List of Famous people born in São Paulo, Brazil
Raphael Cavalcante Veiga
Raphael Cavalcante Veiga, known as Raphael Veiga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Palmeiras as an attacking midfielder.
Casemiro
Carlos Henrique Casimiro, known as Casemiro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team.
Mano Brown
Pedro Paulo Soares Pereira, better known by the artistic name Mano Brown, is a Brazilian rapper, music producer and founding member of the hip hop group Racionais MC's, along with Ice Blue, Edi Rock and KL Jay.
Fernando Haddad
Fernando Haddad is a Brazilian academic and politician who served as Mayor of São Paulo from 2013 to 2017. He was the Workers' Party candidate for President of Brazil in the 2018 election, replacing former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose candidacy was barred by the Superior Electoral Court under the Clean Slate law. Haddad faced Jair Bolsonaro in the run-off of the election, and lost the election with 44.87% of the votes against the 55.13% of Bolsonaro.
Cristiana Reali
Cristiana Reali is an Italian-Brazilian actress. She has appeared in numerous theatre pieces, television series and a few movies.
Rafinha
Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento, commonly known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.
Vágner Mancini
Vagner do Carmo Mancini is a Brazilian retired football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of América Mineiro.
Olavo de Carvalho
Olavo Luiz Pimentel de Carvalho is a Brazilian polemicist, self-promoted philosopher, political pundit, former astrologer and journalist living since 2005 in Richmond, Virginia.
Diego Ribas da Cunha
Diego Ribas da Cunha, commonly known as just Diego or Diego Ribas is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Flamengo.
Éder Militão
Éder Gabriel Militão is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil football team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right back or defensive midfielder.