List of Famous people born in São Paulo, Brazil
Fábio Chiuffa
Fábio Rocha Chiuffa is a Brazilian handball player who plays for HC Dobrogea Sud and the Brazilian handball team.
Abner Teixeira
Abner Teixeira da Silva Júnior is a Brazilian boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Sérgio Soares
Sérgio Soares da Silva is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Juventus-SP.
Vilson Dias de Oliveira
Vilson Dias de Oliveira D.C. is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Limeira from 2007 to 2019.
Antônio Tenório
Antônio Tenório da Silva is a Brazilian judoka. As a child, he lost the vision in his left eye from an accident while playing with a slingshot. Six years later, an infection claimed the vision in his right eye, leaving him completely blind at the age of 19.
Felipe Machado
Felipe Machado is a Brazilian journalist, writer and musician. He is currently the Communications Director for Worldfund, a nonprofit organization with educational projects. His journalistic career includes leading positions at a few of Brazil's most relevant media companies, such as ‘O Estado de S. Paulo’, ‘R7’ and ‘Diário de S.Paulo’. As a writer, he produced 2 novels, 2 non-fiction works and an award-winning children's book. In music, he started in 1985 as the guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Viper, playing in all the band's releases and concerts until recent days. In 2016, he also released his first solo album as singer, songwriter and guitar player named FM Solo.
Oriovisto Guimarães
Oriovisto Guimarães is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Paraná in the Federal Senate since 2019 and he is a member of Podemos. He was president of Grupo Positivo and he was rector of the Universidade Positivo.
Fernando Canesin Matos
Fernando Canesin Matos is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Athletico Paranaense as an attacking midfielder.
Alê Abreu
Alê Abreu is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Sírius, his first short film, debuted at the 1993 Anima Mundi as the only Brazilian animation that year. It won the Best Film Award at the Festival de Cine para Niños y Jovenes and was also screened at the Mostra Internacional de Cinema São Paulo and at the section Animation for Children of the Hiroshima International Animation Festival. His second short film, Espantalho, released in 1998, won the 3rd Best Brazilian Animation at the Anima Mundi, the Best Art Direction Award at the Brazilian Film Festival of Miami, and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil. His first feature film, Garoto Cósmico, debuted at the 2007 Anima Mundi. In 2013, at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, he released his second film, Boy and the World. This film became an international success, was nominated at the 88th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, and won several prizes, including the Best Feature Film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and the Best Animated Feature-Independent at the Annie Awards.
Maurício Ramos
Maurício Donizete Ramos Júnior is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back who plays for XV de Piracicaba.