List of Famous people born in São Paulo, Brazil
Malcom
Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira, or simply Malcom, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Paolla Oliveira
Caroline Paola Oliveira da Silva known by the stage name Paolla Oliveira, is a Brazilian actress.
Alinne Moraes
Aline Cristine Dorelli de Magalhães e Morais, professionally known as Alinne Moraes, is a Brazilian actress who starred as Mônica Paiva (Nina) in the telenovela Como uma Onda and as Luciana in Viver a Vida.
Demian Maia
Demian Maia is a Brazilian professional submission grappler and mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a Welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia is regarded as one of the greatest grapplers in MMA history. He has competed in two UFC title championships, losing against Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2010 and losing against Tyron Woodley for the UFC Welterweight Championship in 2017. As of January 25, 2021, he is #8 in the UFC welterweight rankings.
Emerson Royal
Emerson Aparecido Leite de Souza Junior, better known as Emerson Royal, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Brazil national team.
Rodrygo
Rodrygo Silva de Goes, simply known as Rodrygo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team.
Sylvinho
Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior, commonly known as Sylvinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a left back.
Emerson Palmieri
Emerson Palmieri dos Santos, known as Emerson Palmieri or simply Emerson, is a professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Chelsea and the Italy national team. Mainly a left back, he has been deployed as a left wing back and a left midfielder on occasion.
João Doria
João Agripino da Costa Doria Júnior is a Brazilian politician, businessman and journalist who is the 37th and current Governor of São Paulo, in office since January 2019. He previously served as the 52nd Mayor of São Paulo from 1 January 2017 to his resignation on 6 April 2018. He was the first mayor in 24 years to be elected in the first round. Doria is a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), and is known for having hosted the TV show O Aprendiz, a Brazilian version of The Apprentice. Doria resigned the office of mayor in April 2018 in order to run for Governor of São Paulo.
Gabriel Martinelli
Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva, known as Gabriel Martinelli, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Arsenal. Martinelli is known for his ability and footballing IQ.