List of Famous people born in Brazil
Jade Barbosa
Jade Fernandes Barbosa is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Championships, and represented Brazil at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Douglas Friedrich
Douglas Alan Schuck Friedrich, known as Douglas Friedrich or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Juventude, on loan from Bahia.
José Rodolfo Pires Ribeiro
José Rodolfo Pires Ribeiro, commonly known as Dodô, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Atlético Mineiro.
Júnior Baiano
Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Jr. is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Vera Mossa
Vera Helena Bonetti Mossa is a retired Brazilian female volleyball player. She was part of the Brazil women's national volleyball team at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Oswaldo Montenegro
Oswaldo Viveiros Montenegro is a Brazilian musician. In addition to being a singer, Montenegro has composed soundtracks for plays, ballets, film and television and were married to actress Paloma Duarte. It has one of the stronger partnerships MPB beside Madalena Salles, accompanying with their flutes.
Paulo César Pereio
Paulo César de Campos Velho, better known as Paulo César Pereio, is a Brazilian actor.
Véra Clouzot
Véra Gibson-Amado, known professionally as Véra Clouzot, was a Brazilian-French film actress and screenwriter. She is known for playing Linda in The Wages of Fear (1953), Christina Delassalle in Les Diaboliques (1955), and Lucie in Les Espions (1957). Clouzot also co-wrote the screenplay for La Vérité (1960). Her husband, director Henri-Georges Clouzot, named his production company after her, Véra Films.
Ziraldo Alves Pinto
Ziraldo Alves Pinto, usually referred to mononymically as Ziraldo, is a Brazilian author, painter, comic creator, and journalist. His books have sold about ten million copies, have been translated to many foreign languages and adapted to the theater and cinema. His children's books, such as the popular O Menino Maluquinho, have also been the basis of successful films and television series in Brazil.
Arlete Salles
Arlete Salles, stage name Arlette Sales Lopes is a Brazilian actress.