List of Famous people born in Brazil

Bruno Ferreira Bonfim is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk as a forward. His nickname Dentinho means “little tooth” in Portuguese.

Neiman Gracie Stambowsky is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner who competes in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional MMA competitor since 2013, he has also previously fought for the World Series of Fighting. He is a 4th generation member of the Gracie Family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Premier League club Arsenal.

Taís Bianca Gama de Araújo is a Brazilian actress, TV host and model.

Manoela Latini Gavassi Francisco, better known as Manu Gavassi, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, presenter, director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor and writer.

Maitê Proença Gallo is a Brazilian actress, television presenter and writer.

Dante Bonfim Costa Santos, commonly known as Dante, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for and captains French club Nice. Primarily a central defender, he has previously also been used as a defensive midfielder or a left back.

Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima is a Brazilian retired long-distance runner. While leading the marathon after 35 km at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was attacked on the course by Irish former priest Cornelius "Neil" Horan. Following the incident, de Lima fell from first to third place, eventually winning the bronze medal. He was later awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship for that race.

Rebeca Andrade de Rodrigues is an artistic gymnast who represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

José Renan Vasconcelos Calheiros is a Brazilian politician and former President of the Senate of Brazil. He has represented the state of Alagoas in the senate as a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party since 1 February 1995. Renan's presidency of the Brazilian Senate, a term that started 1 February 2013, was revoked on 5 December 2016 by a minister of the Brazilian Supreme Court, Marco Aurélio Mello, who said that a person under investigation could not be in the line of succession for the presidency. However the Supreme Court decided 7 December 2016 that Renan could remain senate president, without being in the succession.