List of Famous people born in Brazil
Diego Tardelli
Diego Tardelli Martins, known as simply Diego Tardelli, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Mineiro. He is considered a dynamic player due to his speed on attack and individual skills. Tardelli is not his last name, but his second name: it was chosen by his father after his footballing idol, Italian World Cup winner Marco Tardelli.
Letícia Colin
Letícia Helena de Queiroz Colin is a Brazilian actress, singer and television presenter.
Carlos Alberto Sicupira
Carlos Alberto Sicupira is a Brazilian billionaire businessman, a partner in 3G Capital, which owns or has major stakes in Burger King, H.J. Heinz Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Lojas Americanas. He lives in Switzerland.
Jessica Alves
Jessica Alves is a Brazilian-British television personality noted for having undergone dozens of plastic surgeries to alter her appearance. Prior to her transition, she was often referred to as a human Ken doll.
Camila Pitanga
Camila Manhães Sampaio, better known as Camila Pitanga, is a Brazilian actress and former model. She is internationally renowned for her roles in films and telenovelas. In films, she is known for her roles in Quilombo, Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil, Redentor, Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos Seus Lindos Lábios, Uma História de Amor e Fúria among others. In television she is known for her roles in Paraíso Tropical, Cama de Gato, Lado a Lado, Babilônia and Velho Chico.
Luiz Fux
Luiz Fux is a Brazilian judge and the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court. He was appointed as a justice of the Court by President Dilma Rousseff in 2011 and had his nomination approved by the Senate. He is of Romanian Jewish descent, and the first Jewish Brazilian member of the Court. He was a minister of the Superior Court of Justice before assuming his position at the Supreme Court.
Cosmo Alexandre
Cosmo Alexandre Moreira da Rocha is a Brazilian professional kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist. He is a former It's Showtime 77MAX World Champion, WMC Intercontinental and WPMF World Champion, W5 World Champion.
Joaquim Barbosa
Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes is a former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court in Brazil. He served as the president of the court between 2012 and 2014.
Abraham Weintraub
Abraham Bragança de Vasconcellos Weintraub is a Brazilian economist and professor. He is the Executive Director for Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Philippines, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago at the Executive Board of Directors of the World Bank Group and its Affiliates. Weintraub previously served as Minister of Education of Brazil and as investment banking executive at Banco Votorantim and is known for controversial actions of racism and mismanagement during his tenure as the head of the Ministry of Education.
Roberto Dinamite
Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, known as Roberto Dinamite is a Brazilian former footballer and politician. He was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state. With a career as centre forward spanning over twenty years, Roberto is Vasco da Gama's player with the most appearances and all-time top goalscorer, as well as the overall leading scorer in the Brazilian Série A. At the national level, Roberto Dinamite played in the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups and the 1972 Olympic Games. He was president of Vasco da Gama from 2008 to 2014.