List of Brazilians
This is a list of Brazilians, people in some way notable that were either born in Brazil or immigrants to Brazil (citizens or permanent residents), grouped by their area of notability.
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Actors
- Alice Braga (born 1983)[1]
- Alinne Moraes (born 1982)
- Ana Paula Arósio (born 1975)
- Antônio Fagundes (born 1949)
- Bete Mendes (born 1949), actor/politician
- Betty Lago (1955–2015)
- Bruno Campos (born 1973)
- Bruna Lombardi (born 1952)
- Bruna Marquezine (born 1995)
- Carolina Dieckmann (born 1978)
- Cauã Reymond (born 1980)
- Daniel Benzali (born 1950)
- Daniele Suzuki (born 1977)
- Denise Fraga (born 1964)
- Dercy Gonçalves (1907–2008), artist
- Eliane Giardini (born 1952)
- Fernanda Montenegro (born 1929)
- Fernanda Torres (born 1965)
- Fábio Assunção (born 1971)
- Fábio Lago (born 1970)
- Francisca Queiroz (born 1979)
- Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (1934–2006)
- Giovanna Antonelli (born 1976)
- Glória Menezes (born 1934)
- Grande Otelo (1915–1993)
- Guilherme Berenguer (born 1980)
- Hebe Camargo (1929–2012), TV presenter, singer, actress
- Jéssica Sodré (born 1985)
- José Lewgoy (1920–2003)
- José Wilker (1944–2014)
- Juliana Didone (born 1984)
- Juliana Silveira (born 1980), actress/singer
- Lázaro Ramos (born 1978)
- Lima Duarte (born 1930)
- Lucélia Santos (born 1957), actress, film director and producer
- Malu Mader (born 1966),
- Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), singer
- Marco Nanini (born 1948)
- Maria Flor (born 1983)
- Matheus Nachtergaele (born 1968)
- Miguel Falabella (born 1956)
- Morena Baccarin (born 1979)
- Murilo Benício (born 1971)
- Natália Guimarães (born 1984), Miss Brasil 2007, actress
- Oscarito (1906–1970)
- Paola Oliveira (born 1982)
- Paulo Autran (1922–2007)
- Paulo Betti (born 1952)
- Raul Cortez (1932–2006)
- Raw Leiba (born 1975), actor and sportsmodel
- Regina Duarte (born 1947)
- Renato Aragão (born 1935)
- Reynaldo Gianecchini (born 1972)
- Rodrigo Hilbert (born 1980)
- Rodrigo Lopes (born 1985), Big Brother finalist (United Kingdom), actor and TV reporter
- Rodrigo Santoro (born 1975)
- Ronald Golias (1929–2005), actor and comedian
- Sandy Leah (born 1983), actress, singer, songwriter
- Selton Mello (born 1972)
- Seu Jorge (born 1970), artist
- Sônia Braga (born 1950)
- Taís Araújo (born 1978)
- Tarcisio Meira (born 1935)
- Teresa Seiblitz (born 1964)
- Vera Fischer (born 1951)
- Viétia Zangrandi (born 1970)
- Xuxa Meneghel (born 1963), actress, singer, TV host
- Leonardo Villar (1923-2000)
Architects and urban planners
- Affonso Eduardo Reidy (1909–1964), architect and urban planner, reformer of Rio de Janeiro
- Alexandre Chan (born 1942)
- João Batista Vilanova Artigas (1915–1985), architect and professor
- Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992), architect
- Lúcio Costa (1902–1998), architect and urban planner, creator of Brasília
- Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), architect of international renown, winner of the 1988 Pritzker Prize
- Paulo Mendes da Rocha (born 1928), architect and professor, winner of the 2006 Pritzker Prize
- Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994), architect and landscape designer
- Jaime Lerner (born 1937), architect and urban planner
- Ruy Ohtake (born 1938), architect
- Marcio Kogan (born 1952), architect
- Igor de Vetyemy (born 1981), architect and professor
Artists
- Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijadinho" (1730–1814), Baroque sculptor
- Artur Barrio (born 1945)
- Moysés Baumstein (1931–1991), holographer, painter, film/video producer
- Raul Bopp (1898–1984), painter
- Victor Brecheret (1894–1955), sculptor
- Lygia Clark (1920–1988)
- Mauricio de Sousa (born 1935), cartoonist
- Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976), painter
- Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973), painter
- Oswaldo Goeldi (1895–1961), illustrator and engraver
- Ricardo Graziano (born 1986), ballet dancer
- Almeida Junior (1850–1899), painter
- Carlos Latuff (born 1968), political cartoonist
- Manabu Mabe (1924–1997)
- Anita Malfatti (1889–1964), painter
- Victor Meirelles (1832–1903)
- Naza (born 1955), painter, visual artist
- Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980), painter
- Ana Maria Pacheco (born 1943), painter and sculptor
- Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020), artist and inventor
- José Pancetti (1902–1958), painter
- Lygia Pape (1927–2004)
- Cândido Portinari (1903–1962), painter
- Lasar Segall (1891–1957)
- Ana Lucia Souza (born 1982), ballet dancer
- Taiguara (1945–1996), singer/songwriter
- Sidnei Tendler (born 1958)
- Cybèle Varela (born 1943), painter, mixed-media artist
- Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988), painter
Athletes
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- Daniel Adler (born 1958), sailing, Olympic silver (yachting; sailing class)
- Francisco Arrué (born 1977), footballer
- Kevin Alves (born 1991), figure skater
- Thiago Alves (born 1983), mixed martial artist
- Carolina Azedo (born 1992), volleyball player
- Jade Barbosa (born 1991), gymnast
- Leandro Barbosa (born 1982), basketball player, NBA champion.[2]
- Rubens Barrichello (born 1972), former Formula 1 driver, raced for Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Braun, and Williams
- Bebeto (born 1964), footballer
- Adriana Behar (born 1969), volleyball, beach player; two-time Olympic silver; Pan American champion; two-time world champion[3]
- Blanka, electric street fighter
- Jonas Brignoni Dos Santos (born 1983), footballer
- Bob Burnquist (born 1976), professional skateboarder
- Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), NBA player[4]
- Cafu (born 1970), footballer
- Roberto Carlos (born 1973), 2002 FIFA World Cup Champion
- Marquinhos Caruaru (born 1977), footballer
- Casemiro (born 1992), football player for Real Madrid and three time UEFA Champions League Winner
- Hélio Castroneves (born 1975), IndyCar driver
- Eurico Rosa Da Silva (born 1975), jockey
- Eronilde de Araújo (born 1970), athlete who specializes in 400 meters hurdles
- Anderson de Jesus Ramos (born 1979), footballer
- Leandro Novais de Souza Alves (born 1988), footballer
- Daniel Dias (born 1988), swimmer, paralympian
- Dida (born 1973), footballer
- Amílton Jesus dos Santos (born 1981), footballer
- Junior dos Santos (born 1984), World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
- Benny Feilhaber (born 1985), footballer, center/attacking midfielder (AGF Aarhus & US national team)
- César Cielo Filho (born 1987), professional swimmer, having obtained two Olympic medals, also olympic and world record holder.
- Christian Fittipaldi (born 1971), NASCAR driver/Indycar driver
- Emerson Fittipaldi (born 1946), 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[5]
- Yan Gomes (born 1987), MLB player[6]
- Garrincha (1933–1983), footballer
- Giba (born 1976), volleyball player, eight-time World League champion
- Fernando Luis Gomes Guilherme (born 1988), footballer
- Bruno Demetrio Iotti (born 1987), footballer
- Marcelo Huertas (born 1983), professional basketball player
- Nenê Hilário (born 1982), NBA player.[7]
- William Ismael (born 1989), footballer
- Jairzinho (born 1944), footballer
- Kaká (born 1982), footballer
- Tony Kanaan (born 1974), IndyCar driver
- Felipe Kitadai (born 1989), Olympic medalist judoka
- Emerson Silva Leal (born 1980), footballer
- Lucas Leiva (born 1987), football player
- Alex Pereira Lopes (born 1989), footballer
- Lúcio (born 1978), retired footballer
- David Luiz (born 1987), football player for Arsenal
- Fernando Alves Machado (born 1981), footballer
- Lyoto Machida (born 1978), black belt in Machida Karate, mixed martial arts World Champion
- Maurren Maggi (born 1976), retired olympic gold medallist track and field athlete
- Felipe Massa (born 1981), Formula One driver, notably for Scuderia Ferrari
- Fab Melo (1990–2017), former NBA player[8]
- Marcio Navarro (born 1978), professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist
- Marta Vieira da Silva (born 1986), footballer
- Raul Neto (born 1992), NBA player[9]
- Neymar (born 1992), footballer playing for Paris Saint-Germain and nominated for FIFA's World Best Player Award in 2017.
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
- Roberto Firmino (born 1991), footballer, Liverpool FC
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- André Lima Pedro (born 1985), footballer
- Pelé (born 1940), football player, three-time World Cup Champion[10]
- Nelson Piquet (born 1952), three-time Formula One world champion, raced for Williams, Benetton, McLaren, Ensign, and Brabham[11]
- Alexandre de Pontes (1968–1993), bodyboarder, one of the first Brazilians to gain widespread international recognition in the sport.
- Bernard Rajzman (born 1957), volleyball, Olympic silver; Pan American champion; world silver
- Rivaldo (born 1972), footballer
- Rivelino (born 1946), footballer
- Robinho (born 1984), footballer
- Rodrigo Pessoa (born 1972), Olympic Champion show jumper
- Rogério Ceni (born 1973), footballer (goalkeeper)
- Romário (born 1966), footballer
- Ronaldinho (born 1980), footballer, two-time FIFA World Player of the Year
- Ronaldo (born 1976), footballer, two-time World Cup champion
- Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (born 1981), brother of "Ninja" Rua, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
- Murilo Rua (born 1980), brother of "Shogun" Rua, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
- Ângelo Sampaio Benedetti (born 1981), footballer
- Alefein Santos (born 1995), footballer
- Oscar Schmidt (born 1958), retired basketball player
- Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960–1994), three-time Formula 1 World Champion[12]
- Bruno Senna (born 1983), Formula One racing driver and the nephew of Ayrton Senna
- Anderson Silva (born 1975), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
- Edimar Silva Jacomelli (born 1987), footballer
- Thiago Silva (born 1984), football player for Paris Saint-Germain
- Wanderlei Silva (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts World Champion
- Juan Pablo Sorín (born 1976), Argentinian soccer player who lives in Brazil
- Tiago Splitter (born 1985), basketball player.[13]
- Wilson Surubim (born 1980), footballer
- Anderson Varejão (born 1982), basketball player[14]
- Diego Walsh (born 1979), footballer
- Zico (born 1953), retired footballer
- Zizinho (1921–2002), retired footballer
- Philippe Coutinho (born 1992), football player for FC Barcelona
Diplomats
- Barão do Rio Branco (1845–1912)
- Joaquim Nabuco (1849–1910)
- Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas (1876–1954)
- Oswaldo Aranha (1894–1960)
- Rui Barbosa (1849–1923)
- Walter Moreira Salles (1912–2001)
- Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003), UN representative
Environmentalists
- Antônia Melo (born 1949), campaigned against the Belo Monte Dam
Film directors
- Aluizio Abranches
- Ana Carolina (born 1945)
- Andrucha Waddington (born 1970)
- Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), pioneer filmmaker
- Ana Maria Magalhães (born 1950), director and actress
- Anselmo Duarte (1920–2009), winner of a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or
- Bruno Barreto (born 1955), Golden Berlin Bear-nominated director
- Arnaldo Jabor (born 1940), director, writer and journalist, Silver Berlin Bear-winner
- Cacá Diegues (born 1940)
- Cao Hamburger (born 1962)
- Carlos Coimbra (1925–2007)
- Carlos Reichenbach (1945–2012)
- Daniel Filho (born 1937), director and actor
- Daniela Thomas (born 1959)
- David Neves (1938–1994)
- Eduardo Coutinho (1933–2014), documentary filmmaker
- Fabio Barreto (1957–2019), Bruno Barreto's brother
- Fernando Meirelles (born 1955), Academy Award-nominated director
- Glauber Rocha (1939–1981), founder of Brazilian New Cinema - Cinema Novo; Cannes Film Festival award-winning director
- Guilherme de Almeida Prado (born 1954)
- Hugo Carvana (1937–2014), director and actor
- Hector Babenco (1946–2016), Argentine-born Brazilian Academy Award-nominated director
- Heitor Dhalia (born 1970)
- Humberto Mauro (1897–1983), pioneer and inventive filmmaker
- João Moreira Salles (born 1962), documentary director; Walter Salles's brother
- Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (1932–1988), member of Brazilian New Cinema - Cinema Novo
- Joel Zito Araújo
- Jom Tob Azulay (born 1941)
- Jorge Furtado (born 1959)
- José Mojica Marins (1936–2020), also known as Coffin Joe, filmmaker expert in horror movies
- José Padilha (born 1967), Golden Berlin Bear winner
- Karim Aïnouz (born 1966)
- Lima Barreto (1906–1982)
- Lucélia Santos (born 1957), director and actress
- Luiz de Barros (1893–1982)
- Luiz Duarte (born 1956), director and screenplay writer
- Luiz Fernando Carvalho (born 1960)
- Marcelo Gomes (born 1963)
- Mário Peixoto (1908–1992), pioneer filmmaker
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928–2018), director
- Norma Bengell (1935–2013), director and actress
- Paulo Porto (1917–1999), director and actor
- Paulo Thiago (born 1945)
- Roberto Farias (1932–2018)
- Roberto Santos (1928–1987)
- Ruy Guerra (born in Mozambique, 1931), member of Brazilian New Cinema - Cinema Novo
- Sérgio Machado (born 1968)
- Sérgio Rezende (born 1951)
- Suzana Amaral (1932-2020)
- Tata Amaral (born 1960)
- Walter Hugo Khouri (1929–2003)
- Walter Lima Jr. (born 1938)
- Walter Salles (born 1956), director of Central do Brasil (Central Station)
Executives and business entrepreneurs
- Abílio Diniz (born 1936)
- Aloysio de Andrade Faria (1920-2020)
- Andre Medici (born 1956)
- Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (1928–2014)
- Armínio Fraga (born 1957)
- Assis Chateaubriand (1892–1968)
- Arne Ragnar Enge
- Bob Falkenburg (born 1926)
- Carlos Ghosn (born 1954)
- Daniel Dantas (born 1954)
- Edmond Safra (1932–1999)
- Eduardo Saverin (born 1982)
- Eike Batista (born 1956)
- Count Francesco Matarazzo (1854–1937)
- Germán Efromovich (born 1950)
- Gustavo Brigagão
- Gustavo Franco (born 1956)
- Henrique Meirelles (born 1945)
- João Carlos di Genio (born 1939)
- Jorge Paulo Lemann (born 1939)
- José Alencar (1931–2011)
- Julio Bozano (born 1936)
- Mike Krieger (born 1986)
- Norberto Odebrecht (1920–2014)
- Pedro Moreira Salles (born 1959)
- Ricardo Samuel Goldstein (born 1966)
- Ricardo Semler (born 1959)
- Roberto Marinho (1904–2003)
- Samuel Klein (1923–2014)
- Victor Civita (1907–1990)
- Walter Moreira Salles (1912–2001)
Explorers and discoverers
- Cândido Rondon (1865–1958), famous explorer and engineer
- Orlando Villas Boas (1914–2003), 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 Indian expert
Fashion designers
- Alexandre Herchcovitch (born 1971)
- Amir Slama (Rosa Chá)
- Carlos Falchi (1944–2015)
- Carlos Tufvesson
- Clodovil Hernandes (1937–2009) (Haute-Couture)
- Francisco Costa (born 1964) (Calvin Klein)
- Ocimar Versolato (1961–2017)
- Tufi Duek (born 1954) (Fórum / Triton)
- Zuzu Angel (1921–1976)
Geologists
- Djalma Guimarães (1895–1973, born Santa Luzia, MG, died Belo Horizonte)
- Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida (1916–2013), one of the most outstanding geologists of the 20th century
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838)
- Louis Agassiz (1807–1873)
- Louis de Loczy (Hungria, 1897–1980, born Brazil, Rio de Janeiro)
- Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915, born Kellogsville, New York, died Rio de Janeiro), American geologist who worked in Brazil, particularly for the DNPM and CPRM[15]
- Reinhard Maack (1892–1969, born in Herford-Germany, died in Curitiba-Brazil)
- Walter K. Link (1902–1982), USA geologist; controversial organizer of oil exploration in Brazil
- Octávio Barbosa (1907–1997), Brazilian field geologist, prospector
- Heinz Ebert (1907–1983), born in Saxony, Germany, died in Rio Claro, São Paulo
- Aziz Ab'Saber (1924–2012, São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo), Brazilian geoscientist
- Sérgio Estanislau do Amaral (1925–1996)
- Peter Szatmari, Hungarian geologist
Heroes and historical figures
- Admiral Tamandaré (1807–1897), military combatant, war veteran, "father of the Navy"
- Ana Néri (1814–1880), pioneering nurse; assisted Brazilian forces on the battlefield, "mother of nursery"
- Anita Garibaldi (1821–1849), revolutionary combatant, fought in Brazil and Italy, was married to Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Ayrton Senna (1960–1994), Brazilian racing driver and a source of inspiration for many Brazilians, Formula 1
- Barão do Amazonas (1804–1882), Admiral of the Navy, war hero, led the decisive Battle of Riachuelo
- Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), marxist writer, politician and guerilla fighter
- Bento Gonçalves (1788–1847), military commander, led a separatist movement
- Chico Mendes (1944–1988), murdered rural leader and martyr of ecological movements in the Amazon
- Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803–1880), military commander, nationalist leader, "father of the Army"
- José Bonifácio (1763–1838), Patriarch of the Independence
- Princess Isabel (1846–1921), 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 (1746–1792), leader of a failed conspiracy against the Portuguese, executed by hanging followed by quartering
- Tristão de Alencar Araripe (1821–1908), republican leader
- Zumbi dos Palmares (1655–1695), African-born leader of a slave revolt but also a slave master, killed in battle.
- Santos Dumont (1873–1932), Brazilian inventor and aeronaut
Intellectuals and thinkers
- Leonardo Boff (born 1938), friar, theologian, silenced by the Vatican due to his socialist stance
- Benjamin Constant (1836–1891), abolitionist and republican
- Raymundo Faoro (1925–2003), jurist
- Paulo Freire (1921–1997), educator and university professor
- Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995), sociologist
- Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), sociologist
- Pontes de Miranda (1892–1979), jurist, mathematician, philosopher and writer
- Anna Veronica Mautner (1935–2019) psychologist, psychoanalyst, essayist and columnist Brazilian
- José do Patrocínio (1854–1905), liberal abolitionist and republican
- Darcy Ribeiro (1922–1997), anthropologist and educator, scientific leader and politician
- Jorge Stolfi (born 1950), computer scientist
- Milton Santos (1926–2001), geographer, writer and university professor
Mathematicians
- Carolina Araujo (born 1976), the only tenured woman researcher at IMPA
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- Artur Avila (born 1979), work on dynamical systems, Fields Medal winner
- Manfredo do Carmo (1928–2018), work on differential geometry, author of popular textbooks
- Walter Carnielli (born 1952)
- Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born 1952)
- Celso Costa (born 1949), discovered Costa's minimal surface
- Newton da Costa (born 1929), logician
- César Camacho (born 1943)
- Marcos Dajczer (born 1948)
- Francisco Antônio Dória (born 1945)
- Djairo Guedes de Figueiredo (born 1934), noted for his researches on differential equations
- Leopoldo Penna Franca (1959–2012)
- Arnaldo Garcia (born 1950)
- Fernando Q. Gouvêa (born 1957), MAA's Lester R. Ford Award winner
- Alfredo Noel Iusem (born 1949)
- Yoshiharu Kohayakawa (born 1963)
- Elon Lages Lima (1929–2017), topologist and geometer, teacher and author of textbooks
- Artur Oscar Lopes (born 1950)
- Ricardo Mañé (1948–1995)
- Fernando Codá Marques (born 1979), work on differential geometry, co-author of the first proof of the Willmore conjecture
- Carlos Matheus (born 1984)
- Júlio César de Mello e Souza (1895–1974), the Malba Tahan
- Welington de Melo (1946–2016)
- Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (1855–1927)
- Carlos Gustavo Moreira (born 1973)
- Leopoldo Nachbin (1922–1993), introduced Nachbin's theorem and did important work on Hewitt–Nachbin spaces
- Antônio Carbonari Netto
- Helena J. Nussenzveig Lopes, known for her work on partial differential equations for fluid dynamics
- Valeria de Paiva
- Jacob Palis (born 1940), work on dynamical systems, Balzan Prize winner
- Maurício Peixoto (1921–2019), introduced Peixoto's theorem
- Paulo Pinheiro
- Enrique Pujals (born 1996)
- Paulo Ribenboim (born 1928)
- Ruy de Queiroz (born 1958)
- Aron Simis (born 1942)
- Imre Simon (1943–2009)
- Joaquim Gomes de Souza (1829–1864), pioneer in mathematical research in Brazil
- Jorge Sotomayor Tello (born 1942)
- Keti Tenenblat (born 1944)
- Marcelo Viana (born 1962)
- José Felipe Voloch (born 1963)
Models
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Female
- Adriana Lima (born 1981)
- Adriènne Ferreira (born 1984)
- Alessandra Ambrosio (born 1981)
- Monalysa Alcântara (born 1999), Miss Brasil 2017
- Ana Beatriz Barros (born 1982)
- Gisele Bündchen (born 1980), model, actress[16]
- Ana Carolina Reston (1985–2006)
- Mayra Dias (born 1991), Miss Brasil 2018[17]
- Ana Claudia Michels (born 1981)
- Ana Hickmann (born 1981)
- Júlia Horta (born 1994), Miss Brasil 2019.[18]
- Bruna Erhardt (born 1988)
- Bruna Tenório (born 1989)
- Camilla Finn (born 1991)
- Caroline Trentini (born 1987)
- Cintia Dicker (born 1986)
- 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)
- Isabeli Fontana (born 1983)
- Izabel Goulart (born 1984)
- Jéssica Pauletto (born 1990)
- Juliana Martins (born 1984)
- Lais Ribeiro (born 1990)
- Letícia Birkheuer (born 1978)
- Luciana Curtis (born 1976)
- Luciana Gimenez (born 1969)
- Luíza 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)
- Yasmin Brunet (born 1988)
Male
- Marlon Teixeira (born 1991)
- Evandro Soldati (born 1985)
- Miro Moreira (born 1984)
- Romulo Pires (born 1983)
- Francisco Lachowski (born 1991)
Monarchs
Emperor Pedro I
Emperor Pedro II
Princess Isabel
- Queen Maria I (1734–1816)
- King John VI (1767–1826)
- Emperor Pedro I (1798–1834)
- Emperor Pedro II (1825–1891)
- Princess Isabel (1846–1921)
Musicians
- Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994), composer, songwriter
- João Gilberto (1931–2019), singer, songwriter, guitarist
- Astrud Gilberto (born 1940), singer
- Bebel Gilberto (born 1966), singer
- Caetano Veloso (born 1942), MPB singer-songwriter
- Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959), classical composer
- Sandy (born 1983), pop singer
- Marisa Monte (born 1967), MPB singer
- Anitta (born 1993), pop singer
- Kelly Key (born 1983), pop/r&b singer
- Claudia Leitte (born 1980), axé singer
- Tim Maia (1942–1998), singer-songwriter
- Ivete Sangalo (born 1972), axé singer
- Marcos Saback (born 1971), guitarist
- Mallu Magalhães (born 1992), folk singer
Politicians
- Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955); 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 (APB)[19]
- Aécio 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; grandson of ex-president of Brazil Tancredo Neves. He is controversially known because of his drug addiction - Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
- Alfredo Sirkis (1950-2020); ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; defeated presidencial candidate - Green Party (PV)
- André Franco Montoro (1916–1999); 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 (PSDB)
- Adhemar de Barros (1901–1969); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo for two times; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo - Social Progressive Party (PSP)
- Anthony Garotinho (born 1960); 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 (1899–1969); ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War; ex-minister of Mines and Energy - National Renewal Alliance (ARENA)
- Arthur do Val (born 1986); state deputy of São Paulo. He is known because of his polemic YouTube videos and his right-wing activism by Free Brazil Movement (MBL) - Patriot (PATRI)
- Carlos Bolsonaro (born 1982); alderman of Rio de Janeiro; son of president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro - Social Christian Party (PSC)
- Carlos Lacerda (1914–1977), ex-governor of the state of Guanabara; ex-federal deputy by Federal District - National Democratic Union (UDN)
- Carlos Marun (born 1960); 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 (MDB)
- Celso Russomanno (born 1956); federal deputy by São Paulo. He was the third most voted federal deputy of Brazil until today - Republicans (REPUBLICANOS)
- Cesar Maia (born 1945); alderman of Rio de Janeiro; ex-mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro; ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro - Democrats (DEM)
- Cid Gomes (born 1963); 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 (PDT)
- Ciro Gomes (born 1957); 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 (PDT)
- Davi Alcolumbre (born 1977) president of the Federal Senate; senator by Amapá; ex-federal deputy by Amapá; alderman of Macapá - Democrats (DEM)
- Dilma Rousseff (born 1947); ex-president of Brazil, impeached; ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency; ex-minister of Mines and Energy - Workers' Party (PT)
- Deodoro da Fonseca (1827–1892); ex-president of Brazil; ex-president of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul Province - Independent
- Eduardo Bolsonaro (born 1984); 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 (PSL)
- Eduardo Campos (1965–2014); 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 (PSB)
- Eduardo Jorge Martins (born 1949); ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-state deputy of São Paulo; defeated presidencial candidate; defeated vice-presidential candidate - Green Party (PV)
- Eduardo Suplicy (born 1941); ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-state deputy of São Paulo; ex-alderman of São Paulo - Workers' Party (PT)
- Enéas Carneiro (1938–2007); 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 (PL)
- Ernesto Geisel (1907–1996); 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 (ARENA)
- Esperidião Amin (born 1947); 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 (PP)
- Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883–1974); ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War - Social Democratic Party (PSD)
- 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 Maceió; ex-federal deputy by Alagoas - Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS)
- Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931); ex-president of Brazil; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-minister of Exchequer; ex-minister of Foreign Affairs -Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
- Flávio Bolsonaro (born 1981); 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 (APB)
- Floriano Peixoto (1839–1895); ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of Mato Grosso province - Independent
- Francisco Everardo Tiririca Oliveira da Silva (born 1963); federal deputy by São Paulo. He is known because of the musical parodies and jokes used in his campaign - Liberal Party (PL)
- Geraldo Alckmin (born 1952); 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 (PSDB)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882–1954); 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 (PTB)
- Gilberto Mestrinho (1928–2009); ex-governor of the state of Amazonas; ex-senator by Amazonas; ex-mayor of the city of Manaus - Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)
- Golbery do Couto e Silva (1911–1987); ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency - National Renewal Alliance (ARENA)
- Hamilton Mourão (born 1953); vice-president of Brazil - Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB)
- Jânio Quadros (1917–1992); 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 (PTC)
- Joice Cristina Hasselmann (born 1978); federal deputy by São Paulo - Social Liberal Party (PSL)
- João Amoêdo (born 1962); national president of New Party; defeated presidential candidate - New Party (NOVO)
- João Doria (born 1957); governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo - Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
- João Goulart (1919–1976); 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 (PTB)
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838); 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. He was sued and comdemned for active and passive corruption, gang formation, money laundry, ideological falsehood, receivement of undue advantage. - Worker's Party (PT)
- José Maria de Almeida (born 1957); national president of Unified Workers' Socialist Party; defeated presidential candidate for two times - Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)
- José Maria Eymael (born 1939); national president of Christian Democracy; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; defeated presidential candidate for five times - Christian Democracy (DC)
- 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 Amapá - Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)
- Júlio Prestes (1882–1946); ex-president of Brazil, did not take office; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo - National Democratic Union (UDN)
- Juscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976); 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 (PSD)
- Kim Kataguiri (born 1996); federal deputy by São Paulo; leader of Free Brazil Movement - Democrats (DEM)
- Leonel Brizola (1922–2004); 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 (PDT)
- Luciana Genro (born 1971); 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 (PSOL)
- Luciano Bivar (born 1944), second-vice-president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; federal deputy by Pernambuco; nacional president of Social Liberal Party - Social Liberal Party (PSL)
- Luís Carlos Prestes (1898–1990); ex-senator by Federal District; ex-general secretary of Brazilian Communist Party; ex-leader of National Libertarian Alliance - Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945); 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 (PT)
- Manuela d'Ávila (born 1981); 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 (PCdoB)
- Marcelo Freixo (born 1967); federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; ex-state deputy of Rio de Janeiro - Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)
- Marielle Franco (1979–2018); 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 (1930–2001); 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 (PSDB)
- Marina Silva (born 1958); 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 (REDE)
- Marta Suplicy (born 1945); 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 (born 1960); governor of the state of Tocantins; ex-president of the Tocantins's State Chamber of Deputies; ex-state deputy of Tocantins - Democrats (DEM)
- Michel Temer (born 1940); 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 (MDB)
- Miguel Arraes (1916–2005); 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 (PSB)
- Oswaldo Aranha (1894–1960); 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 (PRR)
- Paulo Maluf (born 1931); 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 (PP)
- Paulo Renato Souza (1945–2011); ex-minister of Education; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo - Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
- Prudente de Morais (1841–1902); 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 (PRP)
- Rodrigo Maia (born 1970); president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; ex-national president of Democrats - Democrats (DEM)
- Rodrigo Maroni (born 1981); has spent his political career representing Rio Grande do Sul, having served in the state legislature since 2019
- Romário (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 - New Party (NOVO)
- Rui Costa Pimenta (born 1957); national president of Factory Workers' Cause Party; defeated presidential candidate for four times - Factory Workers' Cause Party
- Tancredo Neves (1910–1985); 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 (MDB)
- 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 - Workers' Party (PT)
Religious leaders
- Antonio Conselheiro (1830–1897), also known outside Brazil as "The Counselor", founder of Canudos
- Edir Macedo (born 1945), founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
- Inri Cristo (born 1948), claims to be Jesus
- R. R. Soares (born 1947), founder of the International Church of the Grace of God
- Saint Anthony of Saint Anne Galvão (Friar Galvão) (1739–1822), friar, Catholic saint
- D. Helder Câmara (1909–1999), Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, a fierce defender of civil rights during the military regime
- D. Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921–2016), former Archbishop of São Paulo, also a civil rights leader
- D. Cláudio Hummes (born 1934), Bishop, Archbishop and Cardinal of São Paulo, current Mayor of the Congregation for the Clergy
- Helvécio Martins (1930–2005), General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Chico Xavier (1910–2002), main figure of Spiritism
Journalists and TV celebrities
- Abelardo Barbosa (1917–1988)
- Amanda Françozo (born 1979)
- Angélica (born 1973)
- Boris Casoy (born 1941)
- Eliana (born 1973)
- Jô Soares (born 1938)
- Luciano Huck (born 1971)
- Marília Gabriela (born 1948)
- Pedro Bial (born 1958)
- Silvio Santos (born 1930)
- William Bonner (born 1963)
- Xuxa (born 1963)
Writers and poets
- Álvares de Azevedo (1831–1852), poet and writer
- Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay (1843–1871), writer and historian
- Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914), poet
- Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864), poet
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987), poet and writer
- Castro Alves (1847–1871), poet and writer
- Cecília Meireles (1901–1964), poet
- Clarice Lispector (1925–1977), writer
- Dina Mangabeira (1923-2000), poet
- Érico Verissimo (1905–1975), writer
- Esther Largman, novelist
- Fernando Sabino (1923–2004), writer
- Ferreira Gullar (1930–2016), writer and poet
- Gustavo Dourado (born 1960), writer and poet
- Haroldo de Campos (1929–2003), poet
- Holdemar Menezes (1921–1996), writer
- João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999), poet
- João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967), writer
- Jorge Amado (1912–2001), writer
- José de Alencar (1829–1877), writer
- Luis Fernando Veríssimo (born 1936), writer
- Lya Luft (born 1938), writer and poet
- Machado de Assis (1839–1908), writer
- Manuel Bandeira (1886–1968), poet
- Maria Clara Machado (1921–2001), playwright
- Mário de Andrade (1893–1945), writer
- Vicente Ferreira da Silva (1918—1963), logician, writer
- Márcio Souza (born 1946), writer
- Menotti del Picchia (1892–1988), critic and writer
- Monteiro Lobato (1882–1948), writer and publisher
- Nelson Rodrigues (1912–1980), journalist and writer
- Oduvaldo Vianna Filho (1936–1974), playwright
- Olavo Bilac (1865–1918), poet
- Otto Maria Carpeaux (1900–1978), critic
- Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954), writer and critic
- Paulo Coelho (born 1947), writer
- Vinícius de Morais (1913–1980), poet
- Luiz Duarte (born 1956), writer, playwright, and screenplay writer
- Paulo Fernando Craveiro (born 1934), romance writer, chronicalist, poet, journalist
- Ricardo Kotscho (born 1948), journalist and writer
Science and technology
- Manuel de Abreu (1894–1962), physician, inventor of abreugraphy (mass radiography of the lungs for screening tuberculosis)
- Aziz Ab'Saber (1924–2012), geographer; geologist; ecologist recognized for the Theory of Refuges and Amazon studies; former president of the SBPC
- Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida (1916–2013), geologist
- Carlos Paz de Araújo, scientist and inventor, holds nearly 600 patents in the area of nanotechnology
- José Márcio Ayres (1954–2003), biologist, zoologist, primatologist
- Marcia Barbosa (born 1960), physicist
- Eddy Bensoussan (born 1938), physician
- Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (1917–1998), co-discoverer of bradykinin
- Thaisa Storchi Bergmann (born 1955), astrophysicist at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul[20]
- Carlos Augusto Bertulani (born 1955), physicist
- Vital Brazil (1865–1950), 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
- José Cândido de Melo Carvalho (1914–1994), biologist, zoologist, entomologist
- Carlos Chagas (1879–1934), biologist, zoologist, public health worker
- Evandro Chagas (1905–1940), 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 (1872–1917), 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 (1924–2000), biologist, discoverer of the nitrogen fixing role of soil bacteria
- Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), Croatian-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; entomologist; botanist
- Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995), father of Brazilian sociology
- Sérgio Henrique Ferreira (1934–2016), physician and pharmacologist, discovered the active principle of a drug for hypertension
- Carlos Chagas Filho (1910–2000), physician and physiologist, former president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, former president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences; son of Carlos Chagas
- Hércules Florence (1804–1879), pioneer of photography
- Santiago Americano Freire (1908–1997), physician and professor of pharmacology, psychiatrist, writer, painter
- Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), historiographer and sociologist
- Celso Furtado (1920–2004), 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
- Émil Göldi (1859–1917), Swiss-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; naturalist
- Bartolomeu de Gusmão (1685–1724), Brazilian Catholic priest, pioneer of aviation, the inventor of the balloon, became known as the "flying priest"
- Jacques Hüber (1867–1914), Swiss-Brazilian biologist; botanist
- Ivan Izquierdo (born 1937), physician and neuroscientist; discovered neural mechanisms of memory
- Jean Paul Jacob (1937–2019), electronic engineer, researcher and professor, research manager at the Almaden IBM Research Center, California
- Adib Jatene (1929–2014), heart surgeon
- Alexander Kellner (born 1961), Liechtensteinian/Brazilian paleontologist
- Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922–2018), geneticist, researcher on the biology and genetics of bees
- Eduardo Krieger (born 1928), physician and physiologist, former president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
- César Lattes (1924–2005), experimental physicist, co-discoverer of the pion, a type of subatomic particle, first president of the Brazilian National Research Council
- Napoleão Laureano (1914–1951), cancer researcher
- Aristides Leão (1914–1993), physician and physiologist, discovered Leão's depression, a phenomenon of nervous tissue
- Ângelo Moreira da Costa Lima (1887–1964), doctor, entomologist
- Henrique da Rocha Lima (1879–1956), physician, pathologist and infectologist, discovered Rickettsia prowazekii, the pathogen of epidemic typhus
- José Leite Lopes (1918–2006), theoretical physicist
- Adolfo Lutz (1855–1940), physician and pioneer of public health
- José Lutzenberger (1926–2002), ecologist and zoologist
- Roberto Landell de Moura (1861–1928), pioneer of telephony
- Fritz Müller (1821–1897), 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
- Maurício Peixoto (1921–2019), engineer, mathematician, pioneered the studies on structural stability, author of Peixoto's theorem
- Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (1818–1888), biologist, zoologist, naturalist
- José Aristodemo Pinotti (1934–2009), physician and gynecologist, former president of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Marcos Pontes (born 1963), first Brazilian astronaut, Expedition 13
- Patricia Pranke (born 1967), stem cell researcher, professor
- Ana Maria Primavesi (1920–2020), soil scientist and promoter of the ecological management of tropical soils
- André Rebouças (1838–1898), pioneer engineer, brother of Antônio Rebouças Filho
- José Reis (1907–2002), biologist, greatest Brazilian science writer
- Gilberto Righi (1937–1999), biologist, zoologist, specialist on earthworms
- Milton Santos (1926–2001), geographer, won the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize, the highest award that can be gained in the field of geography
- Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), aviator and inventor
- Mário Schenberg (1914–1990), theoretical physicist
- Helmut Sick (1910–1991), German-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; ornithologist
- Lotar Siewerdt (born 1939), agronomist; forage production
- Manuel Augusto Pirajá da Silva (1873–1961), responsible for the identification and complete description of the pathogenic agent and the pathophysiological cycle of schistosomiasis disease
- Maurício Rocha e Silva (1910–1983), physician and pharmacologist, discovered bradykinin, an active cardiovascular peptide
- Emilio Joaquim da Silva Maia (1808–1859), physician and naturalist
- Nise da Silveira (1905–1999), psychiatrist and mental health reformer
- Jorge Stolfi (born 1950), computer scientist, professor at UNICAMP
- Jayme Tiomno (1920–2011), experimental and theoretical nuclear physicist
- Paulo Emílio Vanzolini (1924–2013), biologist, zoologist, herpetologist
- Glaci Zancan (1935–2007), biochemist[21]
- Mayana Zatz (born 1947), biologist and geneticist
- Euryclides Zerbini (1912–1993), heart surgeon, pioneer of first heart transplant in Brazil
Foreign scientists and engineers who lived or live in Brazil
- Alexander Grothendieck (1928–2014), French mathematician
- David Bohm (1917–1992), American physicist
- Gregory Chaitin (born 1947), Argentine-American mathematician
- Louis Couty (1854–1884), French physiologist and pharmacologist
- Miguel Rolando Covian (1913–1992), Argentinian physiologist
- Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), American geologist
- Heinz Ebert (1907–1983), German geologist
- Luigi Fantappiè (1901–1956), Italian mathematician
- Richard Feynman (1918–1988), American physicist
- Charles Frederick Hartt (1840–1878), Canadian-American geologist and paleontologist
- Hermann von Ihering (1850–1930), German naturalist
- Fritz Köberle (1910–1983), Austrian physician and pathologist
- Grigori Ivanovitch Langsdorff (1774–1852), German/Russian naturalist
- Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009), French anthropologist
- Emmanuel Liais (1826–1900), French astronomer and naturalist
- Lucien Lison (1908–1984), Belgian anatomist
- Fritz Müller (1821–1897), German naturalist
- Giuseppe Occhialini (1907–1993), Italian physicist
- Ludwig Riedel (1790–1861), German botanist
- Oscar Sala (1922–2010), Italian nuclear physicist
- Carl August Wilhelm Schwacke (1848–1904), German botanist
- Friedrich Sellow (1789–1831), German botanist
- Helmut Sick (1910–1991), German zoologist
- Peter Szatmari (born 1950), Hungarian geologist
- Gleb Wataghin (1899–1986), Russian/Italian physicist
- Stefan Zweig (1881–1942), Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer
See also
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