List of Famous people born in Brazil

Lyoto Machida

Lyoto Carvalho Machida

First Name Lyoto

Born on May 30, 1978 (age 48)

Born in Brazil, Bahia

Height 185 cm | 6'1

Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and karateka, currently signed with Bellator MMA, competing in the Light heavyweight division. He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, as well as a UFC Middleweight Championship title challenger.

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Iris Rezende

First Name Iris

Last Name Rezende

Born on December 22, 1933

Died on November 9, 2021 (aged 87)

Born in Brazil, Goiás

Iris Rezende Machado is a Brazilian politician, member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).

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Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel

First Name Cláudio

Last Name Leonel

Born on January 28, 1997 (age 29)

Born in Brazil, São Paulo

Height 170 cm | 5'7

Footballer

Sportsperson

Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel, commonly known as Claudinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder or a forward for Red Bull Bragantino.

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Valdemar Costa Neto

First Name Valdemar

Born on August 11, 1949 (age 77)

Born in Brazil, São Paulo

Valdemar Costa Neto is a Brazilian politician. He is a congressman for the Liberal Party (PL).

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Neto

Born on August 16, 1985 (age 41)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Height 195 cm | 6'5

Footballer

Sportsperson

Hélio Hermito Zampier Neto, commonly known as Neto, is a Brazilian retired footballer, and is the current football superintendent of Chapecoense.

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Adriana Esteves

First Name Adriana

Last Name Esteves

Born on December 15, 1969 (age 56)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Actor

Adriana Esteves Agostinho Brichta is a Brazilian actress. She has already been nominated twice to the International Emmy Award for Best Actress.

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Carlinhos Brown

Antônio Carlos Santos de Freitas

First Name Carlinhos

Born on November 23, 1962 (age 63)

Born in Brazil, Bahia

Carlinhos Brown is a Brazilian singer, percussionist, and record producer from Salvador, Bahia. His musical style blends funk, latin music, R&B, soul music, reggae, and traditional Brazilian percussion.

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Affonso Celso Pastore

First Name Affonso

Last Name Pastore

Born on June 19, 1939 (age 87)

Born in Brazil, São Paulo

Affonso Celso Pastore is a Brazilian economist and former president of the Brazilian Central Bank (1983–1985), having also been Secretary of the São Paulo Treasury Department.

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Ivete Sangalo

Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo

First Name Ivete

Born on May 27, 1972 (age 54)

Born in Brazil, Bahia

Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo Cady is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, television show host and occasional actress. She was on six albums with Banda Eva, and seven more solo albums. Sangalo is noted for her powerful voice, charisma and live performances. Her music is popular in Portugal. She has sold 20 million copies of her albums.

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João Dionísio Amoêdo

First Name João

Last Name Amoêdo

Born on October 22, 1962 (age 63)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto Amoêdo, also known as João Amoêdo, is a Brazilian banker, engineer and businessman. He is one of the founders of the New Party (NOVO), which he presided from September 2015 to July 2017, and was its candidate in the Brazilian presidential election of 2018.

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