List of Famous people born in Brazil

Gabriel Medina Pinto Ferreira is a Brazilian professional surfer, also the 2014 and 2018 WSL World Champion. Medina joined the world's elite of the World Surf League Tour in 2011, and in his rookie year he finished within the top 12 of the ASP World Tour at the age of 17. In March 2014 he won the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Media sources credit him as being the second person to have executed a maneuver called the "Backflip". Medina also became the first person ever to land this move in competition.

Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri, commonly known as Dunga, is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. Under his captaincy, Brazil won the 1994 FIFA World Cup and he lifted the World Cup trophy. Along with Xavi, he is one of only two men to have played in a World Cup final, an Olympic final, a Confederations Cup final and a continental championship final. He was head coach of Brazil twice. In his first spell from 2006 to 2010, he led them to victory in the 2007 Copa América and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and to the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after which he was dismissed by the Brazilian Football Confederation. He was appointed in 2014 for a second time, but Brazil's early exit from the Copa América Centenario led to his dismissal in June 2016. He was also head coach of Internacional in 2013.

Ludmila Oliveira da Silva, widely known by her stage name Ludmilla, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter who became known with song "Fala Mal de Mim". She is the biggest black female singer in South America. In September 2020, she became the first Black Latin-American female musician to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify.

Agnaldo Timóteo Pereira is a Brazilian singer and politician.

Rodinei Marcelo de Almeida, simply known as Rodinei, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Flamengo.

Luiza Erundina de Sousa is a Brazilian politician, born in Uiraúna, a small city in the interior of the Brazilian state of Paraíba.

Jussier da Silva Viera Formiga is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division. A professional competitor since 2005, Formiga has most notably competed in the UFC and is the former Shooto South America 123-pound champion.

Antonieta de Barros was a Brazilian journalist and politician.

Fábio Pereira da Silva, commonly known as Fábio or Fábio da Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for French club Nantes.

Aílton Gonçalves da Silva is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A journeyman, Aílton began his career in Brazil where he played for Ypiranga, Internacional, Mogi Mirim, Santa Cruz, and Guarani. Following a stint with Tigres UANL in Mexico, he moved to Germany joining SV Werder Bremen. He spent six seasons with Werder Bremen, winning the double of Bundesliga and cup in the 2003–04 season, before transferring to league rivals FC Schalke 04. In the latter stages of his career he played for Beşiktaş, Hamburger SV, Red Star Belgrade, Grasshoppers Zürich, MSV Duisburg, Metalurh Donetsk, SCR Altach, Campinense, and Chongqing Lifan. He ended his career in the lower leagues with Uerdingen 05, Oberneuland, Rio Branco-SP, and Hassia Bingen.