List of Famous people born in Brazil
Muriel Gustavo Becker
Muriel Gustavo Becker, simply known as Muriel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot Club AEL Limassol.
Jorginho
Jorge de Amorim Campos, better known as Jorginho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played mainly as a right back.
Fernanda Lima
Fernanda Cama Pereira Lima is a Brazilian actress, model and television host. In spite of a short career in film and telenovelas, she has established herself in popular culture, as a host to a variety of shows on MTV Brasil, Rede TV!, and Globo TV. In 2014, she has been contracted by FIFA to be the muse of the World Cup and of the Ballon d'Or.
Petros Matheus dos Santos Araujo
Petros Matheus dos Santos Araújo, simply known as Petros, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Al-Fateh of Saudi Arabia mainly as a central midfielder.
Cláudio Silva
Cláudio Henrique da Silva, better known as Cláudio Silva, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2007, he has also competed for BAMMA and the Super Fight League.
Danilo Fernandes
Danilo Fernandes Batista is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Internacional.
Danilo Avelar
Danilo Fernando Avelar is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and centre back for Corinthians.
Bob Burnquist
Robert Dean Silva Burnquist is a Brazilian-American professional skateboarder who competed for Brazil throughout his career. In 2010, he became the first skateboarder to land a "fakie 900", making Burnquist the fifth person in history to successfully complete the 900 trick.
Héber Lopes
Héber Roberto Lopes is a Brazilian football referee. He refereed at 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Fafá de Belém
Fafá de Belém, born Maria de Fátima Palha de Figueiredo in Belém do Pará on August 9, 1956, is a Brazilian singer considered one of the great female singers of MPB. She took her stage name from the city of her birth and in addition to a successful recording career that spans over three decades, it is fair to say that she has been one of the great sex symbols of Brazilian pop music. Her husky mezzo-soprano voice is known for its extensive emotional range, from tender ballads, to sensual love songs, to Portuguese fados all the way to energetic sambas and lambadas.