List of Famous people born in Brazil

Junior Walter Messias is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian Serie A club AC Milan, on loan from Crotone. Messias has also been deployed as a forward.

Amanda Lourenço Nunes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is the reigning champion of the women’s bantamweight and featherweight divisions. She is the first woman to become a two-division UFC champion, and the third fighter in the UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously, after Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier. She is also the first and only fighter in UFC history to defend two titles while actively holding them. Nunes is widely considered to be the greatest women's MMA fighter of all time. As of June 2, 2020, she is #1 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.

Charles Oliveira da Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, he mainly fought in small Brazilian promotions until his move to the UFC in 2010. He holds multiple UFC records, notably the most submission wins in the organization's history at 14, and is tied for the most finishes at 16. Oliveira has also received 16 end of the night bonuses. He holds notable victories over Jeremy Stephens, Kevin Lee, and former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson. As of December 14, 2020, he is #3 in the UFC lightweight rankings.

Alexsandro Pereira, commonly known as Alex Pereira or sometimes Alex Sandro Pereira, is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. Most notably, he is the former GLORY Middleweight and Light Heavyweight champion, and has also competed in promotions such as Kunlun Fight, SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship and It's Showtime.

Suzane Louise von Richthofen is a Brazilian who was convicted of murdering her parents on October 31, 2002 with the help of her boyfriend and his brother. She was put on trial in São Paulo in July 2006 and was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vinícius Jr, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team.

Morena Baccarin is a Brazilian-American actress known for portraying Inara Serra in the sci-fi series Firefly and the follow-up film Serenity; the voice of Black Canary in Justice League Unlimited (2004-06), Vanessa in the superhero comedy film Deadpool and its sequel Deadpool 2; Jessica Brody in the Showtime series Homeland, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013; and Dr. Leslie "Lee" Thompkins in the Fox series Gotham.

Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who is the 38th president of Brazil. Elected in 2018 as a member of the conservative Social Liberal Party before cutting ties with them, he has been in office since 1 January 2019. From 1991 to 2018 he served in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, representing the state of Rio de Janeiro.

Thiago Emiliano da Silva, commonly known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Premier League club Chelsea and captains the Brazil national team. Known for his pace, aerial ability and leadership skills, Silva is regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation.

Riuler de Oliveira Faustino, commonly known as Riuler, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.