List of Famous people born in Espírito Santo, Brazil
Richarlison
Richarlison de Andrade, commonly known as Richarlison Andrade, or simply RIcharlison, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Everton and the Brazilian national team.
Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza dos Santos, nicknamed Jacaré, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and submission grappler, competing in the UFC's Light Heavyweight division. A highly regarded grappler on the world stage, Souza is also the former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, and has also formerly competed for DREAM, and Jungle Fight. He has victories over 3 former UFC champions, Robbie Lawler, Chris Weidman, and Vitor Belfort.
Anderson Varejão
Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian professional basketball player who last played for Flamengo of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). A 13-year veteran of the National Basketball Association (NBA), he spent 12 seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers before being acquired by the Golden State Warriors in 2016. Varejão is also a regular member of the Brazilian national team, winning a gold medal in 2003 at the Pan American Games.
Chay Suede
Roobertchay Domingues da Rocha Filho, known by the stage name Chay Suede, is a Brazilian actor, singer and composer.
Fabiano Contarato
Fabiano Contarato is a Brazilian law professor, police chief, and politician affiliated to the Sustainability Network (REDE). He was the most voted candidate for the Brazilian Senate in the state of Espírito Santo during the 2018 Brazilian general election, with over one million votes; it was the first time he ran for an elected office. Contarato is the first openly LGBT person to be elected for the Brazilian Senate. His win unseated Magno Malta, a conservative evangelical pastor and ally of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
Pedro Rocha Neves
Pedro Rocha Neves, known as Pedro Rocha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Fortaleza.
Larissa França
Larissa França Maestrini is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. She is the all-time leader of beach volleyball titles, with 57 FIVB career gold medals, including the 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships with Juliana Felisberta and the 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour with Talita Antunes.
Gabi Zanotti
Gabriela Maria Zanotti Demoner, commonly known as Gabi Zanotti or simply Gabi, is a Brazilian football player for Corinthians and the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Alison Cerutti
Alison Conte Cerutti is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. He plays as a blocker. In 2011, along with Emanuel Rego he won the Swatch FIVB World Tour in Prague, Czech Republic. and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships in Netherlands. and the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio alongside teammate Bruno Schmidt. In 2019, Alison partnered with Álvaro Morais Filho. The team won their first gold medal at the FIVB Kuala Lumpur event. The duo will be also competing in the Tokyo 2020 journey.
Erick Silva
Erick Vinicius Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Bellator MMA. A professional since 2005, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Jungle Fight, where he was the inaugural Welterweight Champion. He is also current UFC Bantamweight fighter Gabriel Silva's big brother.