This is a list of well known Brazilians, ordered alphabetically within categories:

Actors

Main article: List of Brazilians actors

• Ana Paula Arósio (1975-), actress
• Antônio Fagundes (1949-), actor
• Denise Fraga (1965-), actress
• Fernanda Montenegro (1929-), actress
• Fernanda Torres (1965-), actress
• Fábio Assunção (1971-), actor
• Grande Otelo (1915-1993), actor
• José Lewgoy (1920-2003), actor
• José Wilker (1945-), actor
• Lima Duarte (1930-), actor
• Malu Mader (1966-), actress
• Carmen Miranda (1909-1955), entertainer
• Marco Nanini (1948-), actor
• Marilia Gabriela (1948-), actress and journalist
• Marilia Pera (1943-), actress
• Matheus Nachtergaele (1969-), actor
• Miguel Falabela (1957-), actor
• Paulo Autran (1922-), actor
• Regina Duarte (1947-), actress
• Reynaldo Gianecchini (1972-), actor
• Rodrigo Santoro (1975-), actor
• Selton Melo (1972-), actor
• Silvia Pfeifer (1958-), actress
• Sônia Braga (1950-), actress
• Tarcisio Meira (1935-), actor
• Taís Araújo (1978-), actress
• Vera Fischer (1951-), actress
• Xuxa (1963-), actress

International models

Main article: List of Brazilian models

Female

• Alessandra Ambrosio
• Ana Beatriz Barros
• Carolina Bittencourt
• Gisele Bündchen
• Daniella Cicarelli
• Luciana Curtis
• Isabeli Fontana
• Luciana Gimenez
• Ana Hickmann
• Adriana Lima
• Ana Cláudia Michaels
• Maryeva Oliveira
• Raica Oliveira
• Caroline Ribeiro
• Danyela Sarahyba
• Fernanda Tavares
• Mariana Weickert
• Luiza Brunet
• Yasmin Brunet

Male

• Leandro Faria
• Bruno Santos
• Alexandre Verga
• Rafael Verga

Artists

Main article: List of Brazilian artists

• Cândido Portinari , (1903-1962), painter
• Emiliano Di Cavalcanti , (1897-1976), painter
• Fabio Innecco, (1936-), painter
• Tarsila do Amaral, (1886-1973), painter
• Oscar Niemeyer, (1907-), architect
• Chico Buarque, (1944-), musicist and writter

Diplomats

Main article: List of Brazilian diplomats

• Barão do Rio Branco
• Joaquim Nabuco
• Oswaldo Aranha
• Rui Barbosa
• Walter Moreira Salles
• Sérgio Vieira de Mello, (1948-2003), UN representative

Directors

Main article: List of Brazilian directors

• Anselmo Duarte
• Bruno Barreto
• Cacá Diegues
• Fernando Meirelles
• Glauber Rocha
• Guel Arraes
• Hector Babenco
• Walter Salles

Explorers

Main article: List of Brazilian Explorers

• Cândido Rondon - Famous explorer and engineer
• Theodore Roosevelt- US President and explored with Cândido Rondon

Fashion Designers

• Gilson Martins
• Mara Mac Dowell da Costa (Mara-Mac Mariazinha)
• Maria Bonita

Monarchs

Main article: List of Brazilian monarchs

• Pedro (Peter) I, (1798-1834)
• Pedro (Peter) II, (1825-1891)
• Silvia Sommerlath (present Queen of Sweden; mother was Brazilian)

Music

Main article: List of Brazilians in music

• Arnaldo Antunes , singer and composer
• Guilherme Arantes , pianist, singer and composer
• Waldir Azevedo, composer
• Carlinhos Brown, singer and composer
• Chico Buarque, (1944-), singer and composer
• Roberto Carlos - singer and composer
• Cartola , singer and composer
• Max Cavalera, thrash metal frontman of Sepultura and Soulfly
• Cazuza, (1958-1990), singer
• Djavan , singer and composer
• Gilberto Gil, (1942-), singer and composer
• João Gilberto, singer and composer
• Carlos Gomes, (1836-1896), classical musician and composer
• Chiquinha Gonzaga, (1847-1935), conductor and composer
• Luiz Gonzaga, singer and composer
• Nelson Gonçalves, (1919-1998), singer
• João Gordo , punk rock bandleader, VJ
• Antonio Carlos Jobim,(1927-1994), pianist, singer and composer
• Marina Lima , singer and composer
• Ivan Lins, singer, composer and pianist
• Heitor Villa Lobos, (1887-1959), classical musician and composer
• André Matos , singer, frontman of metal bands Angra (Band) and Shaman (Band)
• Marisa Monte, singer and composer
• Vinicius de Moraes, singer and composer
• Fabrizio Moretti, (1980-) drummer and artist
• Milton Nascimento, singer and composer
• Zeca Pagodinho , singer and composer
• Elis Regina, (1945-1982), singer
• Renato Russo, singer and composer, frontman of Legião Urbana
• Bidu Sayão, (1902-1999), Opera singer
• Frank Solari , virtuoso guitar player and composer
• Toquinho, singer and composer
• Caetano Veloso, (1942-), singer and composer
• Carla Maffioletti, opera singer
• Carmen Monarcha, opera singer

Presidents

Main article: List of Brazilian presidents

• Fernando Collor de Melo
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso, (1931-)
• Getúlio Vargas, (1883-1954)
• Juscelino Kubitschek, (1902-1976)
• Jânio Quadros
• João Goulart
• Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, (1946-), known as "Lula", labor activist and politician.

Reporters and TV Presenters

• Alexandre Garcia
• Boris Casói
• Cid Moreira
• Fausto Silva
• Gugu Liberato
• Leo Batista
• Marcos Uchôa
• Pedro Bial
• Renata Vasconcelos
• Renato Machado
• Sérgio Chapelein
• Silvio Santos

Sports

Main article: List of Brazilians in sport

• Acelino Freitas (Popó) (1975-), boxer
• Ayrton Senna (1960-1994), Formula 1 driver
• Bob Burnquist (1976-), skateboarder
• Cafu (1970-), football player
• Emerson Fittipaldi (1946-), Formula 1 and Indy Car driver
• Falcão(1953-), football player
• Garrincha (1933-1983), football player
• Gustavo Kuerten (1976-), tennis player
• Hélio Castroneves (1975-) - Indy Car driver
• Hortência Oliva (1959-), former basketball player
• Jairzinho (1944-), football player
• João (do Pulo) Carlos de Oliveira (1954-1999), athlete triple jumper
• Lars Grael , former Olympic sailer
• Maria Bueno, former tennis player
• Nelson Piquet (1952-), former Formula 1 driver
• Nílton Santos (1927-), former football player
• Oscar Schmidt (1958-), former basketball player
• Paula , former basketball player
• Pelé (1940-), former football player
• Ronaldo (Ronaldinho) (1976-), football player
• Ronaldinho Gaúcho (1980-), football player
• Royce Gracie, MMA fighter
• Rubens Barrichello - Formula 1 driver
• Vanderlei de Lima (1969-), marathoner
• Zico (1953-), former football player
• Daniele Hypolito , gymnast
• Diego Hypolito , gymnast
• Daiane dos Santos , gymnast
• Mosiah Rodrigues , gymnast
• Jade Barbosa , gymnast
• Luisa Parente , gymnast

Writers and Poets

Main article: List of Brazilian writers

• Álvares de Azevedo (1831-1852), poet and writer
• Augusto dos Anjos (1884-1914), poet
• Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823-1864), poet
• Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987), poet and writer
• Cecília Meireles (1901-1964), poet
• Clarice Lispector (1925-1977), writer
• Érico Verissimo (1905-1975), writer
• Haroldo de Campos (1929), poet
• Holdemar Menezes (1921-1996) writer
• João Guimarães Rosa (1908-1967), writer
• João Pedro Jorge , writer and poet
• Jorge Amado (1912-2001), writer
• José de Alencar(1829-1877), writer
• Luis Fernando Veríssimo (1936), writer
• Machado de Assis (1839-1908), writer
• Manuel Bandeira (1886-1968), poet
• Mário de Andrade (1893-1945), writer
• Márcio Souza (1946), writer
• Monteiro Lobato (1882-1948), writer
• Nelson Rodrigues (1912-1980), writer
• Olavo Bilac (1865-1918), poet
• Otto Maria Carpeaux - critic
• Oswald de Andrade , writer
• Paulo Coelho, writer
• Raquel de Queiroz , writer
• Sergio Pinheiro Lopes, writer

Science and technology

Main article: List of Brazilian scientists

• Adib Jatene - heart surgeon
• Adolpho Lutz - physician and pioneer of public health
• Alberto Santos-Dumont - aviator and inventor.
• Aristides Leão - physician and physiologist, discovered Leão's depression , a phenomenon of the nervous tissue
• Aurélio Buarque de Hollanda - historiographer and linguist
• Carlos Chagas - physician and biomedical scientist, discovered Chagas Disease.
• Carlos Chagas Filho , physician and physiologist, former president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences . Son of Carlos Chagas.
• Celso Furtado - noted economist and ideologue of economy of developing nations
• César Lattes - experimental physicist, co-discoverer of meson-pi, a kind of atomic particle
• Eduardo Krieger - physician and physiologist, current president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
• Euryclides Zerbini - heart surgeon, pioneer of first heart transplant in Brazil
• Florestan Fernandes - father of Brazilian sociology
• Gilberto Freyre - historiographer and sociologist
• Hercules Florence - pioneer of photography
• Ivan Izquierdo - physician and neuroscientist, discovered neural mechanisms of memory
• Ivo Pitanguy - internationally famous plastic surgeon
• Jacob Palis - mathematician of international fame
• Johanna Döbereiner - biologist of international fame, discoverer of the nitrogen fixation role of soil bacteria
• José Aristodemo Pinotti - physician and gynecologist, former president of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
• José Goldemberg - Physicist, former Minister of Science & Technology and Dean of the University of São Paulo
• José Leite Lopes - theoretical physicist
• José Reis - biologist, greatest Brazilian science writer
• Manuel de Abreu - physician, inventor of abreugraphy (mass radiography of the lungs for screening tuberculosis)
• Mário Schenberg - one of the most noted theoretical physicists in the world
• Maurício Rocha e Silva - physician and pharmacologist, discovered bradykinin, an active cardiovascular peptide
• Miguel Nicolelis - neuroscientist, one of Scientific American's best scientists of 2004
• Milton Santos - geographer
• Oswaldo Cruz - physician and public health champion, eliminated yellow fever, bubonic plague and smallpox in Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the 20th century
• Paulo Emilio Vanzolini - zoologist
• Roberto Landell de Moura , pioneer of telephony
• Sérgio Henrique Ferreira - physician and pharmacologist, discovered the active principle of a new drug against hypertension
• Vital Brazil - physician and scientist, discoverer of the antivenom for snakes and other venomous animals
• Warwick Estevam Kerr - geneticist, researcher on the biology and genetics of bees

Others

• Iruan Ergul Wu - Taiwanese-Brazilian boy, focus of an international scandal
• Sandro Rosa do Nascimento - public bus kidnapper

See also

List of people by nationality, List of Brazilian Jews