List of Brazilians

Actors

• Alice Braga
• Alinne Moraes
• Ana Paula Arósio
• Antônio Fagundes
• Bete Mendes, actor/politician
• Betty Lago
• Bruno Campos
• Bruna Lombardi
• Bruna Marquezine
• Carolina Dieckmann
• Cauã Reymond
• Daniel Benzali
• Daniele Suzuki
• Denise Fraga
• Dercy Gonçalves, artist
• Eliane Giardini
• Fernanda Montenegro
• Fernanda Torres
• Fábio Assunção
• Fábio Lago
• Francisca Queiroz
• Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
• Giovanna Antonelli
• Glória Menezes
• Grande Otelo
• Guilherme Berenguer
• Hebe Camargo, TV presenter, singer, actress
• Jéssica Sodré
• José Lewgoy
• José Wilker
• Juliana Didone
• Juliana Silveira, actress/singer
• Lázaro Ramos
• Lima Duarte
• Lucélia Santos, actress, film director and producer
• Malu Mader,
• Carmen Miranda, singer
• Marco Nanini
• Maria Flor
• Matheus Nachtergaele
• Miguel Falabella
• Morena Baccarin
• Murilo Benício
• Natália Guimarães, Miss Brasil 2007, actress
• Oscarito
• Paola Oliveira
• Paulo Autran
• Paulo Betti
• Raul Cortez
• Raw Leiba, actor and sportsmodel
• Regina Duarte
• Renato Aragão
• Reynaldo Gianecchini
• Rodrigo Hilbert
• Rodrigo Lopes, Big Brother finalist, actor and TV reporter
• Rodrigo Santoro
• Ronald Golias, actor and comedian
• Sandy Leah, actress, singer, songwriter
• Selton Mello
• Seu Jorge, artist
• Sônia Braga
• Taís Araújo
• Tarcisio Meira
• Teresa Seiblitz
• Vera Fischer
• Viétia Zangrandi
• Xuxa Meneghel, actress, singer, TV host
• Leonardo Villar

  Architects and urban planners

• Affonso Eduardo Reidy, architect and urban planner, reformer of Rio de Janeiro
• Alexandre Chan
• João Batista Vilanova Artigas, architect and professor
• Lina Bo Bardi, architect
• Lúcio Costa, architect and urban planner, creator of Brasília
• Oscar Niemeyer, architect of international renown, winner of the 1988 Pritzker Prize
• Paulo Mendes da Rocha, architect and professor, winner of the 2006 Pritzker Prize
• Roberto Burle Marx, architect and landscape designer
• Jaime Lerner, architect and urban planner
• Ruy Ohtake, architect
• Marcio Kogan, architect
• Igor de Vetyemy, architect and professor

  Artists

• Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijadinho", Baroque sculptor
• Artur Barrio
• Moysés Baumstein, holographer, painter, film/video producer
• Raul Bopp, painter
• Victor Brecheret, sculptor
• Lygia Clark
• Mauricio de Sousa, cartoonist
• Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, painter
• Tarsila do Amaral, painter
• Oswaldo Goeldi, illustrator and engraver
• Ricardo Graziano, ballet dancer
• Almeida Junior, painter
• Carlos Latuff, political cartoonist
• Manabu Mabe
• Anita Malfatti, painter
• Victor Meirelles
• Naza, painter, visual artist
• Hélio Oiticica, painter
• Ana Maria Pacheco, painter and sculptor
• Abraham Palatnik, artist and inventor
• José Pancetti, painter
• Lygia Pape
• Cândido Portinari, painter
• Lasar Segall
• Ana Lucia Souza, ballet dancer
• Taiguara, singer/songwriter
• Sidnei Tendler
• Cybèle Varela, painter, mixed-media artist
• Alfredo Volpi, painter

  Athletes

• Daniel Adler, sailing, Olympic silver
• Francisco Arrué, footballer
• Kevin Alves, figure skater
• Thiago Alves, mixed martial artist
• Carolina Azedo, volleyball player
• Jade Barbosa, gymnast
• Leandro Barbosa, basketball player, NBA champion.
• Rubens Barrichello, former Formula 1 driver, raced for Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Braun, and Williams
• Bebeto, footballer
• Adriana Behar, volleyball, beach player; two-time Olympic silver; Pan American champion; two-time world champion
• Blanka, electric street fighter
• Jonas Brignoni Dos Santos, footballer
• Bob Burnquist, professional skateboarder
• Bruno Caboclo, NBA player
• Cafu, footballer
• Roberto Carlos, 2002 FIFA World Cup Champion
• Marquinhos Caruaru, footballer
• Casemiro, football player for Real Madrid and three time UEFA Champions League Winner
• Hélio Castroneves, IndyCar driver
• Eurico Rosa Da Silva, jockey
• Islony Richarly da Silva, footballer
• Eronilde de Araújo, athlete who specializes in 400 meters hurdles
• Anderson de Jesus Ramos, footballer
• Leandro Novais de Souza Alves, footballer
• Daniel Dias, swimmer, paralympian
• Dida, footballer
• Amílton Jesus dos Santos, footballer
• Junior dos Santos, World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
• Benny Feilhaber, footballer, center/attacking midfielder
• César Cielo Filho, professional swimmer, having obtained two Olympic medals, also olympic and world record holder.
• Christian Fittipaldi, NASCAR driver/Indycar driver
• Emerson Fittipaldi, 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
• Yan Gomes, MLB player
• Garrincha, footballer
• Giba, volleyball player, eight-time World League champion
• Fernando Luis Gomes Guilherme, footballer
• Bruno Demetrio Iotti, footballer
• Marcelo Huertas, professional basketball player
• Nenê Hilário, NBA player.
• Jairzinho, footballer
• Kaká, footballer
• Tony Kanaan, IndyCar driver
• Felipe Kitadai, Olympic medalist judoka
• Emerson Silva Leal, footballer
• Lucas Leiva, football player
• Alex Pereira Lopes, footballer
• Lúcio, retired footballer
• David Luiz, football player for Arsenal
• Fernando Alves Machado, footballer
• Lyoto Machida, black belt in Machida Karate, mixed martial arts World Champion
• Maurren Maggi, retired olympic gold medallist track and field athlete
• Felipe Massa, Formula One driver, notably for Scuderia Ferrari
• Fab Melo, former NBA player
• Marcio Navarro, professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist
• Marta Vieira da Silva, footballer
• Raul Neto, NBA player
• Neymar, footballer playing for Paris Saint-Germain and nominated for FIFA's World Best Player Award in 2017.
• Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
• Roberto Firmino, footballer, Liverpool FC
• Antônio Rogério Nogueira, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• André Lima Pedro, footballer
• Pelé, football player, three-time World Cup Champion
• Nelson Piquet, three-time Formula One world champion, raced for Williams, Benetton, McLaren, Ensign, and Brabham
• Alexandre de Pontes, bodyboarder, one of the first Brazilians to gain widespread international recognition in the sport.
• Bernard Rajzman, volleyball, Olympic silver; Pan American champion; world silver
• Rivaldo, footballer
• Rivelino, footballer
• Robinho, footballer
• Rodrigo Pessoa, Olympic Champion show jumper
• Rogério Ceni, footballer
• Romário, footballer
• Ronaldinho, footballer, two-time FIFA World Player of the Year
• Ronaldo, footballer, two-time World Cup champion
• Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, brother of "Ninja" Rua, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
• Murilo Rua, brother of "Shogun" Rua, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
• Ângelo Sampaio Benedetti, footballer
• Alefein Santos, footballer
• Oscar Schmidt, retired basketball player
• Ayrton Senna da Silva, three-time Formula 1 World Champion
• Bruno Senna, Formula One racing driver and the nephew of Ayrton Senna
• Anderson Silva, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
• Edimar Silva Jacomelli, footballer
• Thiago Silva, football player for Paris Saint-Germain
• Wanderlei Silva, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
• Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentinian soccer player who lives in Brazil
• Tiago Splitter, basketball player.
• Wilson Surubim, footballer
• Anderson Varejão, basketball player
• Diego Walsh, footballer
• Zico, retired footballer
• Zizinho, retired footballer
• Philippe Coutinho, football player for FC Barcelona

  Diplomats

• Barão do Rio Branco
• Joaquim Nabuco
• Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas
• Oswaldo Aranha
• Rui Barbosa
• Walter Moreira Salles
• Sérgio Vieira de Mello, UN representative

  Environmentalists

• Antônia Melo, campaigned against the Belo Monte Dam

  Film directors

• Aluizio Abranches
• Ana Carolina
• Andrucha Waddington
• Alberto Cavalcanti, pioneer filmmaker
• Ana Maria Magalhães, director and actress
• Anselmo Duarte, 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
• Carlos Reichenbach
• Daniel Filho, director and actor
• Daniela Thomas
• David Neves
• Eduardo Coutinho, documentary filmmaker
• Fabio Barreto, Bruno Barreto's brother
• Fernando Meirelles, Academy Award-nominated director
• Glauber Rocha, 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-born Brazilian Academy Award-nominated director
• Heitor Dhalia
• Humberto Mauro, pioneer and inventive filmmaker
• João Moreira Salles, documentary director; Walter Salles's brother
• Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, member of Brazilian New Cinema - Cinema Novo
• Joel Zito Araújo
• Jom Tob Azulay
• Jorge Furtado
• José Mojica Marins, also known as Coffin Joe, filmmaker expert in horror movies
• José Padilha, Golden Berlin Bear winner
• Karim Aïnouz
• Lima Barreto
• Lucélia Santos, director and actress
• Luiz de Barros
• Luiz Duarte, director and screenplay writer
• Luiz Fernando Carvalho
• Marcelo Gomes
• Mário Peixoto, pioneer filmmaker
• Nelson Pereira dos Santos, director
• Norma Bengell, director and actress
• Paulo Porto, director and actor
• Paulo Thiago
• Roberto Farias
• Roberto Santos
• Ruy Guerra, member of Brazilian New Cinema - Cinema Novo
• Sérgio Machado
• Sérgio Rezende
• Suzana Amaral
• Tata Amaral
• Walter Hugo Khouri
• Walter Lima Jr.
• Walter Salles, director of Central do Brasil

  Executives and business entrepreneurs

• Abílio Diniz
• Aloysio de Andrade Faria
• Andre Medici
• Antônio Ermírio de Moraes
• Armínio Fraga
• Assis Chateaubriand
• Arne Ragnar Enge
• Bob Falkenburg
• Carlos Ghosn
• Daniel Dantas
• Edmond Safra
• Eduardo Saverin
• Eike Batista
• Count Francesco Matarazzo
• Germán Efromovich
• Gustavo Brigagão
• Gustavo Franco
• Henrique Meirelles
• João Carlos di Genio
• Jorge Paulo Lemann
• José Alencar
• Julio Bozano
• Mike Krieger
• Norberto Odebrecht
• Og Pozzoli
• Pedro Moreira Salles
• Ricardo Samuel Goldstein
• Ricardo Semler
• Roberto Marinho
• Samuel Klein
• Victor Civita
• Walter Moreira Salles

  Explorers and discoverers

• Cândido Rondon, famous explorer and engineer
• Orlando Villas Boas, explorer and indigenist
• Amyr Klink, adventurer and navigator, first solo rowing across the South Atlantic
• Sydney Possuelo, explorer, social activist and Indian expert

  Fashion designers

• Alexandre Herchcovitch
• Amir Slama
• Carlos Falchi
• Carlos Tufvesson
• Clodovil Hernandes
• Francisco Costa
• Ocimar Versolato
• Tufi Duek
• Zuzu Angel

  Geologists

• Djalma Guimarães
• Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida, one of the most outstanding geologists of the 20th century
• José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
• Louis Agassiz
• Louis de Loczy
• Orville Adalbert Derby, American geologist who worked in Brazil, particularly for the DNPM and CPRM
• Reinhard Maack
• Walter K. Link, USA geologist; controversial organizer of oil exploration in Brazil
• Octávio Barbosa, Brazilian field geologist, prospector
• Heinz Ebert, born in Saxony, Germany, died in Rio Claro, São Paulo
• Aziz Ab'Saber, Brazilian geoscientist
• Sérgio Estanislau do Amaral
• Peter Szatmari, Hungarian geologist

  Heroes and historical figures

• Admiral Tamandaré, military combatant, war veteran, "father of the Navy"
• Ana Néri, pioneering nurse; assisted Brazilian forces on the battlefield, "mother of nursery"
• Anita Garibaldi, revolutionary combatant, fought in Brazil and Italy, was married to Giuseppe Garibaldi
• Ayrton Senna, Brazilian racing driver and a source of inspiration for many Brazilians, Formula 1
• Barão do Amazonas, Admiral of the Navy, war hero, led the decisive Battle of Riachuelo
• Carlos Marighella, marxist writer, politician and guerilla fighter
• Bento Gonçalves, military commander, led a separatist movement
• Chico Mendes, murdered rural leader and martyr of ecological movements in the Amazon
• Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, military commander, nationalist leader, "father of the Army"
• José Bonifácio, Patriarch of the Independence
• Princess Isabel, 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, leader of a failed conspiracy against the Portuguese, executed by hanging followed by quartering
• Tristão de Alencar Araripe, republican leader
• Zumbi dos Palmares, African-born leader of a slave revolt but also a slave master, killed in battle.

  Intellectuals and thinkers

• Leonardo Boff, friar, theologian, silenced by the Vatican due to his socialist stance
• Benjamin Constant, abolitionist and republican
• Raymundo Faoro, jurist
• Paulo Freire, educator and university professor
• Florestan Fernandes, sociologist
• Gilberto Freyre, sociologist
• Pontes de Miranda, jurist, mathematician, philosopher and writer
• Anna Veronica Mautner psychologist, psychoanalyst, essayist and columnist Brazilian
• Hebert Neri, journalist and writer
• José do Patrocínio, liberal abolitionist and republican
• Darcy Ribeiro, anthropologist and educator, scientific leader and politician
• Jorge Stolfi, computer scientist
• Milton Santos, geographer, writer and university professor

  Mathematicians

Models

Female

• Adriana Lima
• Adriènne Ferreira
• Alessandra Ambrosio
• Monalysa Alcântara, Miss Brasil 2017.
• Ana Beatriz Barros
• Gisele Bündchen, model, actress
• Ana Carolina Reston
• Mayra Dias, Miss Brasil 2018
• Ana Claudia Michels
• Ana Hickmann
• Júlia Horta, Miss Brasil 2019.
• 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
• Isabeli Fontana
• Izabel Goulart
• Jéssica Pauletto
• Juliana Martins
• Lais Ribeiro
• Letícia Birkheuer
• Luciana Curtis
• Luciana Gimenez
• Luíza Brunet
• Marcelle Bittar
• Mariana Weickert
• Michelle Alves
• Monique Olsen
• Raica Oliveira
• Raquel Zimmermann
• Shirley Mallmann
• Yasmin Brunet

  Male

• Marlon Teixeira
• Evandro Soldati
• Miro Moreira
• Romulo Pires
• Francisco Lachowski

  Monarchs

• Queen Maria I
• King John VI
• Emperor Pedro I
• Emperor Pedro II
• Princess Isabel

  Musicians

• Antônio Carlos Jobim, composer, songwriter
• João Gilberto, singer, songwriter, guitarist
• Astrud Gilberto, singer
• Bebel Gilberto, singer
• Caetano Veloso, MPB singer-songwriter
• Heitor Villa-Lobos, classical composer
• Hebert Neri, pianist
• Sandy, pop singer
• Marisa Monte, MPB singer
• Anitta, pop singer
• Kelly Key, pop/r&b singer
• Claudia Leitte, axé singer
• Tim Maia, singer-songwriter
• Ivete Sangalo, axé singer
• Marcos Saback, guitarist
• Mallu Magalhães, folk singer

  Politicians

• Jair Bolsonaro ; 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
• Aécio Neves ; 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
• Alfredo Sirkis ; ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; defeated presidencial candidate - Green Party
• André Franco Montoro ; 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
• Adhemar de Barros ; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo for two times; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo - Social Progressive Party
• Anthony Garotinho ; 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 ; ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War; ex-minister of Mines and Energy - National Renewal Alliance
• Arthur do Val ; state deputy of São Paulo. He is known because of his polemic YouTube videos and his right-wing activism by Free Brazil Movement - Patriot
• Carlos Bolsonaro ; alderman of Rio de Janeiro; son of president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro - Social Christian Party
• Carlos Lacerda, ex-governor of the state of Guanabara; ex-federal deputy by Federal District - National Democratic Union
• Carlos Marun ; 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
• Celso Russomanno ; federal deputy by São Paulo. He was the third most voted federal deputy of Brazil until today - Republicans
• Cesar Maia ; alderman of Rio de Janeiro; ex-mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro; ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro - Democrats
• Cid Gomes ; 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
• Ciro Gomes ; 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
• Davi Alcolumbre president of the Federal Senate; senator by Amapá; ex-federal deputy by Amapá; alderman of Macapá - Democrats
• Dilma Rousseff ; ex-president of Brazil, impeached; ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency; ex-minister of Mines and Energy - Workers' Party
• Deodoro da Fonseca ; ex-president of Brazil; ex-president of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul Province - Independent
• Eduardo Bolsonaro ; 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
• Eduardo Campos ; 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
• Eduardo Jorge Martins ; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-state deputy of São Paulo; defeated presidencial candidate; defeated vice-presidential candidate - Green Party
• Eduardo Suplicy ; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-state deputy of São Paulo; ex-alderman of São Paulo - Workers' Party
• Enéas Carneiro ; 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
• Ernesto Geisel ; 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
• Esperidião Amin ; 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
• Eurico Gaspar Dutra ; ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War - Social Democratic Party
• Fernando Collor de Mello ; 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
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso ; ex-president of Brazil; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-minister of Exchequer; ex-minister of Foreign Affairs -Brazilian Social Democracy Party
• Flávio Bolsonaro ; 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
• Floriano Peixoto ; ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of Mato Grosso province - Independent
• Francisco Everardo Tiririca Oliveira da Silva ; federal deputy by São Paulo. He is known because of the musical parodies and jokes used in his campaign - Liberal Party
• Geraldo Alckmin ; 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
• Getúlio Vargas ; 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
• Gilberto Mestrinho ; ex-governor of the state of Amazonas; ex-senator by Amazonas; ex-mayor of the city of Manaus - Brazilian Democratic Movement
• Golbery do Couto e Silva ; ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency - National Renewal Alliance
• Hamilton Mourão ; vice-president of Brazil - Brazilian Labour Renewal Party
• Jânio Quadros ; 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
• Joice Cristina Hasselmann ; federal deputy by São Paulo - Social Liberal Party
• João Amoêdo ; national president of New Party; defeated presidential candidate - New Party
• João Doria ; governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo - Brazilian Social Democracy Party
• João Goulart ; 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
• José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva ; ex-minister of Foregin Affairs; hero of independence
• José Dirceu ; 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
• José Maria de Almeida ; national president of Unified Workers' Socialist Party; defeated presidential candidate for two times - Unified Workers' Socialist Party
• José Maria Eymael ; national president of Christian Democracy; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; defeated presidential candidate for five times - Christian Democracy
• José Sarney ; 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
• Júlio Prestes ; ex-president of Brazil, did not take office; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo - National Democratic Union
• Juscelino Kubitschek ; 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
• Kim Kataguiri ; federal deputy by São Paulo; leader of Free Brazil Movement - Democrats
• Leonel Brizola ; 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
• Luciana Genro ; 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
• Luciano Bivar, second-vice-president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; federal deputy by Pernambuco; nacional president of Social Liberal Party - Social Liberal Party
• Luís Carlos Prestes ; ex-senator by Federal District; ex-general secretary of Brazilian Communist Party; ex-leader of National Libertarian Alliance - Brazilian Communist Party
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ; 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
• Manuela d'Ávila ; 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
• Marcelo Freixo ; federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; ex-state deputy of Rio de Janeiro - Socialism and Liberty Party
• Marielle Franco ; 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 ; 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
• Marina Silva ; 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
• Marta Suplicy ; 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 ; governor of the state of Tocantins; ex-president of the Tocantins's State Chamber of Deputies; ex-state deputy of Tocantins - Democrats
• Michel Temer ; 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
• Miguel Arraes ; 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
• Oswaldo Aranha ; 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
• Paulo Maluf ; 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
• Paulo Renato Souza ; ex-minister of Education; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo - Brazilian Social Democracy Party
• Prudente de Morais ; 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
• Rodrigo Maia ; president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; ex-national president of Democrats - Democrats
• Romário ; senator by Rio de Janeiro; ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro - We Can
• Romeu Zema ; governor of the state of Minas Gerais - New Party
• Rui Costa Pimenta ; national president of Factory Workers' Cause Party; defeated presidential candidate for four times - Factory Workers' Cause Party
• Tancredo Neves ; 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
• Tarso Genro ; 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

  Religious leaders

• Antonio Conselheiro, also known outside Brazil as "The Counselor", founder of Canudos
• Edir Macedo, founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
• Inri Cristo, claims to be Jesus
• R. R. Soares, founder of the International Church of the Grace of God
• Saint Anthony of Saint Anne Galvão , friar, Catholic saint
• D. Helder Câmara, 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, main figure of Spiritism

  Journalists and TV celebrities

• Abelardo Barbosa
• Amanda Françozo
• Angélica
• Boris Casoy
• Eliana
• Jô Soares
• Luciano Huck
• Marília Gabriela
• Pedro Bial
• Silvio Santos
• William Bonner
• Xuxa

  Writers and poets

• Álvares de Azevedo, poet and writer
• Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay, writer and historian
• Augusto dos Anjos, poet
• Antônio Gonçalves Dias, poet
• Carlos Drummond de Andrade, poet and writer
• Castro Alves, poet and writer
• Cecília Meireles, poet
• Clarice Lispector, writer
• Dina Mangabeira, poet
• Érico Verissimo, writer
• Esther Largman, novelist
• Fernando Sabino, writer
• Ferreira Gullar, writer and poet
• Gustavo Dourado, writer and poet
• Haroldo de Campos, poet
• Holdemar Menezes, writer
• João Cabral de Melo Neto, poet
• João Guimarães Rosa, writer
• Jorge Amado, writer
• José de Alencar, writer
• Luis Fernando Veríssimo, writer
• Lya Luft, writer and poet
• Machado de Assis, writer
• Manuel Bandeira, poet
• Maria Clara Machado, playwright
• Mário de Andrade, writer
• Vicente Ferreira da Silva, logician, writer
• Márcio Souza, writer
• Menotti del Picchia, critic and writer
• Monteiro Lobato, writer and publisher
• Nelson Rodrigues, journalist and writer
• Oduvaldo Vianna Filho, playwright
• Olavo Bilac, poet
• Otto Maria Carpeaux, critic
• Oswald de Andrade, writer and critic
• Paulo Coelho, writer
• Vinícius de Morais, poet
• Luiz Duarte, writer, playwright, and screenplay writer
• Paulo Fernando Craveiro, romance writer, chronicalist, poet, journalist
• Ricardo Kotscho, journalist and writer

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