List of Famous people born in São Paulo, Brazil

José João Altafini, also known as "Mazzola" in Brazil, is an Italian-Brazilian former footballer, who played as a forward. Although he began his career with Palmeiras in Brazil, he soon moved to play football in Italy, and is mostly remembered for his highly successful stint with Italian club A.C. Milan, with which he achieved great domestic and international success; he later also played for Napoli and Juventus, before ending his career in Switzerland with spells at Chiasso and Mendrisiostar. A highly prolific goalscorer, Altafini also held the record for the most goals scored in a single European Cup campaign for over 50 years; he is also one of only eight players to have scored five goals in a single European Cup match. He is the joint-fourth highest scorer in Italian Serie A history with 216 goals, and also holds the record for being the fifth-youngest player in Serie A history to score 100 goals, a feat which he managed at the age of 24 years and 239 days. At international level, he represented both Brazil and Italy; he was a member of the Brazilian side that won the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and later also represented Italy at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

Érika Cristiano dos Santos, commonly known as Érika, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Corinthians and the Brazilian women's national team. Versatile Érika played as a forward for her clubs and Brazil's youth teams, but mainly as a central defender or "volante" for the senior national team. She was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and also played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Pérsio Arida is a Brazilian economist and a former president of the Central Bank of Brazil.

Maria Teresa Saenz Surita is a Brazilian politician who is the mayor of Boa Vista, Roraima and a former Federal Deputy from 1990 to 1992 and from 2011 to 2012. Surita is dedicated to issues of social policy and human rights of children and adolescents.

Boris Fausto is a Brazilian historian, political scientist and writer.

Celso Lafer is a Brazilian jurist, full professor of Philosophy of Law at University of São Paulo, twice former foreign minister and a former commerce minister.

Robson Alves de Barros, known as Robson Bambu or just Bambu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club OGC Nice.

Heni Ozi Cukier is a political scientist, consultant and public speaker. He's a faculty member for the International Relations Program at the ESPM college in São Paulo. He also founded the international political risk analysis consultancy Insight Geopolítico. From 2017 to 2018 he was Deputy Secretary of Urban Security of the city of São Paulo. In 2018 he was elected state legislator for the New Party in the State of São Paulo.

Anselmo de Moraes, or simply Anselmo, is a Brazilian defensive midfielder who currently plays for Al-Wehda.

Carlos Renato de Abreu, known as Renato or Renato Abreu, is a Brazilian association football centre midfielder.