List of Famous people born in Paraíba, Brazil

Hulk

Givanildo Vieira de Sousa

Born on July 25, 1986 (age 40)

Born in Brazil, Paraíba

Height 180 cm | 5'11

Footballer

Sportsperson

Givanildo Vieira de Sousa, known as Hulk, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a forward.

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Arthur Mendonça Cabral

First Name Arthur

Last Name Cabral

Born on April 25, 1998 (age 28)

Born in Brazil, Paraíba

Height 186 cm | 6'1

Footballer

Sportsperson

Arthur Mendonça Cabral is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Basel in the Swiss Super League as a striker.

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Matheus Cunha

First Name Matheus

Last Name Cunha

Born on May 27, 1999 (age 27)

Born in Brazil, Paraíba

Height 184 cm | 6'0

Footballer

Sportsperson

Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.

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Bethe Correia

First Name Bethe

Last Name Correia

Born on June 22, 1983 (age 43)

Born in Brazil, Paraíba

Height 165 cm | 5'5

Bethe Correia is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the women's bantamweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2012, Correia has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Roberta Miranda

First Name Roberta

Born on September 28, 1956 (age 69)

Born in Brazil, Paraíba

Roberta Miranda, artistic name of Maria Albuquerque Miranda, from João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil is a Brazilian singer. She is the fourth best-selling female artist in Brazil behind Rita Lee (55 million), Xuxa (33 million) and Maria Bethânia (24.3 million), with 15 million discs sold so far. She got her start in the music industry singing in the clubs of São Paulo, Brazil. Among her greatest successes are A Majestade O Sabiá, Vá Com Deus, and Sol da Minha Vida the disc that sold 750,000 copies in the early 1990s.

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Elba Ramalho

First Name Elba

Last Name Ramalho

Born on August 17, 1951 (age 74)

Born in Brazil, Paraíba

Actor

Elba Ramalho is a Brazilian songwriter, performer, poet and actress. She is sometimes called "The Queen of Forró".

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Mazinho

Born on April 8, 1966 (age 60)

Born in Brazil, Paraíba

Height 176 cm | 5'9

Footballer

Sportsperson

Football Manager

Iomar do Nascimento, known as Mazinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player, as well as the former head coach of Greek club Aris.

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Aderbar Melo dos Santos Neto

First Name Aderbar

Born on March 17, 1990 (age 36)

Born in Brazil, Paraíba

Height 188 cm | 6'2

Footballer

Sportsperson

Aderbar Melo dos Santos Neto, commonly known as Aderbar Santos or just Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.

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Antônio Carlos Júnior

First Name Antônio

Last Name Júnior

Born on March 16, 1990 (age 36)

Born in Brazil, Paraíba

Antônio Carlos Júnior, known professionally by his ring name Cara de Sapato, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A multiple champion in jiu jitsu, Carlos Júnior was World Cup Champion in 2006 and 2x World Champion in 2010. He is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Heavyweight tournament.

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Luiza Erundina

First Name Luiza

Born on November 30, 1934 (age 91)

Born in Brazil, Paraíba

Luiza Erundina de Sousa is a Brazilian politician, born in Uiraúna, a small city in the interior of the Brazilian state of Paraíba.

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