List of Famous people born in Brazil

Victor Hugo Soares dos Santos, commonly known as Kanu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Botafogo.

Maria Olivia Santana is a Brazilian politician, activist, and teacher. From 2005 until 2012, she was a city councilor in the city of Salvador, Bahia. From 2015 until 2017, she was the Secretary of State of Policies for Women in the state of Bahia. From 2017 to 2018, she worked as the Secretary of State for Employment, Labour, and Sports in Bahia. In 2019 she became a state representative in the legislature of Bahia. She was the first black woman elected as a state legislator in Bahia.

Danielle Rauen is a Brazilian para table tennis player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal, and 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's team class 9–10, winning a bronze medal.

Lucas Cândido Silva is a Brazilian footballer who played most recently for Atlético Mineiro. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a full back in either side.

Ana "Bia" Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo, or Bia Figueiredo is a Brazilian racing driver. She won her first Indy Lights race at Nashville Superspeedway on 12 July 2008, becoming the first woman to win a race in the Indy Lights series. On June 20, 2009, Bia won her second Indy Lights race and became the first woman to win a race car event at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

Jacqueline "Jac" Leirner, is a Brazilian artist. Leirner is best known for the sculptures and installations she creates from mundane objects and ephemera, including devalued bank notes, used envelopes, promotional tickets, empty packs of cigarettes and plastic shopping bags.

Simone Zucato is an actress, theater producer, translator and medical doctor.

Joênia Wapixana is the first indigenous lawyer in Brazil and a member of the Wapixana tribe of northern Brazil. After taking a land dispute to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Wapixana became the first indigenous lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court of Brazil. She is the current president of the National Commission for the Defense of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.