List of Famous people born in Brazil
Lais Souza
Laís da Silva Souza is a Brazilian former artistic gymnast and aerial skier. Souza represented Brazilian gymnastics team internationally from 2003–2008 and helped the Brazilian team qualify for two Summer Olympic Games. In 2013, she took up the winter sport of freestyle skiing, and qualified in the aerials event for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but was paralyzed in an accident during training weeks before the Olympics.
Márcio Garcia
Márcio Garcia Machado is a Brazilian actor, television host, writer, producer and film director.
Wanderson Ferreira de Oliveira
Wanderson Ferreira de Oliveira, commonly known as Valdívia, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Avaí.
Thiago Fragoso
Thiago Neves Fragoso is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and singer.
Vivi Fernandez
Viviane Moreira Fernandes, best known as Vivi Fernandez, is a Brazilian model, actress, dancer and former adult actress.
Fernanda Vasconcellos
Fernanda de Vasconcellos Galvez is a Brazilian actress and voice actress.
Maurício Mattar
Maurício Mattar is a Brazilian actor.
Popó
Acelino "Popó" Freitas is a Brazilian politician and professional boxer. In the sport, he is a former WBO and WBA (Super) super featherweight champion, as well as a two-time WBO lightweight champion. After retiring from boxing, Freitas went into politics, and was elected as a legislator for the state of Bahia, from 2011 to 2014. His nickname, Popó, was given to him by his mother, after the sound that babies make while drinking milk.
Jackeline Petkovic
Jackeline Martins Petkovic is Brazilian model, singer, actress and television host. She is of Croatian, Portuguese, Russian and German descent.
Patrick de Paula
Patrick de Paula Carreiro, commonly known as Patrick de Paula or simply Patrick, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Palmeiras as a midfielder.