List of Famous people born in Brazil
Criolo
Kleber Cavalcante Gomes, or Criolo, is a Brazilian singer, rapper, songwriter and actor. With a career starting in 1989, he was originally known in Brazil as the creator of Rinha dos MC's, but has gained worldwide attention for his solo work and, in particular, the album Nó Na Orelha (2011). In 2019, he was nominated for two Latin Grammy Awards, for "Boca de Lobo" and "Etérea".
Sérgio Mamberti
Sérgio Duarte Mamberti is a Brazilian actor, director, producer, author, playwright and politician.
Alessandra Maestrini
Alessandra Maestrini is a Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter.
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Beatriz Haddad Maia is a Brazilian tennis player.
Thiago Lacerda
Thiago Ribeiro Lacerda is a Brazilian actor.
Alexandre Pantoja
Alexandre Pantoja Passidomo is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter, currently fighting for the UFC and is the flyweight champion of the Resurrection Fighting Alliance and Shooto Brazil. As of June 10, 2020, he is #5 in the UFC flyweight rankings.
Michel Bastos
Michel Fernandes Bastos is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who mainly played as a left winger.
Simone
Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, better known as Simone, is a Brazilian singer of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) who has recorded more than 31 albums.
Delcídio do Amaral
Delcídio do Amaral Gomez is a Brazilian politician. He represented Mato Grosso do Sul in the Federal Senate from 2003 to 2016 and before he was removed from office, he was the high-representative of the Workers' Party in the Brazilian Senate. He was the speaker of his party in the Senate and the head of the Senate's economic affairs committee. Amaral was arrested in November 2015 for allegedly taking kickbacks from Petrobras. A Supreme Court judge, Teori Zavascki, said he authorised the arrest after seeing evidence that Amaral had planned the flight of Petrobras's former international director, Nestor Cerveró, in return for his silence. Ceveró was convicted of money laundering and sentenced to five years in prison.
Latino
Roberto de Souza Rocha is a Brazilian recording artist and entertainer. Latino has sold more than four million albums along his career.