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This is: a list of Brazilians, people in some way notable that were either born in Brazil/immigrantsââto Brazil (citizens or permanent residents), grouped by, "their area of notability."
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Activistsâ»
- Chico Mendes (1944â1988), murdered rural leader. And martyr of ecological movements in the: Amazon
- Maria TomĂĄsia Figueira Lima (1826â1902), aristocrat, abolitionist
Actorsâ»
Main article: List of Brazilian actors
- Zola Amaro (1890â1944), operatic soprano
- Alice Braga (born 1983)
- Alinne Moraes (born 1982)
- Ana Paula ArĂłsio (born 1975)
- AntĂŽnio Fagundes (born 1949)
- Bete Mendes (born 1949), actor/politician
- Betty Lago (1955â2015)
- Bruno Campos (born 1973)
- Bruna Lombardi (born 1952)
- Bruna Marquezine (born 1995)
- Carolina Dieckmann (born 1978)
- CauĂŁ Reymond (born 1980)
- Daniel Benzali (born 1950)
- Daniele Suzuki (born 1977)
- Denise Fraga (born 1964)
- Dercy Gonçalves (1907â2008), artist
- Eliane Giardini (born 1952)
- Fernanda Montenegro (born 1929), Academy Award nominee
- Fernanda Torres (born 1965)
- Fåbio Assunção (born 1971)
- FĂĄbio Lago (born 1970)
- Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (1934â2006)
- Giovanna Antonelli (born 1976)
- GlĂłria Menezes (born 1934)
- Grande Otelo (1915â1993)
- Guilherme Berenguer (born 1980)
- Hebe Camargo (1929â2012), TV presenter, "singer," actress
- JosĂ© Lewgoy (1920â2003)
- JosĂ© Wilker (1944â2014)
- Juliana Didone (born 1984)
- Juliana Silveira (born 1980), actress/singer
- LĂĄzaro Ramos (born 1978)
- Leonardo Villar (1923â2020)
- Lima Duarte (born 1930)
- Lucélia Santos (born 1957)
- Malu Mader (born 1966)
- Carmen Miranda (1909â1955), singer
- Marco Nanini (born 1948)
- Maria Flor (born 1983)
- MarĂlia PĂȘra (1943â2015)
- Matheus Nachtergaele (born 1968)
- Miguel Falabella (born 1956)
- Morena Baccarin (born 1979)
- Murilo BenĂcio (born 1971)
- NatĂĄlia GuimarĂŁes (born 1984), Miss Brasil 2007, actress
- Oscarito (1906â1970)
- Paola Oliveira (born 1982)
- Paulo Autran (1922â2007)
- Paulo Betti (born 1952)
- Raul Cortez (1932â2006)
- Regina Duarte (born 1947)
- Renato AragĂŁo (born 1935)
- Reynaldo Gianecchini (born 1972)
- Rodrigo Hilbert (born 1980)
- Rodrigo Santoro (born 1975)
- Ronald Golias (1929â2005), actor and comedian
- Selton Mello (born 1972)
- SĂŽnia Braga (born 1950)
- TaĂs AraĂșjo (born 1978)
- Tarcisio Meira (1935â2021)
- Vera Fischer (born 1951)
- Wagner Moura (born 1976)
- Xuxa Meneghel (born 1963), actress, singer, TV host
Architects and urban plannersâ»
Main article: List of Brazilian architects
- Affonso Eduardo Reidy (1909â1964), architect and "urban planner," reformer of Rio de Janeiro
- Alexandre Chan (born 1942)
- JoĂŁo Batista Vilanova Artigas (1915â1985), architect and professor
- Lina Bo Bardi (1914â1992), architect
- LĂșcio Costa (1902â1998), architect and urban planner, creator of BrasĂlia
- Oscar Niemeyer (1907â2012), architect of international renown, winner of theââ1988 Pritzker Prize
- Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928â2021), architect and professor, winner of the 2006 Pritzker Prize
- Roberto Burle Marx (1909â1994), architect and landscape designer
- Jaime Lerner (1937â2021), architect and urban planner
- Ruy Ohtake (1938â2021), architect
- Marcio Kogan (born 1952), architect
- Igor de Vetyemy (born 1981), architect and professor
Artists (Visual arts)â»
Main article: List of Brazilian artists
See also: List of Brazilian women artists
Paintersâ»
- Alfredo Volpi (1896â1988)
- Almeida Junior (1850â1899)
- Anita Malfatti (1889â1964)
- Arthur Timotheo da Costa (1882â1922)
- CĂąndido Portinari (1903â1962)
- Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897â1976)
- IberĂȘ Camargo (1914â1994)
- JosĂ© Pancetti (1902â1958)
- Lasar Segall (1891â1957)
- Manabu Mabe (1924â1997)
- Manoel da Costa AtaĂde (1762â1830)
- Tarsila do Amaral (1886â1973)
- Vicente do Rego Monteiro (1899â1970)
- Victor Meirelles (1832â1903)
Sculptorsâ»
- Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijadinho" (1730â1814), Baroque sculptor
- Shirley Paes Leme (born 1955), printmaker, sculptor, and educator
- Sergio Rossetti Morosini, Brazilian American (born 1953), Contemporary sculptor
- Victor Brecheret (1894â1955)
Cartoonistsâ»
- Carlos Latuff (born 1968), political cartoonist
- FĂĄbio Moon (born 1976)
- Gabriel BĂĄ (born 1976)
- Henfil (1944â1988)
- Mauricio de Sousa (born 1935)
- MillĂŽr Fernandes (1923â2012)
- Ziraldo (1932-2024)
Othersâ»
- Abraham Palatnik (1928â2020)
- Ana Maria Pacheco (born 1943), painter and sculptor
- Artur Barrio (born 1945)
- CybĂšle Varela (born 1943), painter, mixed-media artist
- HĂ©lio Oiticica (1937â1980), painter
- Lygia Clark (1920â1988)
- Lygia Pape (1927â2004)
- MoysĂ©s Baumstein (1931â1991), holographer, painter, film/video producer
- Naza (born 1955), painter, visual artist
- Oswaldo Goeldi (1895â1961), illustrator and engraver
- SebastiĂŁo Salgado (born 1944), photographer
Athletesâ»
Footballâ»
- Adriano (born 1982)
- Adriano (born 1985)
- Alisson Becker (born 1992)
- Bebeto (born 1964)
- Benny Feilhaber (born 1985), footballer, center/attacking midfielder (AGF Aarhus & US national team)
- Cafu (born 1970), footballer
- Casemiro (born 1992), football player for Real Madrid and three time UEFA Champions League Winner
- Dani Alves (born 1983)
- Dante (born 1983)
- David Luiz (born 1987), football player for Arsenal
- Dida (born 1973)
- Garrincha (1933â1983)
- Gabriel Barbosa (born 1996)
- Gabriel Jesus (born 1997)
- Humberto (born 1966)
- Jairzinho (born 1944)
- LĂșcio (born 1978), retired footballer
- KakĂĄ (born 1982)
- Lucas Leiva (born 1987)
- Lucas Moura (born 1992)
- Marcelo (born 1988)
- Marta (born 1986)
- Neymar (born 1992)
- Oscar (born 1991)
- PelĂ© (1940â2022), football player, three-time World Cup Champion
- Philippe Coutinho (born 1992), football player for FC Barcelona
- Rivaldo (born 1972)
- Rivellino (born 1946)
- Roberto Carlos (born 1973), 2002 FIFA World Cup Champion
- Roberto Firmino (born 1991), footballer, Liverpool FC
- Robinho (born 1984)
- Rodrigo Caio (born 1993)
- Rogério Ceni (born 1973)
- RomĂĄrio (born 1966)
- Ronaldinho (born 1980), footballer, two-time FIFA World Player of the Year
- Ronaldo (born 1976), footballer, two-time World Cup champion
- Taffarel (born 1966), 1994 FIFA World Cup Champion
- Thiago Silva (born 1984), football player for Chelsea F.C.
- VinĂcius JĂșnior (born 2000)
- Wesley (born 1989), footballer
- Willian (born 1988)
- Zico (born 1953), retired footballer
- Zizinho (1921â2002), retired footballer
Basketballâ»
- Anderson VarejĂŁo (born 1982), former NBA player
- Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), NBA player
- Fab Melo (1990â2017), former NBA player
- Leandro Barbosa (born 1982), NBA champion
- Marcelo Huertas (born 1983), professional basketball player
- NenĂȘ HilĂĄrio (born 1982), NBA player
- Oscar Schmidt (born 1958), retired basketball player
- Raul Neto (born 1992), NBA player
- Tiago Splitter (born 1985), NBA champion
Volleyballâ»
- Adriana Behar (born 1969), volleyball, beach player; two-time Olympic silver; Pan American champion; two-time world champion
- Alison Cerutti (born 1985), Olympic medalist and World Champion
- Bernard Rajzman (born 1957), Olympic silver; Pan American champion; world silver
- Bruno Oscar Schmidt (born 1986), Olympic medalist and World Champion
- Bruno Rezende (born 1986), Olympic medalist and World Champion
- Giba (born 1976), eight-time World League champion
- Lucas Saatkamp (born 1986), Olympic medalist and World Champion
Judoâ»
- Ărika Miranda (born 1987) World Championship medalist
- Felipe Kitadai (born 1989), Olympic medalist
- FlĂĄvio Canto (born 1975), Olympic medalist
- Ketleyn Quadros (born 1987), Olympic medalist
- Leandro Guilheiro (born 1983), Olympic medalist
- Mayra Aguiar (born 1991), Olympic medalist and World Champion
- Rafael Silva (born 1987), two-time Olympic medalist
- Rafaela Silva (born 1992), Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion
- Sarah Menezes (born 1990), Olympic gold medalist
- Tiago Camilo (born 1982), two-time Olympic medalist and World Champion
Gymnasticsâ»
- Arthur Mariano (born 1993), Olympic medalist and World Champion
- Arthur Zanetti (born 1990), Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion
- Daiane dos Santos (born 1983), World Champion
- Daniele HypĂłlito (born 1984), World Championship medalist
- Diego HypĂłlito (born 1986), Olympic medalist and 2x World Champion
- FlĂĄvia Saraiva (born 1999)
- Jade Barbosa (born 1991), World Championship medalist
- Rebeca Andrade (born 1999)
Swimmingâ»
- Ana Marcela Cunha (born 1992), five-time World Champion
- Bruno Fratus (born 1989), World Championship medalist
- CĂ©sar Cielo (born 1987), two-time Olympic medalist, Olympic and World record holder
- Daniel Dias (born 1988), swimmer, paralympian
- Fernando Scherer (born 1974), Olympic medalist
- Gustavo Borges (born 1972), Olympic medalist
- Marcelo Chierighini (born 1991), World Championship medalist
- Poliana Okimoto (born 1983), Olympic medalist
- Thiago Pereira (born 1986), Olympic medalist
Athleticsâ»
- Almir dos Santos (born 1993)
- Caio Bonfim (born 1991)
- Darlan Romani (born 1991)
- Eronilde de AraĂșjo (born 1970), Olympic finalist in 400 meters hurdles
- Fabiana Murer (born 1981), world champion pole vaulter
- Joaquim Cruz (born 1963), Olympic Gold medalist
- Maurren Maggi (born 1976), retired olympic gold medalist
- Robson Caetano (born 1964), Olympic medalist
- Thiago Braz da Silva (born 1993), Olympic Gold medalist
Auto racingâ»
- Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960â1994), three-time Formula 1 World Champion
- Bruno Senna (born 1983), Formula One racing driver
- Christian Fittipaldi (born 1971), NASCAR driver/Indycar driver
- Emerson Fittipaldi (born 1946), Formula One two-time champion. Raced for McLaren, Lotus and Fittipaldi automotive
- Felipe Massa (born 1981), Formula One driver, notably for Scuderia Ferrari
- Felipe Nasr (born 1992), Formula One driver, notably for Sauber F1 Team
- HĂ©lio Castroneves (born 1975), IndyCar driver
- Nelson Piquet (born 1952), three-time Formula One world champion, raced for Williams, Benetton, McLaren, Ensign, and Brabham
- Rubens Barrichello (born 1972), former Formula 1 driver, raced for Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Braun, and Williams
- Tony Kanaan (born 1974), IndyCar driver
Combat sportsâ»
- Alex Pereira (born 1987), Former Kickboxer, Mixed Martial Artist
- Amanda Nunes (born 1988), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts Female World Champion
- Anderson Silva (born 1975), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
- Charles Oliveira (born 1989), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
- Cris Cyborg (born 1985), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts Female World Champion
- Deiveson Figueiredo (born 1987), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts World Champion
- Gilbert Burns (born 1986), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artist
- Glover Teixeira (born 1979), Former World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
- JĂ©ssica Andrade (born 1991), Former Female Mixed Martial Artist World Champion
- José Aldo (born 1986), Former World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
- Junior dos Santos (born 1984), Former World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
- Patricky Pitbull (born 1986), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts World Champion
- PatrĂcio Pitbull (born 1987), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts World Champion
- Paulo Costa (born 1991), mixed martial artist
- Rafael dos Anjos (born 1984), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
- Thiago Alves (born 1983), mixed martial artist
- Lyoto Machida (born 1978), black belt in Machida Karate, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
- Marcio Navarro (born 1978), professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist
- AntĂŽnio Rodrigo Nogueira (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
- Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (born 1981), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
- Murilo Rua (born 1980), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
- Wanderlei Silva (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
Sailingâ»
- Daniel Adler (born 1958), Olympic medalist
- Jorge Zarif (born 1992)
- Kahena Kunze (born 1991)
- Lars Grael (born 1964)
- Martine Grael (born 1991)
- Robert Scheidt (born 1973)
Surfingâ»
- Adriano de Souza (born 1987)
- Filipe Toledo (born 1995)
- Gabriel Medina (born 1993)
- Ătalo Ferreira (born 1994)
- Rodrigo Koxa (born 1979)
Tennisâ»
- Maria Esther Bueno (1939â2018)
- Bruno Soares (born 1982)
- Fernando Meligeni (born 1971)
- Gustavo Kuerten (born 1976) three-time French Open winner
- Marcelo Melo (born 1983)
- Thiago Monteiro (born 1994)
- Thiago Seyboth Wild (born 2000)
- Thomaz Bellucci (born 1987)
Othersâ»
- Alexandre de Pontes (1968â1993), bodyboarder
- Bob Burnquist (born 1976), professional skateboarder
- Eric Maleson (born 1967), Olympic Bobsled Athlete
- Eurico Rosa Da Silva (born 1975), jockey
- Felipe Wu (born 1992), Olympic medalist in Shooting
- Hugo Calderano (born 1996)
- Isaquias Queiroz (born 1994), Olympic medalist and World Champion in Sprint Canoeing
- Kevin Alves (born 1991), figure skater
- Maicon Siqueira (born 1993), Olympic medalist in Taekwondo
- NatĂĄlia Falavigna (born 1984), Olympic medalist in Taekwondo
- Robson Conceição (born 1988), Olympic medalist in Boxing
- Rodrigo Pessoa (born 1972), Olympic Champion show jumper
- Yan Gomes (born 1987), MLB player
- Yane Marques (born 1984), Olympic medalist in Modern Pentathlon
Diplomatsâ»
Main article: List of Brazilian diplomats
- BarĂŁo do Rio Branco (1845â1912)
- Joaquim Nabuco (1849â1910)
- Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas (1876â1954)
- Oswaldo Aranha (1894â1960)
- Rui Barbosa (1849â1923)
- Walter Moreira Salles (1912â2001)
- SĂ©rgio Vieira de Mello (1948â2003), UN representative
Film directorsâ»
Main article: List of Brazilian film directors
- Aluizio Abranches
- Ana Carolina (born 1945)
- Andrucha Waddington (born 1970)
- Anna Muylaert (born 1964)
- Alberto Cavalcanti (1897â1982), pioneer filmmaker
- Anselmo Duarte (1920â2009), Palme d'Or winner
- Arnaldo Jabor (born 1940), Silver Berlin Bear-winner
- Bruno Barreto (born 1955), Golden Berlin Bear-nominated director
- CacĂĄ Diegues (born 1940)
- Cao Hamburger (born 1962)
- Carlos Reichenbach (1945â2012)
- Daniel Filho (born 1937)
- Daniela Thomas (born 1959)
- Eduardo Coutinho (1933â2014), documentary filmmaker
- Fabio Barreto (1957â2019)
- Fernando Meirelles (born 1955), Academy Award nominee
- Gabriel Mascaro (born 1983)
- Glauber Rocha (1939â1981), founder of Cinema Novo; Cannes Film Festival award-winning director
- Hector Babenco (1946â2016), Argentine-born Brazilian Academy Award-nominated director
- Heitor Dhalia (born 1970)
- Humberto Mauro (1897â1983), pioneer and inventive filmmaker
- JoĂŁo Moreira Salles (born 1962), documentary director
- Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (1932â1988), member of Cinema Novo
- Jorge Furtado (born 1959)
- JosĂ© Mojica Marins (1936â2020), also known as Coffin Joe
- José Padilha (born 1967), Golden Berlin Bear winner
- JĂșlio Bressane (born 1946)
- Karim AĂŻnouz (born 1966)
- Kleber Mendonça Filho (born 1968)
- Leon Hirszman (1937â1987)
- Lima Barreto (1906â1982)
- Luiz de Barros (1893â1982)
- Luiz Fernando Carvalho (born 1960)
- LuĂs SĂ©rgio Person (1936â1976)
- Marcelo Gomes (born 1963)
- MĂĄrio Peixoto (1908â1992), pioneer filmmaker
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928â2018)
- Norma Bengell (1935â2013), director and actress
- Paulo CĂ©sar Saraceni (1933â2012)
- Petra Costa (born 1983) Academy Award nominee
- Roberto Farias (1932â2018)
- Roberto Santos (1928â1987)
- RogĂ©rio Sganzerla (1946â2004)
- Ruy Guerra (born in Mozambique, 1931), member of Cinema Novo
- SĂ©rgio Machado (born 1968)
- SĂ©rgio Rezende (born 1951)
- Suzana Amaral (1932â2020)
- Tata Amaral (born 1960)
- Walter Hugo Khouri (1929â2003)
- Walter Lima Jr. (born 1938)
- Walter Salles (born 1956), Golden Berlin Bear winner
Executives and business entrepreneursâ»
Main article: List of Brazilian entrepreneurs
- AbĂlio Diniz (born 1936)
- Aloysio de Andrade Faria (1920â2020)
- Ălvaro Gonçalves
- Andre Medici (born 1956)
- AntĂŽnio ErmĂrio de Moraes (1928â2014)
- ArmĂnio Fraga (born 1957)
- Assis Chateaubriand (1892â1968)
- Arne Ragnar Enge
- Bob Falkenburg (1926â2022)
- Carlos Ghosn (born 1954)
- Carlos Alberto Sicupira (born 1948)
- Cristina Junqueira (born 1984)
- Daniel Dantas (born 1954)
- Edmond Safra (1932â1999)
- Eduardo Saverin (born 1982)
- Eike Batista (born 1956)
- Count Francesco Matarazzo (1854â1937)
- GermĂĄn Efromovich (born 1950)
- Gustavo BrigagĂŁo
- Gustavo Franco (born 1956)
- HĂ©lio Viana
- Henrique Meirelles (born 1945)
- JoĂŁo Carlos di Genio (born 1939)
- Jorge Paulo Lemann (born 1939)
- JosĂ© Alencar (1931â2011)
- Julio Bozano (born 1936)
- Luciano Hang (born 1962)
- Luiza Trajano (born 1948)
- Marcel Herrmann Telles (born 1950)
- Mike Krieger (born 1986)
- Norberto Odebrecht (1920â2014)
- Pedro Moreira Salles (born 1959)
- Ricardo Samuel Goldstein (born 1966)
- Ricardo Semler (born 1959)
- Roberto Marinho (1904â2003)
- Samuel Klein (1923â2014)
- Victor Civita (1907â1990)
- Walter Moreira Salles (1912â2001)
Explorers and discoverersâ»
- CĂąndido Rondon (1865â1958), famous explorer and engineer
- Orlando Villas Boas (1914â2003), explorer and indigenist
- Amyr Klink (born 1955), adventurer and navigator, first solo rowing across the South Atlantic
- Sydney Possuelo (born 1940), explorer, social activist and indigenous peoples expert
- Izabel Pimentel, first Brazilian and Latin American to sail solo around the world
Fashion designersâ»
- Alexandre Herchcovitch (born 1971)
- Amir Slama (born 1965)
- Carlos Falchi (1944â2015)
- Carlos Tufvesson (born 1968)
- Clodovil Hernandes (1937â2009) (Haute-Couture)
- Francisco Costa (born 1964) (Calvin Klein)
- Ocimar Versolato (1961â2017)
- Tufi Duek (born 1954) (FĂłrum / Triton)
- Zuzu Angel (1921â1976)
Geologistsâ»
- Djalma GuimarĂŁes (1895â1973, born Santa Luzia, MG, died Belo Horizonte)
- Fernando FlĂĄvio Marques de Almeida (1916â2013), one of the most outstanding geologists of the 20th century
- JosĂ© BonifĂĄcio de Andrada e Silva (1763â1838)
- Louis Agassiz (1807â1873)
- Louis de Loczy (Hungria, 1897â1980, born Brazil, Rio de Janeiro)
- Orville Adalbert Derby (1851â1915, born Kellogsville, New York, died Rio de Janeiro), American geologist who worked in Brazil, particularly for the DNPM and CPRM
- Reinhard Maack (1892â1969, born in Herford-Germany, died in Curitiba-Brazil)
- Walter K. Link (1902â1982), US geologist; controversial organizer of oil exploration in Brazil
- OctĂĄvio Barbosa (1907â1997), Brazilian field geologist, prospector
- Heinz Ebert (1907â1983), born in Saxony, Germany, died in Rio Claro, SĂŁo Paulo
- Aziz Ab'Saber (1924â2012, SĂŁo Luiz do Paraitinga, SĂŁo Paulo), Brazilian geoscientist
- SĂ©rgio Estanislau do Amaral (1925â1996)
- Peter Szatmari, Hungarian geologist
Intellectuals and thinkersâ»
- Leonardo Boff (born 1938), friar, theologian, silenced by the Vatican due to his socialist stance
- Benjamin Constant (1836â1891), abolitionist and republican
- Francisco Doratioto (born 1956), historian
- Raymundo Faoro (1925â2003), jurist
- Paulo Freire (1921â1997), educator and university professor
- Florestan Fernandes (1920â1995), sociologist
- Gilberto Freyre (1900â1987), sociologist
- Carlos Marighella (1911â1969), Marxist writer, politician and guerilla fighter
- Anna Veronica Mautner (1935â2019) psychologist, psychoanalyst, essayist and columnist Brazilian
- Pontes de Miranda (1892â1979), jurist, mathematician, philosopher and writer
- JosĂ© do PatrocĂnio (1854â1905), liberal abolitionist and republican
- Darcy Ribeiro (1922â1997), anthropologist and educator, scientific leader and politician
- Jorge Stolfi (born 1950), computer scientist
- Milton Santos (1926â2001), geographer, writer and university professor
Mathematiciansâ»
Main article: List of Brazilian mathematicians
- Carolina Araujo (born 1976)
- Artur Ăvila (born 1981)
- Manfredo do Carmo (1928-2018)
- Walter Carnielli (born 1952)
- Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born 1952)
- Celso José da Costa (1929-2024)
- Newton da Costa (born 1981)
- CĂ©sar Camacho (born 1943)
- Marcos Dajczer (born 1948)
- Francisco DĂłria (born 1945)
- Djairo Guedes de Figueiredo (born 1934)
- Leopoldo Penna Franca (1959-2012)
- Arnaldo Garcia (born 1950)
- Fernando Q. GouvĂȘa (born 1957)
- Alfredo Noel Iusem (born 1949)
- Yoshiharu Kohayakawa (born 1963)
- Elon Lages Lima (1929-2017)
- Artur Oscar Lopes (born 1950)
- Ricardo Mañé (1948-1995)
- Fernando CodĂĄ Marques (born 1979)
- Carlos Matheus (born 1984)
- JĂșlio CĂ©sar de Mello e Souza (1895-1974)
- Welington de Melo (1946-2016)
- Teixeira Mendes (1855-1927)
- Carlos Gustavo Moreira (born 1973)
- Leopoldo Nachbin (1922-1993)
- Antonio Carbonari Netto
- Helena J. Nussenzveig Lopes
- Valeria de Paiva (born 1959)
- Jacob Palis (born 1940)
- MaurĂcio Peixoto (1921-2019)
- Paulo Pinheiro (born 1967)
- Enrique Pujals (born 1967)
- Paulo Ribenboim (born 1928)
- Ruy de Queiroz (born 1958)
- Aron Simis (born 1942)
- Imre Simon (1943-2009)
- Joaquim Gomes de Souza (1829-1864)
- Jorge Manuel Sotomayor Tello (1942-2022)
- Keti Tenenblat (born 1944)
- Marcelo Viana (born 1962)
- José Felipe Voloch (born 1963)
Modelsâ»
Femaleâ»
- Adriana Lima (born 1981)
- Alessandra Ambrosio (born 1981)
- Aline Weber (born 1989)
- Ana Beatriz Barros (born 1982)
- Ana Carolina Reston (1985â2006)
- Ana Claudia Michels (born 1981)
- Ana Hickmann (born 1981)
- Bruna Erhardt (born 1988)
- Bruna TenĂłrio (born 1989)
- Camilla Finn (born 1991)
- Caroline Trentini (born 1987)
- Cintia Dicker (born 1986)
- Daiane Conterato (born 1990)
- Daniella Cicarelli (born 1978)
- Daniella Sarahyba (born 1984)
- Emanuela de Paula (born 1989)
- Fabiana Semprebom (born 1984)
- Fernanda Lessa (born 1977)
- Fernanda Motta (born 1981)
- Fernanda Tavares (born 1980)
- Flavia de Oliveira (born 1983)
- Gianne Albertoni (born 1981)
- Gisele BĂŒndchen (born 1980), model, actress
- Isabeli Fontana (born 1983)
- Izabel Goulart (born 1984)
- Lais Ribeiro (born 1990)
- LetĂcia Birkheuer (born 1978)
- Luciana Curtis (born 1976)
- Luciana Gimenez (born 1969)
- LuĂza Brunet (born 1962)
- Marcelle Bittar (born 1981)
- Mariana Weickert (born 1982)
- Michelle Alves (born 1978)
- Monique Olsen (born 1990)
- Raica Oliveira (born 1984)
- Raquel Zimmermann (born 1983)
- Shirley Mallmann (born 1977)
- Solange Wilvert (born 1989)
- Yasmin Brunet (born 1988)
Maleâ»
- Evandro Soldati (born 1985)
- Francisco Lachowski (born 1991)
- Marlon Teixeira (born 1991)
- Miro Moreira (born 1984)
- Romulo Pires (born 1983)
Militaryâ»
- Baron of Amazonas (1804â1882), Admiral of the "Navy," war hero, led the decisive Battle of Riachuelo
- Duke of Caxias (1803â1880), military commander, nationalist leader, "father of the Army"
- Anita Garibaldi (1821â1849), revolutionary combatant, fought in Brazil and Italy, was married to Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Bento Gonçalves (1788â1847), military commander, led a separatist movement
- Baron of Itapevi (1801-1886), patron of the artillery for the Brazilian Army
- Baron of Melgaço (1802-1880), admiral and several times president of Mato Grosso
- Admiral TamandarĂ© (1807â1897), military combatant, war veteran, "father of the Navy"
- Tiradentes (1746â1792), leader of a failed conspiracy against the Portuguese, executed by hanging followed by quartering
Monarchsâ»
Main article: List of Brazilian monarchs
- King John VI (1767â1826)
- Queen Maria I (1734â1816)
- Emperor Pedro I (1798â1834)
- Emperor Pedro II (1825â1891)
Musiciansâ»
Main article: List of Brazilian musicians
Classicalâ»
- AntĂŽnio Carlos Gomes (1836â1896)
- Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887â1959)
Popularâ»
- Adoniran Barbosa (1912â1982)
- Anitta (born 1993), pop singer
- AntĂŽnio Carlos Jobim (1927â1994), composer, songwriter
- Arnaldo Antunes (born 1960)
- Astrud Gilberto (born 1940), singer
- Andre Matos (1971â2019), singer
- Andreas Kisser (born 1968), guitarist
- Baden Powell (guitarist) (1937â2000), guitarist
- Bebel Gilberto (born 1966), singer
- Beto Guedes (born 1951)
- Caetano Veloso (born 1942), MPB singer-songwriter
- Cartola (1908â1980)
- Chico Buarque (born 1944)
- Clara Nunes (1942â1983)
- Claudia Leitte (born 1980), axé singer
- ChorĂŁo (1970â2013)
- Djavan (born 1949)
- Elis Regina (1945â1982)
- Gal Costa (born 1945)
- Gilberto Gil (born 1942)
- Herbert Vianna (born 1961)
- Ivete Sangalo (born 1972), axé singer
- JoĂŁo Gilberto (1931â2019), singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Jorge Ben (born 1939)
- Kelly Key (born 1983), pop/R&B singer
- LĂŽ Borges (born 1952)
- Ludmilla (singer) (born 1995), pop singer
- Mallu MagalhĂŁes (born 1992), folk singer
- Maria BethĂąnia (born 1946)
- MarĂlia Mendonça (1995â2021), sertaneja singer
- Marisa Monte (born 1967), MPB singer
- Marcelo FalcĂŁo (born 1973)
- Milton Nascimento (born 1942)
- Ney Matogrosso (born 1941)
- Negra Li (born 1979)
- Pabllo Vittar (born 1993), pop singer
- Renato Russo (1960â1996)
- Rita Lee (born 1947)
- Sandy (born 1983), pop singer
- Tim Maia (1942â1998), singer-songwriter
- Tom ZĂ© (born 1936)
- Yamandu Costa (born 1980), guitarist and composer
Nurses and physiciansâ»
- Ana NĂ©ri (1814â1880), pioneering nurse; assisted Brazilian forces on the battlefield, "mother of nursery"
Politiciansâ»
- Adriane Lopes (born 1976); mayor of Campo Grande
- AĂ©cio Neves (born 1960); 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
- Alfredo Sirkis (1950â2020); ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; defeated presidencial candidate
- AndrĂ© Franco Montoro (1916â1999); ex-governor of the state of SĂŁo Paulo; ex-senator by SĂŁo Paulo; ex-minister of Labour
- Adhemar de Barros (1901â1969); ex-governor of the state of SĂŁo Paulo for two times; ex-mayor of the city of SĂŁo Paulo
- Anthony Garotinho (born 1960); ex-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro; defeated presidential candidate
- Artur da Costa e Silva (1899â1969); ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War; ex-minister of Mines and Energy
- Arthur do Val (born 1986); state deputy of SĂŁo Paulo
- Carlos Lacerda (1914â1977), ex-governor of the state of Guanabara; ex-federal deputy by the Federal District
- Celso Russomanno (born 1956); federal deputy by SĂŁo Paulo
- Cesar Maia (born 1945); alderman of Rio de Janeiro; ex-mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro
- Cid Gomes (born 1963); senator by CearĂĄ; ex-governor of the state of CearĂĄ; ex-minister of Education; ex-mayor of he city of Sobral; ex-state deputy of CearĂĄ
- Daiana Santos (born 1982); deputy in the federal Chamber of Deputies
- Davi Alcolumbre (born 1977); president of the Federal Senate; senator by AmapĂĄ
- Dilma Rousseff (born 1947); ex-president of Brazil, impeached; ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency; ex-minister of Mines and Energy
- Deodoro da Fonseca (1827â1892); ex-president of Brazil; ex-president of SĂŁo Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul Province
- Djalma Bom (born 1939); founding member of the country's Workers' Party
- Eduardo Bolsonaro (born 1984); federal deputy by SĂŁo Paulo; son of president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro. He was the most voted federal deputy of the history of Brazil until today
- Eduardo Campos (1965â2014); ex-governor of Pernambuco; ex-minister of Science and Technology
- Eduardo Jorge Martins (born 1949); ex-federal deputy by SĂŁo Paulo; defeated presidencial candidate; defeated vice-presidential candidate
- Eduardo Suplicy (born 1941); ex-senator by SĂŁo Paulo
- EnĂ©as Carneiro (1938â2007); ex-federal deputy by SĂŁo Paulo
- Ernesto Geisel (1907â1996); ex-president of Brazil; ex-office executive of the Institutional Security Bureau (Then named the "Military Office"); ex-minister of the Superior Militar Court
- EsperidiĂŁo Amin (born 1947); senator by Santa Catarina; ex-governor of the state of Santa Catarina for two times; ex-mayor of the city of FlorianĂłpolis
- Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883â1974); ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War
- Fernando Collor de Mello (born 1949); senator by Alagoas; ex-president of Brazil, impeached; ex-governor of the state of Alagoas; ex-mayor of the city of MaceiĂł
- Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931); ex-president of Brazil; ex-senator by SĂŁo Paulo; ex-minister of Exchequer; ex-minister of Foreign Affairs
- FlĂĄvio Bolsonaro (born 1981); senator by Rio de Janeiro
- Floriano Peixoto (1839â1895); ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of Mato Grosso province
- Geraldo Alckmin (born 1952); ex-governor of the state of SĂŁo Paulo; defeated presidential candidate for two times
- GetĂșlio Vargas (1882â1954); 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
- Golbery do Couto e Silva (1911â1987); ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency
- Hamilton MourĂŁo (born 1953); vice-president of Brazil
- JĂąnio Quadros (1917â1992); ex-president of Brazil; ex-governor of the state of SĂŁo Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of SĂŁo Paulo
- Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955); former president of Brazil; army officer, ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro
- Joice Cristina Hasselmann (born 1978); federal deputy by SĂŁo Paulo
- JoĂŁo AmoĂȘdo (born 1962); national president of New Party; defeated presidential candidate
- JoĂŁo Doria (born 1957); governor of the state of SĂŁo Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of SĂŁo Paulo
- JoĂŁo Goulart (1919â1976); ex-president of Brazil, deposed by a coup; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-minister of Labour, Industry and Trade
- JosĂ© BonifĂĄcio de Andrada e Silva (1763â1838); ex-minister of Foregin Affairs; hero of independence
- José Dirceu (born 1946); 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
- José Sarney (born 1930); 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 Amapå
- JĂșlio Prestes (1882â1946); ex-president of Brazil, did not take office; ex-governor of the state of SĂŁo Paulo
- Juscelino Kubitschek (1902â1976); ex-president of Brazil; ex-governor of the state of Minas Gerais
- Kim Kataguiri (born 1996); federal deputy by SĂŁo Paulo
- Leonel Brizola (1922â2004); ex-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro; ex-governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul
- Luciana Genro (born 1971); ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul; defeated presidential candidate; daughter of Tarso Genro - Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)
- LuĂs Carlos Prestes (1898â1990); ex-senator by Federal District; ex-general secretary of Brazilian Communist Party
- Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva (born 1945); president of Brazil
- Manuela d'Ăvila (born 1981); ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul; ex-state deputy of Rio Grande do Sul; defeated vice-presidential candidate - Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)
- Marcelo Freixo (born 1967); federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro
- Marielle Franco (1979â2018); ex-alderwoman of Rio de Janeiro
- MĂĄrio Covas (1930â2001); ex-governor of the state of SĂŁo Paulo; ex-senator by SĂŁo Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of SĂŁo Paulo
- Marina Silva (born 1958); national president of Sustainability Network; ex-senator by Acre; ex-minister of the Environment; defeated presidencial candidate for three times
- Marta Suplicy (born 1945); ex-vice-president of the Federal Senate; ex-senator by SĂŁo Paulo; ex-minister of Culture; ex-minister of Turism; ex-mayor of the city of SĂŁo Paulo
- Michel Temer (born 1940); ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies
- Miguel Arraes (1916â2005); ex-governor of the state of Pernambuco; ex-mayor of the city of Recife
- Oswaldo Aranha (1894â1960); 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
- Luiz Loures; Deputy Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
- Paulo Maluf (born 1931); ex-governor of the state of SĂŁo Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of SĂŁo Paulo
- Princess Isabel (1846â1921), Princess Imperial of Brazil, later de jure Empress of Brazil, daughter of Emperor D. Pedro II, signed the abolition of slavery in the country
- Prudente de Morais (1841â1902); ex-president of Brazil; ex-president of the Federal Senate; ex-governor of the state of SĂŁo Paulo
- Rodrigo Maia (born 1970); president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro
- RomĂĄrio (born 1966); senator by Rio de Janeiro; ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro - We Can (PODE)
- Romeu Zema (born 1964); governor of the state of Minas Gerais
- Tancredo Neves (1910â1985); ex-president of Brazil, died before took office; ex-prime minister of Brazil
- Tarso Genro (born 1947); ex-governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul; ex-minister of Education; ex-minister of Justice; ex-minister of institutional relations
- TristĂŁo de Alencar Araripe (1821â1908), republican leader
- Zumbi dos Palmares (1655â1695), leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares
Religious leadersâ»
- Antonio Conselheiro (1830â1897), also known outside Brazil as "The Counselor", founder of Canudos
- Inri Cristo (born 1948), claims to be Jesus
- Saint Anthony of Saint Anne GalvĂŁo (Friar GalvĂŁo) (1739â1822), friar, Catholic saint
- D. Helder CĂąmara (1909â1999), Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, a fierce defender of civil rights during the military regime
- D. Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921â2016), former Archbishop of SĂŁo Paulo, also a civil rights leader
- D. ClĂĄudio Hummes (born 1934), Bishop, Archbishop and Cardinal of SĂŁo Paulo, current Mayor of the Congregation for the Clergy
- HelvĂ©cio Martins (1930â2005), General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Chico Xavier (1910â2002), main figure of Spiritism
Journalists and TV celebritiesâ»
Main article: List of Brazilian journalists
- Abelardo Barbosa (1917â1988)
- Angélica (born 1973)
- Boris Casoy (born 1941)
- Eliana (born 1973)
- FĂĄtima Bernardes (born 1962)
- JĂŽ Soares (1938â2022)
- Maria JĂșlia Coutinho (born 1978)
- Rodrigo Souza LeĂŁo (1965â2009)
- MarĂlia Gabriela (born 1948)
- Pedro Bial (born 1958)
- Silvio Santos (born 1930)
- Xuxa (born 1963)
- William Bonner (born 1963)
Writersâ»
Main article: List of Brazilian writers
See also: List of Brazilian women writers
Fictionistsâ»
- Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay (1843â1871)
- AluĂsio Azevedo (1857-1913)
- Clarice Lispector (1925â1977)
- Dalton Trevisan (born 1925)
- Ărico Verissimo (1905â1975)
- Fernando Sabino (1923â2004)
- Graciliano Ramos (1892â1953)
- JoĂŁo GuimarĂŁes Rosa (1908â1967)
- Jorge Amado (1912â2001)
- JosĂ© de Alencar (1829â1877)
- JosĂ© Lins do Rego (1901â1957)
- Lima Barreto (1881-1922)
- Luis Fernando VerĂssimo (born 1936)
- Lya Luft (1938â2021)
- Lygia Fagundes Telles (1918â2022)
- Machado de Assis (1839â1908)
- MĂĄrio de Andrade (1893â1945)
- MĂĄrcio Souza (born 1946)
- Monteiro Lobato (1882â1948)
- Oswald de Andrade (1890â1954)
- Paulo Coelho (born 1947)
- Raduan Nassar (born 1935)
- Rachel de Queiroz (1910â2003)
- Raul Pompeia (1863â1895)
- Rubem Fonseca (1925â2020)
Poetsâ»
- Adélia Prado (born 1935)
- Alphonsus de Guimaraens (1870â1921)
- Ălvares de Azevedo (1831â1852)
- Augusto dos Anjos (1884â1914)
- AntĂŽnio Gonçalves Dias (1823â1864)
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902â1987)
- Castro Alves (1847â1871)
- CecĂlia Meireles (1901â1964)
- Cruz e Sousa (1861â1898)
- Ferreira Gullar (1930â2016)
- GregĂłrio de Matos (1636â1696)
- Haroldo de Campos (1929â2003)
- Helena Kolody (1912â2004)
- JoĂŁo Cabral de Melo Neto (1920â1999)
- Lucila Nogueira (1950â2016)
- Manoel de Barros (1916â2014)
- Manuel Bandeira (1886â1968)
- Menotti del Picchia (1892â1988)
- Murilo Mendes (1901â1975)
- Olavo Bilac (1865â1918)
- Paulo Leminski (1944â1989)
- TomĂĄs AntĂŽnio Gonzaga (1744â1810)
- VinĂcius de Moraes (1913â1980)
Playwrightsâ»
- Ariano Suassuna (1927â2014)
- Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (1934â2006)
- Maria Clara Machado (1921â2001)
- Nelson Rodrigues (1912â1980)
- Oduvaldo Vianna Filho (1936â1974)
Essayists and criticsâ»
- Alfredo Bosi (1936â2021)
- Antonio Candido (1918â2017)
- Euclides da Cunha (1866â1909)
- Otto Maria Carpeaux (1900â1978)
Science and technologyâ»
Main article: List of Brazilian scientists
Main category: Brazilian scientists
- Manuel de Abreu (1894â1962), physician, inventor of abreugraphy (mass radiography of the lungs for screening tuberculosis)
- Aziz Ab'Saber (1924â2012), geographer; geologist; ecologist recognized for the Theory of Refuges and Amazon studies; former president of the SBPC
- Fernando FlĂĄvio Marques de Almeida (1916â2013), geologist
- Carlos Paz de AraĂșjo, scientist and inventor, holds nearly 600 patents in the area of nanotechnology
- JosĂ© MĂĄrcio Ayres (1954â2003), biologist, zoologist, primatologist
- Marcia Barbosa (born 1960), physicist
- Eddy Bensoussan (born 1938), physician
- Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (1917â1998), co-discoverer of bradykinin
- Thaisa Storchi Bergmann (born 1955), astrophysicist at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Carlos Augusto Bertulani (born 1955), physicist
- Vital Brazil (1865â1950), physician and scientist, discoverer of the antivenom for snakes and other venomous animals
- Ennio Candotti (born 1942), physicist and scientific leader
- Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931), sociologist and former President
- JosĂ© CĂąndido de Melo Carvalho (1914â1994), biologist, zoologist, entomologist
- Carlos Chagas (1879â1934), biologist, zoologist, public health worker
- Evandro Chagas (1905â1940), physician and biomedical scientist specialized in tropical medicine; son of Carlos Chagas
- Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born 1952), mathematician and statistician
- Vera Cordeiro (born 1950), social entrepreneur and physician
- Newton da Costa (born 1929), mathematician and logician, recognised for his works in paraconsistent logic
- Oswaldo Cruz (1872â1917), physician and public health champion, eliminated yellow fever, bubonic plague and smallpox in Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the 20th century
- Johanna Döbereiner (1924â2000), biologist, discoverer of the nitrogen fixing role of soil bacteria
- Adolpho Ducke (1876â1959), Croatian-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; entomologist; botanist
- Florestan Fernandes (1920â1995), father of Brazilian sociology
- SĂ©rgio Henrique Ferreira (1934â2016), physician and pharmacologist, discovered the active principle of a drug for hypertension
- Carlos Chagas Filho (1910â2000), physician and physiologist, former president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, former president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences; son of Carlos Chagas
- HĂ©rcules Florence (1804â1879), pioneer of photography
- Santiago Americano Freire (1908â1997), physician and professor of pharmacology, psychiatrist, writer, painter
- Gilberto Freyre (1900â1987), historiographer and sociologist
- Celso Furtado (1920â2004), noted economist and ideologue of economy of developing nations
- Marcelo Gleiser (born 1959), physicist, writer and professor of physics and astronomy at the Dartmouth College since 1991
- José Goldemberg (born 1928), physicist, former Minister of Science & Technology and Dean of the University of São Paulo
- Ămil Göldi (1859â1917), Swiss-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; naturalist
- Bartolomeu de GusmĂŁo (1685â1724), Brazilian Catholic priest, pioneer of aviation, the inventor of the balloon, became known as the "flying priest"
- Jacques HĂŒber (1867â1914), Swiss-Brazilian biologist; botanist
- Ivan Izquierdo (1937â2021), physician and neuroscientist; discovered neural mechanisms of memory
- Jean Paul Jacob (1937â2019), electronic engineer, researcher and professor, research manager at the Almaden IBM Research Center, California
- Adib Jatene (1929â2014), heart surgeon
- Alexander Kellner (born 1961), Liechtensteinian/Brazilian paleontologist
- Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922â2018), geneticist, researcher on the biology and genetics of bees
- Eduardo Krieger (born 1928), physician and physiologist, former president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
- CĂ©sar Lattes (1924â2005), experimental physicist, co-discoverer of the pion, a type of subatomic particle, first president of the Brazilian National Research Council
- NapoleĂŁo Laureano (1914â1951), cancer researcher
- Aristides LeĂŁo (1914â1993), physician and physiologist, discovered LeĂŁo's depression, a phenomenon of nervous tissue
- Ăngelo Moreira da Costa Lima (1887â1964), doctor, entomologist
- Henrique da Rocha Lima (1879â1956), physician, pathologist and infectologist, discovered Rickettsia prowazekii, the pathogen of epidemic typhus
- JosĂ© Leite Lopes (1918â2006), theoretical physicist
- Adolfo Lutz (1855â1940), physician and pioneer of public health
- JosĂ© Lutzenberger (1926â2002), ecologist and zoologist
- Roberto Landell de Moura (1861â1928), pioneer of telephony
- Fritz MĂŒller (1821â1897), German-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; botanist; naturalist; entomologist
- Miguel Nicolelis (born 1961), neuroscientist, one of Scientific American's best scientists of 2004
- Jacob Palis (born 1940), mathematician of international fame, current president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
- MaurĂcio Peixoto (1921â2019), engineer, mathematician, pioneered the studies on structural stability, author of Peixoto's theorem
- Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (1818â1888), biologist, zoologist, naturalist
- JosĂ© Aristodemo Pinotti (1934â2009), physician and gynecologist, former president of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Marcos Pontes (born 1963), first Brazilian astronaut, MissĂŁo CentenĂĄrio
- Patricia Pranke (born 1967), stem cell researcher, professor
- Ana Maria Primavesi (1920â2020), soil scientist and promoter of the ecological management of tropical soils
- AndrĂ© Rebouças (1838â1898), pioneer engineer, brother of AntĂŽnio Rebouças Filho
- JosĂ© Reis (1907â2002), biologist, greatest Brazilian science writer
- Gilberto Righi (1937â1999), biologist, zoologist, specialist on earthworms
- Milton Santos (1926â2001), geographer, won the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize, the highest award that can be gained in the field of geography
- Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873â1932), aviator and inventor
- Ademar Agostinho Sauthier (1940), theologist
- MĂĄrio Schenberg (1914â1990), theoretical physicist
- Helmut Sick (1910â1991), German-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; ornithologist
- Lotar Siewerdt (born 1939), agronomist; forage production
- Manuel Augusto PirajĂĄ da Silva (1873â1961), responsible for the identification and complete description of the pathogenic agent and the pathophysiological cycle of schistosomiasis disease
- MaurĂcio Rocha e Silva (1910â1983), physician and pharmacologist, discovered bradykinin, an active cardiovascular peptide
- Emilio Joaquim da Silva Maia (1808â1859), physician and naturalist
- Nise da Silveira (1905â1999), psychiatrist and mental health reformer
- Jorge Stolfi (born 1950), computer scientist, professor at UNICAMP
- Jayme Tiomno (1920â2011), experimental and theoretical nuclear physicist
- Paulo EmĂlio Vanzolini (1924â2013), biologist, zoologist, herpetologist
- Glaci Zancan (1935â2007), biochemist
- Mayana Zatz (born 1947), biologist and geneticist
- Euryclides Zerbini (1912â1993), heart surgeon, pioneer of first heart transplant in Brazil
Foreign scientists and engineers who lived. Or live in Brazilâ»
- Alexander Grothendieck (1928â2014), French mathematician
- David Bohm (1917â1992), American physicist
- Gregory Chaitin (born 1947), Argentine-American mathematician
- Louis Couty (1854â1884), French physiologist and pharmacologist
- Miguel Rolando Covian (1913â1992), Argentinian physiologist
- Orville Adalbert Derby (1851â1915), American geologist
- Heinz Ebert (1907â1983), German geologist
- Luigi FantappiĂš (1901â1956), Italian mathematician
- Richard Feynman (1918â1988), American physicist
- Charles Frederick Hartt (1840â1878), Canadian-American geologist and paleontologist
- Hermann von Ihering (1850â1930), German naturalist
- Fritz Köberle (1910â1983), Austrian physician and pathologist
- Grigori Ivanovitch Langsdorff (1774â1852), German/Russian naturalist
- Claude LĂ©vi-Strauss (1908â2009), French anthropologist
- Emmanuel Liais (1826â1900), French astronomer and naturalist
- Lucien Lison (1908â1984), Belgian anatomist
- Fritz MĂŒller (1821â1897), German naturalist
- Giuseppe Occhialini (1907â1993), Italian physicist
- Ludwig Riedel (1790â1861), German botanist
- Oscar Sala (1922â2010), Italian nuclear physicist
- Carl August Wilhelm Schwacke (1848â1904), German botanist
- Friedrich Sellow (1789â1831), German botanist
- Helmut Sick (1910â1991), German zoologist
- Peter Szatmari (born 1950), Hungarian geologist
- Gleb Wataghin (1899â1986), Russian/Italian physicist
- Stefan Zweig (1881â1942), Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer
See alsoâ»
- Brazilian diaspora
- Brazilian Americans
- Brazilian Canadians
- List of Brazilian British people
- List of Brazilian Americans
- Native Brazilians
- Brazilians in France
- Brazilians in the United Kingdom
- Brazilians in Japan
- Afro-Brazilians
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