Vecchione, singer, musician and songwriter, founder member of rock band Made in Brazil
Paula Lima, singer
Pitty, Rock singer and songwriter
Pixinguinha (1893–1973), musician and composer
Porfirio Martins (~1880-~1940), luthier
Rafael Rabello (1962–1995), guitar player and composer
Raul Seixas (1945–1989), singer and composer
Renato Monterisi de Almeida, virtuoso guitar player and composer
Renato Russo, singer and composer, frontman of Legião Urbana
Renato Teixeira, Brazilian country singer and composer
Rita Lee (born 1947), singer and composer, former member of Os Mutantes
Roberto Carlos, singer and composer
Rogério Duprat, conductor, musician and composer
Sergio Mendes (born 1941), musician
Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira (born 1949), singer
Sérgio Dias, singer, musician and composer, former member of Os Mutantes
Taiguara (1945–1996), Singer and Composer
Tim Maia, singer and composer
Tom Zé (born 1936) singer and composer
Toquinho, singer and composer
Vinicius de Moraes, diplomat, poet, singer and composer
Waldir Azevedo, composer, virtuoso cavaquinho player
Wanessa Camargo, pop singer
Zeca Pagodinho, singer and composer
Zé Keti, singer and composer
Angelica Silva singer and sancha

Classical composers

Alberto Nepomuceno
Alexandre Levy
Bento Mossurunga
Brasílio Itiberê
Camargo Guarnieri
Carlos Gomes (1836–1896), classical musician and composer
Chiquinha Gonzaga
Cláudio Santoro
César Guerra Peixe
Edino Krieger
Edson Zampronha
Egberto Gismonti
Elias Álvares Lobo
Felipe Lara
Francisco Mignone
Gilberto Mendes, post-modern composer
Heitor Villa Lobos (1887–1959), classical musician and composer
Jorge Antunes
José Carlos Amaral Vieira
José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767–1830), classical musician, priest and composer
Júlio de Mesquita
Leopoldo Míguez
Luiz Levy
Marlos Nobre
Osvaldo Lacerda
Rafael Sales Arantes
Ronaldo Miranda

Politicians

Aécio Neves, governor 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), mayor and governor of Rio de Janeiro
Cesar Maia, mayor of Rio de Janeiro.
Ciro Gomes, mayor of Fortaleza, governor of Ceará, presidential candidate and minister
Ernesto Geisel, general and president during the military regime, started the political liberalization
Esperidião Amin, senator and governor of Santa Catarina
Eurico Gaspar Dutra, marshall of the Army, was appointed president by the Congress, succeeding the dictator Getúlio Vargas in 1945.
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 (1883–1954), senator and twice president, was also a dictator, killed himself in 1954
Golbery de Couto e Silva, early conspirator of the military coup against Goulart, and powerful political figure behind the office of the president under Ernesto Geisel
José Bonifácio de Andrade e Silva, regent of the empire, politician, hero of the independence
José Sarney (born 1930), governor of Maranhão and senator, vice-president of Tancredo Neves, took office of president when the later died suddenly
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)
Lauro Sodré
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (born 1946), labor activist and politician, current president.
Mário Covas, mayor and governor of the state of São Paulo, senator and federal representative
Marta Suplicy, Federal representative and mayor of São Paulo
Paulo Maluf, state governor and twice mayor of the state capital of São Paulo, defeated presidential candidate
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 charge.

Religious leaders

Antonio Conselheiro, also known outside Brazil as "The Counselor", founder of Canudos
Cícero Romão Batista (1844–1934), Catholic priest, charismatic religious leader, has a large following; there are numerous miracles attributed to him.
David Miranda, Christian missionary, founder of the Deus é Amor church.
Edir Macedo, founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.
Saint Anthony of Saint Anne Galvão (Friar Galvão), friar, Catholic saint.
D. Helder Câmara (1909–1999), Catholic 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 Catholic 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.

Journalists and TV celebrities

Sports

Acelino Freitas (Popó) (born 1975), boxer
Ademar Ferreira da Silva (1927–2001), Olympics champion, triple jump
Álvaro Alfonso Miranda Neto (born 1973), Olympic show jumping bronze medalist
Amyr Klink, Sailor
Anderson Varejao (born 1982), basketball player
Ayrton Senna (1960–1994), Formula 1 driver
Bob Burnquist (born 1976), skateboarder
Cafu (born 1970), football player
Daniele Hypolito, gymnast
Daniel Coloneze de Pinho, sailor and national champion
Deco, football player.
Diego Hypolito (born 1986), gymnast
Daiane dos Santos (born 1983), gymnast
Eder Jofre (born 1936), boxer, world champion
Emerson Fittipaldi (born 1946), Formula 1 and Indy Car driver
Falcão (born 1953), football player
Falcão (born 1977), futsal player
Felipe Massa (born 1981), Formula 1 driver
Garrincha (1933–1983), football player
Giba (born 1976), volleyball player
Giant Silva (born 1963), wrestler and MMA fighter
Gustavo Endres (born 1975), volleyball player
Gustavo Kuerten (born 1976), tennis player
Henrique Mecking (born 1952), chess player
Hélio Castroneves (born 1975) - Indy Car driver
Hortência (born 1959), former basketball player
Jade Barbosa, gymnast
Jaime Sunye Neto (born 1957), chess player.
Jairzinho (born 1944), football player
João (do Pulo) Carlos de Oliveira (1954–1999), athlete triple jumper, Olympics champion
Kaká (born 1982), football player
Lars Grael, Olympic sailor and champion
Leandro Barbosa, basketball (Phoenix Suns)
Luisa Parente, gymnast
Maria Bueno, former tennis player
Mauricio Gugelmin, former Formula One and Champ Car driver
Marcus Vinicius de Souza, NBA Player, New Orleans Hornets, 2006-present
Mosiah Rodrigues, gymnast
Natália Falavigna (born 1984), taekwondo athlete
Nenê, NBA Player, Denver Nuggets
Nelson Piquet (born 1952), former Formula 1 driver
Nílton Santos (born 1927), former football player
Oscar Schmidt (born 1958), former basketball player
Paula, former basketball player
Pelé (born 1940), former football player
Peter Tanscheit, Olympic sailor and champion
Rafael Coloneze de Pinho, sailor and chairman of ABCL
Renê Carmo Kreutz Weber (born 1960), former football player and for some time, until presently (2005) a soccer trainer in Brazil and other countries
Robert Scheidt (born 1973), Olympics sailor and champion
Romário (born 1966), football player
Ronaldo (born 1976), football player
Ronaldinho Gaúcho (born 1980), football player
Royce Gracie, MMA fighter
Renzo Gracie, MMA fighter
Hélio Gracie, Co-founder of Gracie jiu-jitsu /MMA fighter
Rickson Gracie, MMA fighter
Carlson Gracie, MMA fighter
Carlos Gracie, Father of Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Crosley Gracie, MMA fighter
Relson Gracie, MMA fighter
Rodrigo Gracie, MMA fighter
Rubens Barrichello (born 1972), Formula 1 driver
Torben Grael (born 1960), Olympic sailor and champion, brother of Lars Grael
Vanderlei de Lima (born 1969), marathoner
Victor Penalber (born 1990), Judo player
Wanderlei Silva (born 1976), MMA fighter
Zico (born 1953), former football player

Writers and poets

Álvares de Azevedo (1831–1852), poet and writer
Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay (1843–1871), writer and historian
Alfredo Dias Gomes (1922–1999), playwriter
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
Eduardo de Paula Barreto (born 1963), poet
Érico Verissimo (1905–1975), writer
Fernando Sabino (1923–2004), writer
Ferreira Gullar, 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
João Pedro Jorge, writer and poet
Jorge Amado (1912–2001), writer
José de Alencar (1829–1877), writer
Julio Ribeiro, 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), playwriter
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
Regina Herkenhoff, teacher and writer
Oduvaldo Vianna Filho (1936–1974), playwriter
Olavo Bilac (1865–1918), poet
Otto Maria Carpeaux (1900–1978), critic
Otto Lara Rezende, writer, critic and journalist
Oscar Araripe, Poet and painter
Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954), writer and critic
Paulo Coelho (born 1947), writer
Patrícia Galvão ("Pagu"), wife of Oswald de Andrade
Plínio Marcos (1935–1999), playwriter
Raquel de Queiroz, writer
Vinícius de Morais (1913–1980), poet
Luiz Duarte (born 1956), writer, playwriter, and screenplaywriter

Science and technology

Adib Jatene, heart surgeon
Adolfo Lutz, physician and pioneer of public health
Alberto Santos-Dumont, aviator and inventor.
Antônio Rebouças Filho, pioneer engineer and urbanist
André Rebouças (1838–1898), pioneer engineer, brother of Antônio Rebouças Filho.
Aristides Leão, physician and physiologist, discovered Leão's depression, a phenomenon of the nervous tissue
Aurélio Buarque de Hollanda, historiographer and linguist
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 kind of atomic particle
Eduardo Krieger, physician and physiologist, current president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Ely Caetano Xavier Junior, young researcher, won the national Cientistas de Amanhã prize, sponsored by the UNESCO, in 2006 for his study on children's health.
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
Getúlio Vargas Barbosa,geographer, geomorphologist, Professor of the Instituto de Geociências of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ('IGC- UFMG') and one of the main scientists of Projeto RADAM ('Amazonas Radar Project').
Henrique da Rocha Lima,
Hércules Florence, pioneer of photography
Isaias Raw, physician, biochemist and scientific leader
Ivan Izquierdo, physician and neuroscientist, discovered neural mechanisms of memory
Jacob Palis, mathematician of international fame
Jorge Stolfi, computer scientist, nowadays professor at UNICAMP
Johanna Döbereiner (1924–2000), biologist of international fame, discoverer of the nitrogen fixation 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, greatest Brazilian science writer
Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva, physician, infectologist and immunologist
Manuel de Abreu, physician, inventor of abreugraphy (mass radiography of the lungs for screening 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, one of the most noted theoretical physicists in the world
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 Emilio Vanzolini, zoologist and as hobbist, a composer of Brazilian popular music.
Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, pathologist and pioneer in study health impact from environmental pollutants
Paulo Roberto D'Amore, CPA, Accountant, 1st Brazilian to envision the growth of software usage by small business in Brazil. Owner of United Software Ltd [São Paulo], est. in 1978.
Paulo Nogueira Neto, ecologist, zoologist and scientific leader
Roberto Landell de Moura, pioneer of telephony
Roberto Evaristo, Knowledge Management specialist
Rogério César de Cerqueira Leite, physicist and scientific leader and writer
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 new drug against hypertension
Sonia Ambrosio de Nelson, journalist and sociologist.
Vital Brazil, physician and scientist, discoverer of the antivenom for snakes and other venomous animals
Warwick Estevam Kerr, geneticist, researcher on the biology and genetics of bees
Wilson Teixeira Beraldo, co-discoverer of bradykinin

Foreign scientists and engineers who lived in Brazil

Alfonso Bovero, Italian anatomist and teacher at São Paulo Surgery and Medicine School (now University of São Paulo Medicine School)
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
Erasmo Recami, Italian physicist
Friedrich Sellow, German botanist
Fritz Müller, German naturalist
Fritz Köberle, Austrian physician and pathologist
Giorgio Mortara, Italian Demographer and Statistician
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
Dr Peter Szatmari Hungarian geologist