List of Famous people born in Brazil

Nizo Neto is a Brazilian stage, television and film actor best known as Mr. Ptolomeu in the series Escolinha do Professor Raimundo. He is the son of actor and humorist Chico Anysio and actress Rose Rondelli. He's also a respected voice actor and radio personality.

Emanuelle Araújo is a Brazilian actress, singer and songwriter. She became nationally known in 1999 as lead singer of Banda Eva, where she stayed for only two and a half years until 2002. In 2004 she founded the samba-rock band Moinho with Lan Lan and Toni Costa, in which she is currently vocalist.

Petrônio Gontijo de Alvarenga is a Brazilian actor.

Alex Escobar da Silva from Alex Escobar is a Brazilian journalist and presenter.

Lygia Fagundes da Silva Telles is a Brazilian novelist and writer. Educated as a lawyer, she began publishing soon after she completed high school and simultaneously worked as a solicitor and writer throughout most of her career. She is a recipient of the Camões Prize, the highest literary award of the Portuguese language and her works have received honors and awards from Brazil, Chile and France. She was elected as the third woman in the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 1985 and holds Chair 16.

Ana Carolina Sousa is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician.

Élton Rodrigues Brandão, simply known as Élton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cuiabá.

Cesar Epitácio Maia is a Brazilian politician, notable for having been elected three times for mayor of Rio de Janeiro.

Marcello Tolentino Novaes is a Brazilian actor.

Joaquim Vieira Ferreira Levy is a Brazilian economist and Brazil's former Finance Minister. Levy took office on January 1, 2015, during the presidential inauguration of Dilma Rousseff's second term. He also was president of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).