List of Famous people born in Brazil

Anna Maria Alvim Buarque de Hollanda was the Minister of Culture of Brazil from 2011 to 2012. She worked as a singer before, and is the sister of singer-songwriter Chico Buarque and daughter of sociologist Sérgio Buarque de Holanda.

Donato Gama da Silva, known simply as Donato, is a football manager and former player who played from the 1980s to early 2000s.

Adriana Brandão Behar is one of the most outstanding volleyball players of her generation.

Leonardo Natel Vieira known as Léo Natel, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Corinthians as a forward. He also plays for winger.

Raquel Lyra is the current mayor of Caruaru, and in the past served in the state legislature from 2011 to 2017.

Caroline Aiko Kumahara is a table tennis player from Brazil

Ewerthon Henrique de Souza is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward or right winger. He was best known for his pace, trickery and long shots, and played for clubs in Brazil, Germany, Spain, Russia and Qatar. He made seven appearances for the Brazil national team and was selected for the 2001 Copa América and the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, finishing as runner-up in the latter.

André Ferreira da Silva, better known by his pen name André Vianco, is a Brazilian best-selling novelist, screenwriter, and film and television director. Specialized in urban fantasy and horror, supernatural and vampire fiction, he rose to fame in 1999 with the novel Os Sete. As of 2016, his books have sold over a million copies, and in 2018 he was named, alongside Max Mallmann, Raphael Draccon and Eduardo Spohr, one of the leading Brazilian fantasy writers of the 21st century.

Danilo Aparecido da Silva, or simply known as Danilo Silva, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Silva announced his retirement from football on 23 September 2020.

Fernanda Melchionna e Silva is a Brazilian politician as well as a banker and librarian. She has spent her political career representing Rio Grande do Sul, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.