List of Famous people born in Brazil

Rani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and BJJ practitioner. Yahya was born to a Syrian father and Brazilian mother. He won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007. He currently fights in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Henrique Adriano Buss, simply known as Henrique, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Coritiba. He has played for the Brazil national team, making his debut in 2008 and being included among the 23-man list for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Alessandro Santos , often known as Alex, is a former footballer who was born in Brazil and became a Japanese citizen who made 82 appearances for the Japan national team.

Jorge Duilio Lima Menezes is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben. His characteristic style fuses samba, funk, rock and bossa nova with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter. His hits include "Chove Chuva", "Mas Que Nada", "Ive Brussel" and "Balança Pema", and have been interpreted by artists such as Caetano Veloso, Sérgio Mendes, Miriam Makeba, and Marisa Monte.

Sandro Hiroshi is a Brazilian former professional footballer.

Milene Domingues Aganzo is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Alexandre Kalil is a Brazilian politician and sports administrator. He has been the mayor of Belo Horizonte since 2017. He served as president of Clube Atlético Mineiro, a football club based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil that competes in Campeonato Brasileiro, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the premier state league of Minas Gerais. Alexandre Kalil is the president under whom the club has won more official trophies, with six, including its only Copa Libertadores and Recopa Sudamericana. He was then succeeded by Daniel Nepomuceno, the club's president since 2014.

José Levy Fidelix da Cruz is a Brazilian conservative politician, businessman and journalist. He is the founder of the Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) and ran for president of Brazil in the elections of 2010 and 2014. He is particularly known in Brazil for his promise of building a bullet train system connecting São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and for his controversial declarations about homosexuals during a political debate in 2014. He has run for several political posts but to date has never won one.

Irislene Stefanelli is a Brazilian television personality, actress and television presenter. From March to July 2008, she worked with a co-host at Transalouca and acted in theater. Currently, she is the host of the show TV Fama.

Tainá Müller is a Brazilian actress. She is the oldest of three sisters, actress Tuti Müller and MTV VJ Titi Müller.