List of Famous people born in Brazil

João Emanuel Carneiro also known as JEC, is a screenwriter, film director and author of Brazilian telenovelas. His many works include: Central Station, Midnight, Orfeu and Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum.

Regina Maria Loureiro Barreto Casé is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter, director, producer, and television presenter.

Thaila Ayala Sales is a Brazilian actress and model.

Marcos Rogério da Silva Brito more commonly known as Marcos Rogério is a federal senator of Brazil representing his home state of Rondônia. He previously served in the chamber of deputies from 2011 to 2019.

Daniele Matias Hypólito is a Brazilian gymnast who competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Hypólito was the first athlete from Brazil to ever win a medal at the World Championships, a silver on floor exercise in 2001. She is also the nine-time senior all-around Brazilian National Champion in artistic gymnastics, 2002 South American Games all-around champion and 2003 Pan American Games all-around bronze medalist. To date Hypólito has won the Brazilian National Championships more than ten times; has represented Brazil at the World Championships thirteen times, competing in every Worlds meet from 1999 to 2015, except in 2009; has taken part in every edition of the Olympic Games from 2000 to 2016; and has competed at five Pan American Games between 1999 and 2015.

Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis, known as Marcos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his entire professional career at Palmeiras, of the Série A, from 1992 until his retirement in January 2012, and became one of the club's greatest idols, being nicknamed São Marcos. He was the starting goalkeeper of the champion Brazilian squad of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest Brazilian goalkeepers of all time.

Maria José Motta de Oliveira, known as Zezé Motta, is a Brazilian actress and singer. She is considered one of the most important black actresses in Brazil.

Miriam Azevedo de Almeida Leitão is a Brazilian journalist and television presenter. She has a program at GloboNews and is a commentator on economics at TV Globo's Bom Dia Brasil and writes the column Panorama Econômico in the newspaper O Globo.

Fernando Marçal de Oliveira is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Jorge Ferreira da Silva, commonly known as Palhinha, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or as a forward.