List of Famous people born in Brazil

José Bastos Padilha Neto is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within and the 2014 remake of RoboCop. He has won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Elite Squad in 2008. He is also the producer of the Netflix original series Narcos, starring frequent collaborator Wagner Moura, and directed the first two episodes in the series.

Rafael Vaz dos Santos is a Brazilian footballer who plays as centre back for Al-Khor.

Wágner Ferreira dos Santos, simply known as Wágner, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Vila Nova.

Gustavo Henrique Vernes, better known as Gustavo Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe, on loan from Flamengo

Patric Cabral Lalau, simply known as Patric, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for América Mineiro.

Beatriz Alexim Nunes better known as Bia Nunnes, is a Brazilian actress. She is the sister of actress Maria Cristina Nunes and daughter of the writer and humorist Max Nunes. She has been married to Fernando Berditchevsky since 1982.

Carlos Gilberto Nascimento Silva or simply Gil is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Corinthians.

Adriano "Mineirinho" de Souza is a Brazilian professional surfer and also the 2015 WSL World Champion. He has been competing on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2005.

Domilson Cordeiro dos Santos, commonly known as Dodô, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.

Haílton Corrêa de Arruda, best known as Manga, was a Brazilian football goalkeeper, famous for playing alongside Garrincha, Nílton Santos and Zagallo in Botafogo of the 1960s, and also for winning the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup in 1971 with Nacional of Cubilla and Artime. He was the starting keeper in the Brazilian national team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.