Ricardo Semler (1959-), majority owner of Semco S.A. a company leader in industrial democracy
Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (1928-), chairman of Votorantim, specialised in metals, paper, cement and electricity.

[edit] Explorers and discoverers

Main article: List of Brazilian Explorers

Cândido Rondon, famous explorer and engineer
Orlando Villas Boas (1914-2003), explorer and indigenist
Amyr Klink, adventurer and navigator, first solo rowing across the South Atlantic
Sydney Possuelo, (b. 1940), explorer, social activist and Indian expert

[edit] Foreigners who explored or discovered in Brazil

Pedro Alvares Cabral, discovered Brazil in 1500 (Portuguese)
Francisco de Orellana, first European to sail down the Amazon River (Spaniard).
Vicente Yáñez Pinzon, a Spaniard that explored the Brazilian Coast
Hans Staden, german explorer held captive by Tupinambá natives in 1554 (German).
Pedro de Teixeira, made the first trip up the Amazon by a European (Portuguese)

[edit] Fashion Designers

Clodovil Hernandes
Gilson Martins
Guilherme Guimarães
Vivian Crettol
Mara MacDowell da Costa (Mara-Mac Mariazinha)
Alexandre Herchcovitch
Ocimar Versolato
Tufi Duek

[edit] Geologists

Alberto Betim Paes Leme(1910-??).
Aluízio Licínio de Miranda Barbosa(Alto do Rio Doce,MG.1916--)
Bhaskara Rao Adsumilli (India,???-Brazil,??)
Antonio Tomás dos Santos Ferreira da Silva.
Arnaldo de Carvalho Gramani
Átila Carvalho de Godoy.
Ben Edmestone Barnes (London,UK,1903-Rio de Janeiro,1969)
Benedito Paulo Alves (Ouro Preto,1917-Belo Horizonte,19??)
Carlos Maurício Noce
Djalma Guimarães (Santa Luzia, MG, 1895-belo Horizonte,1973)
Eduardo Antonio Ladeira.
Elmer Prata Salomão
Emiliano Cornélio de Souza.
Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida(Rio de Janeiro,1916---)
Euzébio Paulo de Oliveira(1905-??)
Evaristo Penna Scorza (1899-1969)
Ferdinand André Fouqué.
Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida(Rio de Janeiro,18/02/1916--)
- Georg Hartung.
Glycon de Paiva(1927-??)
Hardy Jost.
Heinz Ebert.
Jad Salomão.
Jaime Duchini
João Henrique Grossi Sad
José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (June 13, 1763 – April 6, 1838)
José Ferreira de Andrade Jr.(1925-??)
José Jayme Rodrigues Branco
- Louis Agassiz.
Louis de Loczy (Hungria, 1897-Brazil,RJ,1980
Luiz Flores Moraes Rego(1920-??)
Luciano Jacques de Moraes(1924-??)
Luciano Tavares Siqueira.
Manoel Teixeira da Costa (????-1979)
Miguel Arrojado Ribeiro Lisboa (1894-??)
Mikhail Lomonosov.
Milton Guimarães Bueno do Prado
Nikolai Alexandrovitch Kudryavtsev.
Naldo Torres
Orville Adelbert Derby.
Othon Henry Leonardos (1925)
Othon Henry Leonardos Jr..
Otto Nordenskjöld.
Paulo Ercichsen de Oliveira (1911-1969)
Paul Ferrand (França, 1855-Ouro Preto,1895)
Paul Ferrand (França, 1855-Ouro Preto,1895)
Paulo Pereira Martins
Pedro De Moura (1925-??).
Per Teodor Cleve.
Peter Szatmary.
Reinhard Adolfo Fuck.
Reinhard Maack (Germany,1982-Brazil,1969)
Ronald Fleischer
Sergio Nertan Alves de Brito.
Sérgio Estanislau do Amaral.
Sérgio Luiz Martins Pereira
Vargas de Bedemar.
Viktor Leinz(Germany,1936-São Paulo,Brazil,19??)
Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege.
Vladimir Porfire'v.da:Kendte geologer

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==Heroes and historical figures==

Anita Garibaldi (1807-1849), the Brazilian wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Father of Modern Italy.
Bento Gonçalves, Southern politician
Bárbara de Alencar, Brazilian mother of Independence and Republic.
Chico Mendes (1944-1988), murdered rural leader and martyr of ecological movements in the Amazon
Frei Caneca (1779-1825), a priest, martyr of the independence, executed
Luis Gonzaga Pinto da Gama (1830-1882), abolitionist leader
Maria Quitéria (1792-1853), martyr of the fight for independence
Padre Feijó, leader of the independence
Princess Isabel (Isabel Christina de Bragança, 1846-1921), Princess Imperial of Brazil, second daughter of Emperor D. Pedro II, signed the abolition of slavery in Brazil
Tiradentes (Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, 1746-1792), leader of a failed conspiracy against the Portuguese, executed by hanging
Tristão de Alencar Araripe, Equador Confederation leader, murdered.
Zumbi dos Palmares (1655-1695), African-Brazilian leader of a slave revolt, murdered

[edit] Intellectuals and thinkers

Nilan Jethwa (1983-)Writer
Anísio Teixeira (1900-1971), educator
Benjamin Sodré
Benjamin Constant, abolitionist and republican
Caio Prado Jr. (1907-1990), writer, publisher and sociologist
Dalmo de Abreu Dallari, jurist and university professor
Darcy Ribeiro (1922-1997), anthropologist and educator, scientific leader and politician
Francisco José de Oliveira Vianna (1883-1951)
Fernando de Azevedo (1894-1974)
Florestan Fernandes (1920-1995), sociologist
Gilberto Freyre (1900-1987), sociologist
Heráclito Sobral Pinto (1893-1991), jurist and civil rights activist
José do Patrocínio, liberal abolitionist and republican
Nisia Floresta Augusta (1810-1885), early feminist
Leonardo Boff, friar, theologian, silenced by the Vatican due to his socialist stance
Milton Santos (1926-2001), geographer, writer and university professor
Paulo Freire (1921-1997), educator and university professor
Raymundo Faoro (1925-2003), jurist

[edit] Models

See also: Category:Brazilian models

[edit] Female

[edit] Male

[edit] Monarchs

Main article: List of Brazilian monarchs

Maria II of Portugal,(1819-1853)
D. Pedro II, (1825-1891)
Queen Silvia of Sweden, (1943-) (née Silvia Sommerlath, German-Brazilian)

[edit] Music

Main article: List of Brazilians in music

Adoniran Barbosa (1912-1982), singer and composer
Airto Moreira (1941-), musician and composer
Almir Sater, singer and composer
André Matos, singer, frontman of metal bands Angra and Shaaman
Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994), pianist, singer and composer
Arnaldo Antunes, singer and composer
Arnaldo Baptista (1948-), singer, musician and composer, former member of Os Mutantes
Ary Barroso (1903-1964), composer
Baden Powell (1937-2000), composer and guitar musician
Bidu Sayão (1902-1999), Opera singer
Caetano Veloso (1942-), singer and composer. Founder of the Tropicália movement
Carla Maffioletti, opera singer
Carlinhos Brown, singer, musician and composer
Carmen Monarcha, opera singer
Cartola, singer and composer
Cazuza (1958-1990), singer and composer. Former frontman of Barão Vermelho
Chico Buarque (1944-), singer and composer
Chico César (1964 -), singer, musician and composer
Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935), conductor and composer
Djavan, singer and composer
Dudu Nobre,sambist
Eleazar de Carvalho, conductor
Elis Regina (1945-1982), singer
Eloy Fritsch, composer and keyboardst
Elza Soares, singer, former wife of Garrincha
Erasmo Carlos, singer and composer
Ernesto Nazareh, composer
Fabrizio Moretti (1980-) drummer and artist
Fernando Cutait, singer/guitarrist and producer
Flávio Venturini, piano/keyboard player, singer and composer
Flora Purim, jazz singer
Frank Solari, virtuoso guitar player and composer
Frejat, singer, guitarrist and composer. frontman of Barão Vermelho
Gal Costa (1945-), singer
Gilberto Gil (1942-), singer and composer. Founder of the Tropicália movement
Guilherme Arantes, pianist, singer and composer
Gustavo Assis-Brasil, composer, virtuoso guitar player
Helena Meireles (1924-2005), musician
Hermeto Pascoal, musician and composer
Igor Cavalera, drummer of Sepultura
Ivan Lins, singer, composer and pianist
Jacob do Bandolim, composer, virtuoso mandolinist
João Gilberto, singer and composer
João Gordo, punk rock bandleader, VJ
Jorge Ben Jor (1942-), singer, musician and composer
Kelly Key, pop singer
Lenine, singer, musician and composer
Luiz Gonzaga, singer, musician and composer
Marina Lima, singer and composer
Marisa Monte, singer and composer
Max Cavalera, frontman of thrash metal band Soulfly and formerly Sepultura
Milton Nascimento, singer and composer
Nelson Gonçalves (1919-1998), singer
Noel Rosa (1910-1937), guitar player, singer and composer
Oswaldo Vecchione, singer, musician and songwriter, founder member of rock band Made in Brazil
Pixinguinha (1893-1973), musician and composer
Rafael Rabello (1962-1995), guitar player and composer
Raul Seixas (1945-1989), singer and composer
Renato Russo, singer and composer, frontman of Legião Urbana
Renato Teixeira, Brazilian country singer and composer
Rita Lee (1947-), singer and composer, former member of Os Mutantes
Roberto Carlos, singer and composer
Rogério Duprat, conductor, musician and composer
Sérgio Dias, singer, musician and composer, former member of Os Mutantes
Sergio Mendes (1941-), musician
Tim Maia, singer and composer
Tom Zé (1936-) singer and composer
Toquinho, singer and composer
Vinicius de Moraes, diplomat, singer and composer
Waldir Azevedo, composer, virtuoso cavaquinho player
Wanessa Camargo, pop singer
Zeca Pagodinho, singer and composer

[edit] Classic composers

José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767-1830), classical musician, priest and composer
Carlos Gomes (1836-1896), classical musician and composer
Egberto Gismonti
Chiquinha Gonzaga
Camargo Guarnieri
Felipe Lara
Heitor Villa Lobos (1887-1959), classical musician and composer

[edit] Politicians

Aécio Neves, governor of Minas Gerais, grandson of former president Tancredo Neves.
André Franco Montoro, senator and governor of the state of São Paulo
Adhemar de Barros, governor of the state of São Paulo
Carlos Lacerda (1914-1977), mayor and governor of Rio de Janeiro
Cesar Maia, mayor of Rio de Janeiro.
Ciro Gomes, mayor of Fortaleza, governor of Ceará, presidential candidate and minister
Ernesto Geisel, general and president during the military regime, started the political liberalization
Esperidião Amin, senator and governor of Santa Catarina
Eurico Gaspar Dutra, marshall of the Army, was appointed president by the Congress, succeeding the dictator Getúlio Vargas in 1945.
Fernando Collor de Mello, mayor, governor of Alagoas and impeached president in 1992
Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931-), sociologist and university professor, senator, minister and twice president
Geraldo Alckmin, ex-mayor of Pindamonhangaba, vice-governor and ex-governor of São Paulo
Getúlio Vargas (1883-1954), senator and twice president, was also a dictator, killed himself in 1954
Golbery de Couto e Silva, early conspirator of the military coup against Goulart, and powerful political figure behind the office of the president under Ernesto Geisel
José Bonifácio de Andrade e Silva, regent of the empire, politician, hero of the independence
José Sarney (1930-), governor of Maranhão and senator, vice-president of Tancredo Neves, took office of president when the later died suddenly
Júlio Prestes, governor of the state of São Paulo and defeated presidential candidate
Juscelino Kubitschek (1902-1976), mayor, governor of Minas Gerais, senator and president
Jânio Quadros, mayor and governor of São Paulo, president (renounced 1962)
João Goulart, vice-president of Jânio Quadros, president (deposed by a military coup in 1964)
Lauro Sodré
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (1946-), known as "Lula", labor activist and politician, current president.
Mário Covas, mayor and governor of the state of São Paulo, senator and federal representative
Marta Suplicy, Federal representative and mayor of São Paulo
Paulo Maluf, twice mayor of and governor of São Paulo, defeated presidential candidate
Roberto Requião, mayor of Curitiba, governor of the state of Paraná and senator
Tancredo Neves (1910-1985), several times federal representative and senator, elected president by the Congress in 1985, being the first civil president after the military ruled, but died before taking charge.

[edit] Religious leaders

D. Helder Câmara (1909-1999), the "Red Bishop", Catholic archbishop of Olinda and Recife, a fierce defender of civil rights during the military regime
D. Paulo Evaristo Arns, former archbishop of São Paulo, also a defender of civil rights
Chico Xavier(1910-2002), main figure of Spiritism

[edit] Reporters and TV Celebrities

[edit] Sports

Main article: List of Brazilians in sport

Acelino Freitas (Popó) (1975-), boxer
Ademar Ferreira da Silva (1927-2001), Olympics champion, triple jump
Amyr Klink, Sailor
Ayrton Senna (1960-1994), Formula 1 driver
Bob Burnquist (1976-), skateboarder
Cafu (1970-), football player
Daniele Hypolito, gymnast
Daniel Coloneze de Pinho, sailor and national champion
Deco, Anderson Luiz de Sousa (born August 27, 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is a professional footballer widely known as Deco (pron. IPA: ['dɛku]). He plays internationally for Portugal.
Diego Hypolito, gymnast
Daiane dos Santos, gymnast
Eder Jofre (1936-), boxer, world champion
Emerson Fittipaldi (1946-), Formula 1 and Indy Car driver
Falcão (1953-), football player
Falcão (1977-), futsal player
FiT (1984-), EstrategiaF1 player
Garrincha (1933-1983), football player
Giant Silva (1963), Wrestler and MMA fighter.
Gustavo Kuerten (1976-), tennis player
Hélio Castroneves (1975-) - Indy Car driver
Hortência (1959-), former basketball player
Jade Barbosa, gymnast
Jairzinho (1944-), football player
João (do Pulo) Carlos de Oliveira (1954-1999), athlete triple jumper, Olympics champion
Jr. Brasil, Jiu-Jitsu, Capoeira & Judo Instructor
Kaká (1982-), football player
Lars Grael, Olympic sailor and champion
Luisa Parente, gymnast
Maria Bueno, former tennis player
Mauricio Gugelmin, former Formula One and Champ Car driver
Mosiah Rodrigues, gymnast
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
Peter Tanscheit, Olympic sailor and champion
Rafael Coloneze de Pinho, sailor and chairman of ABCL
Renê Carmo Kreutz Weber (1960-), former football player and for some time, until presently (2005) a soccer trainer in Brazil and other countries
Robert Scheidt (1973-), Olympics sailor and champion
Romário (1966-), football player
Ronaldo (1976-), football player
Ronaldinho Gaúcho (1980-), football player
Royce Gracie, MMA fighter
Renzo Gracie, MMA fighter
Hélio Gracie, Father of Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Rickson Gracie, MMA fighter
Carlson Gracie, MMA fighter
Carlos Gracie, MMA fighter
Crosley Gracie, MMA fighter
Relson Gracie, MMA fighter
Rodrigo Gracie, MMA fighter
Rubens Barrichello - Formula 1 driver
Torben Grael (1960-), Olympic sailor and champion, brother of Lars Grael
Vanderlei de Lima (1969-), marathoner
Victor Penalber (1990-), Judo player
Wanderlei Silva (1976-), MMA fighter
Zico (1953-), former football player
Felipe Massa (1981-), Formula 1 driver

[edit] Writers and Poets

Main article: List of Brazilian writers

Álvares de Azevedo (1831-1852), poet and writer
Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay (1843-1871), writer and historian
Alfredo Dias Gomes (1922-1999), playwriter
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
Fernando Sabino (1923-2004), writer
Ferreira Gullar, writer and poet
Haroldo de Campos (1929-), poet
Holdemar Menezes (1921-1996) writer
João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920-1999), poet
João Guimarães Rosa (1908-1967), writer
João Pedro Jorge, writer and poet
Jorge Amado (1912-2001), writer
José de Alencar (1829-1877), writer
Julio Ribeiro, writer
Luis Fernando Veríssimo (1936-), writer
Lya Luft (1938-), writer and poet
Machado de Assis (1839-1908), writer
Manuel Bandeira (1886-1968), poet
Maria Clara Machado (1921-2001), playwriter
Mário de Andrade (1893-1945), writer
Márcio Souza (1946-), writer
Menotti del Picchia, critic and writer
Monteiro Lobato (1882-1948), writer and publisher
Nelson Rodrigues (1912-1980), journalist and writer
Regina Herkenhoff, teacher and writer
Oduvaldo Vianna Filho (1936-1974), playwriter
Olavo Bilac (1865-1918), poet
Otto Maria Carpeaux (1900-1978), critic
Otto Lara Rezende, writer, critic and journalist
Oscar Araripe, Poet and painter
Oswald de Andrade (1890-1954), writer and critic
Paulo Coelho (1947-), writer
Patrícia Galvão ("Pagu"), wife of Oswald de Andrade
Plínio Marcos (1935-1999), playwriter
Raquel de Queiroz, writer
Sergio Pinheiro Lopes (1953-), writer
Vinícius de Morais (1913-1980), poet

[edit] Science and technology

Main article: List of Brazilian scientists

Adib Jatene, heart surgeon
Adolfo Lutz, physician and pioneer of public health
Alberto Santos-Dumont, aviator and inventor.
Antônio Rebouças Filho, pioneer engineer and urbanist
André Rebouças (1838-1898), pioneer engineer, brother of Antônio Rebouças Filho.
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
Carlos Nemer, architect and urban designer, civil engineer, finance specialist
Eduardo Krieger, physician and physiologist, current president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Ely Xavier, young researcher, won the national Cientistas de Amanhã prize in 2006 for your study on lead-exposed children
Ennio Candotti, physicist and scientific leader
Euryclides Zerbini, heart surgeon, pioneer of first heart transplant in Brazil
Evandro Chagas, physician and biomedical scientist specialized in tropical medicine. Son of Carlos Chagas.
Florestan Fernandes (1920-1995), father of Brazilian sociology
Gilberto Freyre (1900-1987), historiographer and sociologist
Henrique da Rocha Lima,
Hércules Florence, pioneer of photography
Isaias Raw, physician, biochemist and scientific leader
Ivan Izquierdo, physician and neuroscientist, discovered neural mechanisms of memory
Jacob Palis, mathematician of international fame
Jorge Stolfi, computer scientist, nowadays professor at UNICAMP
Johanna Döbereiner (1924-2000), 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 Lutzenberger (1926-2002), ecologist and zoologist
José Reis, biologist, greatest Brazilian science writer
Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva, physician, infectologist and immunologist
Manuel de Abreu, physician, inventor of abreugraphy (mass radiography of the lungs for screening tuberculosis)
Marcelo Gleiser, physicist, writer and professor of physics and astronomy at the Dartmouth College since 1991
Marcos Pontes, first Brazilian astronaut, Expedition 13
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
Mayana Zatz, biologist and geneticist
Miguel Nicolelis, neuroscientist, one of Scientific American's best scientists of 2004
Milton Santos (1926-2001), geographer
Newton da Costa (1929), mathematician and logician, recognised for his works in paraconsistent logic
Nise da Silveira (1905-1999), psychiatrist and mental health reformer
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
Paulo Nogueira Neto, ecologist, zoologist and scientific leader
Roberto Landell de Moura, pioneer of telephony
Rogério César de Cerqueira Leite, physicist and scientific leader and writer
Sérgio Henrique Ferreira, physician and pharmacologist, discovered the active principle of a new drug against hypertension
Sonia Ambrosio de Nelson, journalist and sociologist.
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
Wilson Teixeira Beraldo, co-discoverer of bradykinin
Murylo Batista, famous immunologist, infectologist, and dermatologist

[edit] Foreign scientists and engineers who lived in Brazil

Carl August Wilhelm Schwacke, German botanist
Charles Frederick Hartt, Canadian-American geologist and paleontologist
Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist
Daniele Mundici, Italian mathematician
Émil Goeldi, Swiss naturalist
Emmanuel Liais, French astronomer and naturalist
Erasmo Recami, Italian physicist
Friedrich Sellow, German botanist
Fritz Müller, German naturalist
Fritz Köberle, Austrian physician and pathologist
Giorgio Mortara, Italian Demographer and Statistician
Grigori Ivanovitch Langsdorff, German/Russian naturalist
Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist
Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian/Italian physicist
Helmut Sick, German zoologist
Hermann von Ihering, German naturalist
Louis Couty, French physiologist and pharmacologist
Lucien Lison, Belgian anatomist
Ludwig Riedel, German botanist
Miguel Rolando Covian, Argentinian physiologist
Orville Adalbert Derby, American geologist
Richard Feynman, American physicist
David Bohm American physicist
Luigi Fantappiè Italian mathematician
Dr Peter Szatmari Hungarian geologist

[edit] Others

Iruan Ergui Wu, Taiwanese-Brazilian boy, focus of an international scandal

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[edit] Architects and urbanists

[edit] Artists

[edit] Diplomats

[edit] Film directors

[edit] Executives and Business Enterpreneurs

[edit] Explorers and discoverers

[edit] Foreigners who explored or discovered in Brazil

[edit] Fashion Designers

[edit] Geologists

[edit] Intellectuals and thinkers

[edit] Models

[edit] Female

[edit] Male

[edit] Monarchs

[edit] Music

[edit] Classic composers

[edit] Politicians

[edit] Religious leaders

[edit] Reporters and TV Celebrities

[edit] Sports

[edit] Writers and Poets

[edit] Science and technology

[edit] Foreign scientists and engineers who lived in Brazil

[edit] Others

[edit] See also

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