List of famous Brazilian people

Actors

• José Wilker, actor
• Sônia Braga, actress

Artists

• Cândido Portinari, (1903-1962), painter
• Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, (1897-1976), painter
• Erica Awano, comic book artist
• Glauber Rocha, film director
• Oscar Niemeyer, (1907-), architect
• Tarsila do Amaral, (1886-1973), painter

Diplomats

• Barão do Rio Branco
• Joaquim Nabuco
• Rui Barbosa
• Sérgio Vieira de Mello, (1948-2003), UN representative

Monarchs

• Pedro I, (1798-1834)
• Pedro II, (1825-1891)

Music

• Antonio Carlos Jobim,(1927-1994), pianist, singer and composer
• Caetano Veloso, (1942-), singer and composer
• Chico Buarque, (1944-), - singer and composer
• Djavan - singer and composer
• Elis Regina, (1945-1982), - singer
• Franco de Vita - singer
• Gilberto Gil, (1942-), singer and composer
• Heitor Villa Lobos, (1887-1959), classical musician and composer
• João Gilberto - singer
• Luiz Gonzaga - singer and composer
• Milton Nascimento - singer
• Nelson Ned - singer
• Roberto Carlos - singer and composer

Presidents

• Fernando Henrique Cardoso, (1931-)
• Getúlio Vargas, (1883-1954)
• Juscelino Kubitschek, (1902-1976)
• Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, (1946-), known as "Lula", labor activist and politician.

Sports

• Bebeto - football player
• Bob Burnquist, (1976-), skateboarder
• Hélio Castroneves, (1975-) - Indy Car driver
• Emerson Fittipaldi, (1946-), Formula 1 and Indy Car driver
• Acelino Freitas, (1975-), world boxing champion
• Hortência, (1959-), basketball legend
• Eder Jofre - world boxing champion
• Gustavo Kuerten, (1976-), tennis
• Nenê, (1982-), NBA player (Denver Nuggets)
• Paula, (1962-), basketball legend
• Pelé, (1940-), football player
• Nelson Piquet, (1952-), Formula 1 driver
• Rivaldo, (1972-), football player
• Roberto Carlos, (1973-) - football player
• Romario - football player
• Ronaldo, (1976-), football player
• Ayrton Senna, (1960-1994), Formula 1 driver
• Oscar Schmidt, (1958-), basketball legend

Writers

• Augusto dos Anjos - poet
• Carlos Drummond de Andrade - poet
• Cecília Meireles - poet
• Clarice Lispector, (1925-1977), writer
• Erico Veríssimo, (1905-1975), writer
• João Guimarães Rosa, (1908-1967), writer
• Jorge Amado, (1912-2001), writer
• José de Alencar - writer
• Machado de Assis, (1839-1908), writer
• Manuel Bandeira, (1886-1968), poet
• Mário de Andrade, (1893-1945), writer
• Olavo Bilac, (1865-1918), poet

Science

• Orlando Villas Boas - indianist
• César Lattes - physicist

Others

• Iruan Ergul Wu - Taiwanese-Brazilian boy, focus of an international scandal

See also: List of people by nationality

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