List of Famous people born in Brazil
Luiz Antônio Fleury Filho
Luiz Antônio Fleury Filho is a Brazilian politician, prosecutor and professor. He was governor of São Paulo from March 15, 1991 until January 1, 1995.
Otoni De Paula
Otoni Moura de Paula Júnior is a Brazilian politician and pastor. Hae has spent his political career representing Rio de Janeiro, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.
Cacau Protásio
Anna Cláudia Protásio Monteiro, known professionally as Cacau Protásio, is a Brazilian actress and comedian.
Alberto Taveira Corrêa
Alberto Taveira Corrêa is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Brasília from 1991 till 1996, when he became archbishop of Palmas. In 2009 he became archbishop of Belém do Pará.
Luiz Lima
Luiz Eduardo Carneiro da Silva de Souza Lima is a long-distance freestyle swimmer and Federal Deputy of Rio de Janeiro from Brazil, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the 1999 Pan American Games.
Juliano Roberto Antonello
Juliano Roberto Antonello, commonly known as Juca, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is best known for his tackling, great teamwork and powerful shooting ability.
Padre Zezinho
José Fernandes de Oliveira, SCJ, known as Padre Zezinho, is a Dehonian priest, writer and Brazilian musician.
Graziella Schmitt
Graziella de Cássia Schmitt Silva, commonly known as Graziella Schmitt, is a Brazilian actress. She played the lead role in the telenovela Amor e Revolução and as of 2013 plays the lead role in Belmonte.
Ricardo Semler
Ricardo Semler is the CEO and majority owner of Semco Partners, a Brazilian company best known for its radical form of industrial democracy and corporate re-engineering. Under his ownership, revenue has grown from 4 million US dollars in 1982 to 212 million US dollars in 2003 and his innovative business management policies have attracted widespread interest around the world. Time featured him among its Global 100 young leaders profile series published in 1994 while the World Economic Forum also nominated him. The Wall Street Journal America Economia, The Wall Street Journal's Latin American magazine, named him Latin American businessman of the year in 1990 and he was named Brazilian businessman of the year in 1990 and 1992. Virando a Própria Mesa, his first book, became the best selling non-fiction book in the history of Brazil. He has since written two books in English on the transformation of Semco and workplace re-engineering: Maverick, an English version of "Turning Your Own Table" published in 1993 and an international bestseller, and The Seven-Day Weekend in 2003.
Neto Baiano
Euvaldo José de Aguiar Neto, known as Neto Baiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Brasiliense FC as a forward.