List of Famous people born in Brazil

Ronielson da Silva Barbosa, commonly known as Rony, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Palmeiras.

Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus, commonly known as just Carlos Alberto, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, but who could also play as a second striker. He was known for his technique, dribbling ability, balance on the ball and two-footedness.

Gerson Santos da Silva, simply known as Gerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo as a midfielder.

Romero Britto is a Brazilian artist, painter, serigrapher, and sculptor. He combines elements of cubism, pop art, and graffiti painting in his work, using vibrant colors and bold patterns as a visual expression of hope, dreams, and happiness.

Rosanne Santos Mulholland is a Brazilian actress. She played the lead role, teacher Helena, in the Brazilian version of the telenovela Carrusel.

Mario Sergio Cortella is a Brazilian philosopher, writer, educator and speaker most known for putting into the public sphere and helping popularize in questions related to philosophy in Brazilian contemporary society. He is also known as a prominent educator. Having studied with Paulo Freire, Cortella applied Freire's approach to education while he was secretary of education of São Paulo city during the '90s. He is professor of theological philosophy at PUC-SP.

Fernando Diniz Silva, known as Fernando Diniz, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of São Paulo FC.

Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo, known as Douglas Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Brazil national team.

Juliana Couto Paes is a Brazilian actress and former model. She became nationally known in telenovelas and modelling. She also starred a local version of the musical The Producers, as Ulla.

Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior, commonly known as Juninho or Juninho Pernambucano, is a Brazilian former footballer, who is currently the sporting director of Olympique Lyonnais. Noted for his bending free kicks, Juninho holds the record for the highest number of goals scored through free kicks (75) and many consider him to be the greatest free kick-taker of all time.