List of Famous people born in Brazil

Bruno Cortez Cardoso, is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.

Rafael Aparecido Silva, commonly known as Boquita, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Esporte Clube Taubaté as a midfielder.

Roseana Sarney Murad is a Brazilian politician and sociologist. She was the governor of the Brazilian state of Maranhão from 2009 to 2014. She is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party and daughter of former President and senator José Sarney.

Debora Diniz Rodrigues, is an anthropologist and law professor at the University of Brasilia, and a co-founder and researcher at Anis: Institute for Bioethics. She is also a researcher, writer and documentary filmmaker. Her research projects focus on bioethics, feminism, human rights and health. She was a visiting researcher at the University of Leeds, the University of Michigan, the University of Toronto, among other institutions.

Laís Bodanzky is a Brazilian film director. She is best known for Brainstorm, a film about the situation in mental institutions in Brazil.

Mariana de Sousa Nunes is a Brazilian actress.

Lucas Alves de Araujo, known as Lucão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Vítor Alves Benite, commonly known as Vítor Benite, or simply as Benite, is a Brazilian-Italian professional basketball player who currently plays for San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. At a height of 1.94 m tall, he plays at the shooting guard position. He also represents the senior Brazilian national basketball team.

Paulo César da Silva is a Brazilian former national basketball player for the Brazilian national basketball team and later mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Giant Silva. A super-heavyweight wrestler, he was both a face and a heel in several professional wrestling promotions. Known for his great height, in 2014 he was described as the sixth tallest professional wrestler in history.

Elisson Aparecido Rosa, simply known as Elisson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.