List of Famous people born in Brazil
Rogério Marinho
Rogério Simonetti Marinho is a Brazilian economist and politician, member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He was a Federal Deputy until 1 February 2019, representing the state of Rio Grande do Norte, and is Honour President of the PSDB in his state. Marinho was State Secretary of Economic Development of Rio Grande do Norte during the government of Rosalba Ciarlini. Currently, he is Minister of Regional Development, nominated by president Jair Bolsonaro.
Marcelo Álvaro Antônio
Marcelo Henrique Teixeira Dias, popularly known as Marcelo Álvaro Antônio, is a Brazilian entrepreneur and politician, and current Minister of Tourism of Brazil.
Nathália Rodrigues
Nathália Cataldo Rodrigues is a Brazilian actress.
Antonio Carlos
Antônio Carlos Cunha Capocasali Júnior, known as Antônio Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Orlando City in MLS.
Alberto Gonçalves Da Costa
Alberto Gonçalves da Costa, commonly known as Beto Gonçalves, is a Brazilian-born Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club Madura United and the Indonesia national team.
Valdir de Moraes Filho
Valdir de Moraes Filho, commonly known as Valdir Bigode, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.
Carlos Eduardo de Sousa Braga
Carlos Eduardo de Sousa Braga is a Brazilian politician and businessman, currently a senator representing the state of Amazonas. Better known as Eduardo Braga, he was a councilman in Manaus (1981–1985), state deputy (1987–1991), representative (1991–1993), vice-mayor (1993–1994) and mayor (1994–1997). He campaigned for the government of Amazonas in 1998 and for the city hall of Manaus in 2000 without success. He was elected governor of Amazonas in October 2002, in the first turn, with 52.4% of the votes, and assumed office on 1 January 2003. In 2006, Braga was re-elected, in the first turn. He renounced in 2010 to run for the Senate on the elections of that year.
Acir Gurgacz
Acir Gurgacz is a Brazilian politician and journalist. He has represented Rondônia in the Federal Senate since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Labour Party.
Jair Oliveira
Jair Rodrigues M. Oliveira is a Brazilian composer, singer and producer. He is the son of the late Brazilian musician Jair Rodrigues and brother to singer Luciana Mello.
Sarah Menezes
Sarah Gabrielle Cabral de Menezes is a judoka from Brazil. In 2012, she became the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in judo, after defeating the reigning Olympic champion Alina Dumitru. She also competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics.