List of Famous people born in Brazil

Simone Tebet is a Brazilian politician. She has represented Mato Grosso do Sul in the Federal Senate since 2015. Previously, she was mayor of Três Lagoas from 2005 to 2010. She is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.

Ruy Ohtake is a Brazilian architect. He is the son of artist Tomie Ohtake.

José Carlos Semenzato is a Brazilian entrepreneur. He is the current president of SMZTO Holding de Franquias Setoriais, a franchise holding that he founded in 2010 and has ten affiliated companies: Casa X, United Idiomas, PartMed, OdontoCompany, L’Entrecôte de Paris, Espaçolazer, Joy Juice, Casa X, [Embelleze|Instituto Embelleze] and Gua.Co.

Selton Figueiredo Mello is a Brazilian actor and film director. Since his childhood, he acted on TV shows. Now he works on TV, movies and theater. Throughout his career, he developed a strong and solid experience in cinema, producing and directing movies and videoclips, and being publicly and critically acclaimed for it. The actor hosted Tarja Preta, a TV show about culture and independent movies, from 2004 until 2008.

Candido Portinari was a Brazilian painter. He is considered one of the most important Brazilian painters as well as a prominent and influential practitioner of the neo-realism style in painting.

Kevin Dennis Kurányi Rodríguez is a German former professional footballer. He played as a striker and possessed great aerial ability and finishing skills. From 2003 to 2008, Kurányi was part of the German national team, for which he scored 19 goals in 52 games. He participated in two UEFA Euro and one Confederations Cup.

Thomas Guimarães Almeida is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2011, Almeida formerly competed for Legacy FC, where he became the Legacy FC Bantamweight Champion, vacating the title shortly after signing with the UFC.

David Neres Campos is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Brazil national team. He often plays as a winger.

Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH, is a Brazilian professional football manager.

Cristiano da Silva Leite, commonly known as Cris Silva or simply Cristiano, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays for Fluminense.