List of Famous people born in Brazil

Patricia Abravanel Faria, is a Brazilian host, producer and businesswoman. She is the daughter of the presenter, businessman and owner of SBT, Silvio Santos, with the soap opera writer and businesswoman, Iris Abravanel.

Alessandra Vidal de Negreiros Negrini is a Brazilian actress. She is renowned internationally for her roles in Brazilian telenovelas and films. She began her television career after starring in Olho no Olho (1993) playing the role of Clara. In film, her first role was Lília in the Four Days in September movie. This opened up gates for her as she has starred in over a dozen telenovelas and in television series since then. In telenovelas she is known for her roles in Desejos de Mulher (2002), Paraíso Tropical (2007), Lado a Lado (2012), Boogie Oogie (2014).

Luan Rafael Domingos Santana is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. His first live album was a bestseller throughout 2010, selling over 100,000 copies. Few figures epitomize the power of entrepreneurship, talent and creativity like Luan Santana does.

Cláudia Cristina Leite Inácio Pedreira is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and television personality. She rose to fame in late 2002 as the lead vocalist of the Axé music group Babado Novo. The group achieved a string of consecutive diamond-certified hit singles in Brazil and five golden and platinum albums from 2003 to 2007, as granted by the Brazilian Association of Record Producers (ABPD).

Bernard Anício Caldeira Duarte, better known as Bernard and Bernard Duarte, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Everton and the Brazil national team as a winger. A left-sided player, Bernard is known for his pace and energy.

Alexandre da Silva Santana, known professionally as Babu Santana, is a Brazilian actor and singer. Born in Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro, Santana acted in plays at school since his 12 years and joined the theater group Nós do Morro when he was 17. His first roles in films were in 2002 when he acted in City of God and Something in the Air. In addition to being an actor, Babu is the vocalist of the band Babu Santana e Os Cabeças de Água-Viva, the band fuses samba, reggae, soul and funk. He is the father of two daughters and one son.

Tiago Abravanel is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and singer. He is the grandson of TV show host and owner of SBT, Silvio Santos.

Fernando Luiz Roza, known as Fernandinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and central defender for Premier League club Manchester City, whom he captains, and the Brazil national team. He has also captained Brazil on many occasions.

Henrique de Campos Meirelles is former Minister of the Economy and an executive of the Brazilian and the international financial sectors and former president of Central Bank of Brazil where he remained in office from 2003 to 2011. He chairs J&F's board of directors, company that owns Banco Original, JBS and Vigor, among others. He is also a member of the board of directors of Azul Brazilian Airlines.

Rodrigo Lombardi is a Brazilian actor and voice actor. He is known for his roles in various Brazilian telenovelas such as Caminho das Índias (2009), Passione (2010), Salve Jorge (2012) among others.