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This is a list of well known Brazilians, ordered alphabetically within categories:
Actors
Main article: List of Brazilians actors
- Fernanda
Montenegro, actress
- José Wilker, actor
- Paulo Autran, actor
- Regina Duarte, actress
- Sônia Braga, actress
- Tarcisio Meira,
actor
- Denise Fraga, actress
- Marco Nanini, actor
- Selton Melo, actor
- Matheus
Nachtergaele, actor
Artists
Main article: List of Brazilian 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
Main article: List of Brazilian diplomats
Directors
Main article: List of Brazilian directors
- Anselmo Duarte
- Cacá Diegues
- Fernando Meirelles
- Glauber Rocha
- Hector Babenco
- Walter Salles
- Guel Arraes
Monarchs
Main article: List of Brazilian
monarchs
Music
Main article: List of Brazilians in
music
- Antonio Carlos Jobim,(1927-1994), pianist, singer and
composer
- Caetano Veloso, (1942-), singer and composer
- Carlos Gomes, (1836-1896), classical musician and composer
- Cazuza, (1958-1990), singer
- Chico Buarque, (1944-), singer and composer
- Chico Science, (1966-1997), singer and composer
- Chiquinha Gonzaga, (1847-1935) conductor and composer
- Djavan - singer and composer
- Egberto Gismonti, multi-instrumentist
- Elis Regina, (1945-1982), singer
- Gilberto Gil, (1942-), singer and composer
- Heitor Villa Lobos, (1887-1959), classical musician and
composer
- João Gilberto, singer and composer
- Luiz Gonzaga, singer and
composer
- Luiz Melodia, singer and
composer
- Marisa Monte, singer and composer
- Milton Nascimento, singer
- Roberto Carlos - singer and composer
- Renato Russo, (1960-1996) singer and frontman of Legião Urbana (Urban Legion)
Presidents
Main article: List of Brazilian
presidents
Sports
Main article: List of Brazilians in
sport
- Acelino Freitas, (1975-), world boxing champion
- Ayrton Senna, (1960-1994), Formula 1 driver
- Bob Burnquist, (1976-), skateboarder
- Emerson Fittipaldi, (1946-), Formula 1 and Indy Car
driver
- Garrincha, (1933-1983) football player
- Gustavo Kuerten, (1976-), tennis
- Hélio Castroneves, (1975-) - Indy Car driver
- Hortência, (1959-), basketball legend
- Maria Ester Bueno,
tennis player
- Nelson Piquet, (1952-), Formula 1 driver
- Nílton Santos, (1927-), football player
- Oscar Schmidt, (1958-),
basketball legend
- Paula, basketball player
- Pelé, (1940-), football player
- Ronaldo, (1976-), football player
- Zico, football
player
Writers
Main article: List of Brazilian
writers
- Augusto dos Anjos -
poet
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade - poet
- Cecília Meireles -
poet
- Clarice Lispector, (1925-1977), writer
- Erico Veríssimo,
(1905-1975), writer
- Holdemar Menezes, (1921-1996) writer
- João Guimarães
Rosa, (1908-1967), writer
- Jorge Amado, (1912-2001), writer
- José de Alencar -(1829-1877), writer
- Machado de Assis, (1839-1908), writer
- Manuel Bandeira,
(1886-1968), poet
- Mário de Andrade,
(1893-1945), writer
- Monteiro Lobato, (1882-1948), writer
- Olavo Bilac, (1865-1918), poet
- Otto Maria Carpeaux - critic
- Paulo Coelho, writer
Science
Main article: List of Brazilian scientists
- Alberto Santos-Dumont - aviator
- Carlos Chagas -
biologist
- César Lattes -
physicist
- Ivo Pitanguy - plastic
surgeon
- Orlando Villas Boas - indianist
- Oswaldo Cruz - doctor
- Marcelo Tosatti - Linux kernel Maintainer
Others
- Iruan Ergul Wu - Taiwanese-Brazilian boy, focus of an international
scandal
See also: List of people by
nationality
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