List of Famous people born in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thiago Heleno
Thiago Heleno Henrique Ferreira, known as Thiago Heleno, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Athletico Paranaense as a central defender.
Eike Batista
Eike Fuhrken Batista da Silva is a Brazilian-German serial entrepreneur who made and lost a fortune in mining and oil and gas industries. He engaged in a quest to promote Brazil's infrastructure with large-scale projects, such as the Porto do Açu, which eventually bankrupted his companies.
Alan Empereur
Alan Pereira Empereur is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Palmeiras, on loan from Hellas Verona. He also holds Italian citizenship.
Joaquim Barbosa
Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes is a former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court in Brazil. He served as the president of the court between 2012 and 2014.
Thiago Galhardo
Thiago Galhardo do Nascimento Rocha, known as Thiago Galhardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Internacional.
Ísis Valverde
Isis Nable Valverde is a Brazilian actress who played a lead role in the 2010 telenovela Ti Ti Ti and has participated in several other telenovelas.
Paula Fernandes
Paula Fernandes de Souza is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and arranger. In a poll organized among readers of VIP magazine in 2011, she was named the 16th "sexiest woman in the world". That same year, she was one of the most searched people on Google Brazil. She winner a Latin Grammy Awards for her album Amanhecer in 2016.
Marcos Rocha
Marcos Luis Rocha Aquino, or simply Marcos Rocha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Palmeiras as a right back.
Neto
Norberto Murara Neto, commonly known as Neto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Barcelona.
Enderson Moreira
Enderson Alves Moreira, known as Enderson Moreira, is a Brazilian football manager.