List of Famous people born in Amazonas, Brazil
Amazonino Mendes
Amazonino Armando Mendes is a Brazilian politician. He served as the Governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas for three non-consecutive tenures. He first served as governor from 1987 until April 2, 1990, when he resigned from office to run for the Federal Senate. He was elected governor in 1995, serving from 1995 until 2003. In 2017, Mendes was elected Governor of Amazonas succeeding David Almeida, who assumed as interim following the Superior Electoral Court impeachment of former Governor José Melo and former Vice Governor Henrique Oliveira. As a result, the president of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas State assumed until the elections were held on the 6th and 27th of August.
Milton Hatoum
Milton Hatoum is a Brazilian writer, translator and professor. Hatoum is one of Brazil's most eminent contemporary writers. Among other honors, Hatoum was awarded Brazil's most prestigious literary award, the Jabuti Prize, three times for best novel. In 2017, he received the title of Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government.
José Melo de Oliveira
José Melo de Oliveira is a Brazilian politician and was governor of state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Mayra Dias
Mayra Benita Alves Dias is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Brasil 2018 on 26 May 2018, becoming the second representative from Amazonas. She represented Brazil at the Miss Universe 2018.
Marcelo Nascimento da Costa
Marcelo Nascimento da Costa, commonly known as Marcelinho, is a Brazilian-born naturalized Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vitória.
Alan Patrick
Alan Patrick Silva Alves, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Patrick made a name for himself fighting in his home country of Brazil. He is a former Bitetti Combat Lightweight champion.
José Augusto Branco
David Assayag
Ivan Monteiro
Ivan de Souza Monteiro is a Brazilian electronic engineer. He is the president of the oil state company Petrobras. Previously, Monteiro was CFO of the company. Before heading Petrobras, Monteiro worked in Banco do Brasil.