List of Famous people born in Brazil

Hamilton de Holanda is a Brazilian bandolinist known for his mixture of choro and contemporary jazz, and for his instrumental virtuosity. Born in Rio de Janeiro he moved to Brasilia with his family as a boy. He started playing the mandolin at 5 and appeared at his first performance at six. With his brother Fernando César he formed the group Dois de Ouro and throughout his career he has collaborated with many other significant artists such as Yamandu Costa, Mike Marshall and Joel Nascimento. He has received several Latin Grammys. He has taught at the Raphael Rabello Choro academy. He plays a custom made 10 string Bandolim.

Marcos André de Sousa Mendonça, known as Marcos André or sometimes Maranhão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Valencia.

Robertinho do Recife is a Brazilian guitarist, record producer, composer born in 1953, in the city of Recife, Brazil. His first contact with the guitar was at the age of 10. After he was run over by a car, he had to stay long periods of time at home and had to watch a lot of TV. In one of these TV programs he met The Beatles and fell in love with the guitar. He got his first guitar as a gift from his grandfather. At the age of 12 he was already playing with bands in Recife. He had very good technique and later was invited to play with bands like: Watch Pocket, Chicago and Quiet Riot. He played a little of everything: from music for children, to heavy metal and neoclassical. At the end of the 1980s he played with the Brazilian band Yahoo, when they played a cover of "Love Bites", song from the British band Def Leppard. He's currently working as a music producer in his own studio in Rio de Janeiro.

André Jung is a Brazilian drummer and journalist, best known for his performances in the band Ira!. He has also been a member of Titãs, although he has released only one album (Titãs) with them. Curiously, the drummer that he replaced in Ira! went to play with Titãs, with whom he played with until 2010. André studied journalism at the Communication and Arts School (ECA) of the University of São Paulo and writes columns for sites and newspapers.

Hugo Henrique Assis do Nascimento or simply Hugo , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder.

Sandro Dias, known as Mineirinho, is a Brazilian professional vert skateboarder who was born on April 18, 1975 in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil and currently resides in Santa Ana, California. He started skateboarding in 1986 and turned pro in 1995. Best known for his high alley oop air tricks and for being one of ten people confirmed to have pulled the 900. He won the gold medal at X Games 12 in Skateboard Vert. He is sponsored by Red Bull, Oakley, & Positiv Skateboards. He won the world vert skateboarding titles in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Antônio José Imbassahy da Silva, or simply Antônio Imbassahy, is a Brazilian politician and electrical engineer, former governor of Bahia and former mayor of Salvador.

Edinanci Fernandes da Silva is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo born in Sousa, Paraíba, she represented her country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mariana Andrade Costa, also known as Mari Paraíba is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national volleyball team. On club level she played for Osasco Voleibol Clube (2001–06), EC Pinheiros (2006-07) and Minas Tênis Clube. She currently plays for Voléro Zürich.

Guilherme Bitencourt da Silva, commonly known as Guilherme Biteco, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Paraná.