List of Famous people born in Brazil

Rafael Marques Pinto, most commonly known as Rafael Marques, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Vasco.

Júlio César Santos Correa, known as Júlio César, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played mainly as a central defender, and a manager.

Alessandro Mori Nunes or simply Alessandro is a Brazilian former professional footballer.

Alex Sandro Mendonça dos Santos, commonly known as Cicinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back.

Érika Kelly Pereira "Kiki" Coimbra is a volleyball player who competed for Brazil in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. She is a free agent.

Gilberto da Silva Melo, more commonly known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He played at left-back for the majority of his career. Gilberto's brothers Nenei and Nélio are also former footballers.

Matheus Nicolau Pereira, better known as Matheus Nicolau, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is currently signed to Future FC and Brave CF. He has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently competes in the bantamweight division.

João Derly de Oliveira Nunes Jr. is a former male judo player from Brazil, the only Brazilian to ever become a two-time world champion, winning consecutively the 2005 World Judo Championships and 2007 World Judo Championships. He also won the junior world championship in 2000, the 2007 Pan American Games, and has 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals in Judo World Cups.

Paulo Roberto Curtis Costa, known as just Paulo Roberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Brazil and Paraguay.

Matuzalém Francelino da Silva, commonly known as just Matuzalém, is a Brazilian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder.