List of Famous people born in Brazil
Wellington Dias
José Wellington Barroso de Araújo Dias, known as Wellington Dias, is a Brazilian politician, Governor of Piauí, and a former federal Senator representing Piauí. He is a member of the Workers' Party.
Bruno Quadros
Bruno Everton Quadros, or simply Bruno Quadros, is a Brazilian manager and former defender who currently works as the assistant coach of Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Walewska Oliveira
Walewska Moreira de Oliveira is a female volleyball player who has competed for Brazil in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. She won a bronze medal with the women's national team in Sydney, Australia, and a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Walewska also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
Sergio Claudio dos Santos
Sérgio Cláudio dos Santos better known as Serginho is a Brazilian former footballer, who last played as a left winger and left back for Italian club A.C. Milan in 2008. Prior to joining Milan in 1999, he played for several Brazilian clubs. Known for his energetic attacking runs down the wing, with Milan he won the Champions League twice, in 2003 and 2007, as well as the Serie A title in 2004, among other trophies. At international level, he also represented Brazil at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, and was part of the team that won the 1999 Copa América.
Odilo Scherer
Dom Odilo Pedro Scherer is a Brazilian cardinal of the Catholic Church, who has been the Archbishop of São Paulo since March 2007. He was made a cardinal in November 2007. In the international media, he was mentioned as a possible contender to succeed Benedict XVI, who resigned in 2013. He also holds the position of Grand-Chancellor of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Brazil.
Marcelo Negrão
Marcelo Teles Negrão is a volleyball player from Brazil, who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain by defeating The Netherlands in the final. He currently plays beach volleyball.
Princess Maria da Glória, Duchess of Segorbe
Princess Dona Maria da Glória of Orléans-Bragança, Duchess of Segorbe, Countess of Rivadavia is a descendant of the Brazilian Imperial Family and the second wife of the Duke of Segorbe. She is also the former wife of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia.
Luísa Parente
Luísa Parente Ribeiro de Carvalho is a Brazilian gymnast. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Júlio César
Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Throughout his career, he played with multiple teams in Brazil and Europe, and also represented the Brazil national team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and at the 1987 Copa América.
Francisco Lachowski
Francisco Lachowski is a Brazilian male model. He has been featured in advertisements for a number of notable brands, including Dior Homme, Balmain, Hugo Boss, Etro, L'Oréal, Armani Exchange, H&M, and Tommy Hilfiger. Described as an "übermodel" by Vogue and a "male model legend" by W, Lachowski has been ranked as a top 'Industry Icon' and one of the 'Sexiest Men' by models.com since 2015.