List of Brazilians
This is a list of well known Brazilians, ordered alphabetically within categories:
Actors
Main article: List of Brazilians actors
- José Wilker, actor
- Sônia Braga, actress
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
- Sérgio Vieira de Mello, (1948-2003), UN representative
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
- Chico Buarque - singer and composer
- Djavan - singer and composer
- Elis Regina - 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
- Roberto Carlos - singer and composer
Presidents
Main article: List of Brazilian 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
Main article: List of Brazilians in sport
- 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
Main article: List of Brazilian writers
- Álvares de Azevedo - poet
- Augusto Boal - dramatist
- Augusto dos Anjos - poet
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade - poet
- Casimiro de Abreu, (1839-1860), writer
- Cecília Meireles - poet
- Clarice Lispector, (1925-1977), writer
- Cruz e Souza - poet
- Diogo Mainardi, (1962-), writer
- Erico Veríssimo, (1905-1975), writer
- João Cabral de Melo Neto - writer
- João Guimarães Rosa, (1908-1967), writer
- Jorge Amado - writer
- José de Alencar - writer
- Lima Barreto, (1881-1922), writer
- Lúcio Cardoso - writer
- Luiz Fernando Veríssimo, (1936-), writer
- Lygia Fagundes Telles,(1923-), writer
- Machado de Assis, (1839-1908), writer
- Manuel Bandeira, (1886-1968), writer
- Marcelo Cassaro, (1970-), writer
- Mário de Andrade, (1893-1945), writer
- Monteiro Lobato, (1882-1948), writer
- Olavo Bilac, (1865-1918), poet
- Paulo Coelho, (1947-), writer
Science
Main article: List of Brazilian scientists
- Orlando Villas Boas - indianist
- César Lattes - physicist
See also: List of people by nationality