# List of Brazilians

This is a list of Brazilians, people in some way notable that were either born in Brazil or immigrants to Brazil (citizens or permanent residents), grouped by their area of notability.

## Activists

* Chico Mendes (1944–1988), murdered rural leader and martyr of ecological movements in the Amazon
* Maria Tomásia Figueira Lima (1826–1902), aristocrat, abolitionist

## Actors

* Zola Amaro (1890–1944), operatic soprano
* Alice Braga (born 1983)
* Alinne Moraes (born 1982)
* Ana Paula Arósio (born 1975)
* Antônio Fagundes (born 1949)
* Bete Mendes (born 1949), actor/politician
* Betty Lago (1955–2015)
* Bruno Campos (born 1973)
* Bruna Lombardi (born 1952)
* Bruna Marquezine (born 1995)
* Carolina Dieckmann (born 1978)
* Cauã Reymond (born 1980)
* Daniel Benzali (born 1950)
* Daniele Suzuki (born 1977)
* Denise Fraga (born 1964)
* Dercy Gonçalves (1907–2008), artist
* Eliane Giardini (born 1952)
* Fernanda Montenegro (born 1929), Academy Award nominee
* Fernanda Torres (born 1965)
* Fábio Assunção (born 1971)
* Fábio Lago (born 1970)
* Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (1934–2006)
* Giovanna Antonelli (born 1976)
* Glória Menezes (born 1934)
* Grande Otelo (1915–1993)
* Guilherme Berenguer (born 1980)
* Hebe Camargo (1929–2012), TV presenter, singer, actress
* José Lewgoy (1920–2003)
* José Wilker (1944–2014)
* Juliana Didone (born 1984)
* Juliana Silveira (born 1980), actress/singer
* Lázaro Ramos (born 1978)
* Leonardo Villar (1923–2020)
* Lima Duarte (born 1930)
* Lucélia Santos (born 1957)
* Malu Mader (born 1966)
* Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), singer
* Marco Nanini (born 1948)
* Maria Flor (born 1983)
* Marília Pêra (1943–2015)
* Matheus Nachtergaele (born 1968)
* Miguel Falabella (born 1956)
* Morena Baccarin (born 1979)
* Murilo Benício (born 1971)
* Natália Guimarães (born 1984), Miss Brasil 2007, actress
* Oscarito (1906–1970)
* Paola Oliveira (born 1982)
* Paulo Autran (1922–2007)
* Paulo Betti (born 1952)
* Raul Cortez (1932–2006)
* Regina Duarte (born 1947)
* Renato Aragão (born 1935)
* Reynaldo Gianecchini (born 1972)
* Rodrigo Hilbert (born 1980)
* Rodrigo Santoro (born 1975)
* Ronald Golias (1929–2005), actor and comedian
* Selton Mello (born 1972)
* Sônia Braga (born 1950)
* Taís Araújo (born 1978)
* Tarcisio Meira (1935–2021)
* Vera Fischer (born 1951)
* Wagner Moura (born 1976)
* Xuxa Meneghel (born 1963), actress, singer, TV host

## Architects and urban planners

* Affonso Eduardo Reidy (1909–1964), architect and urban planner, reformer of Rio de Janeiro
* Alexandre Chan (born 1942)
* João Batista Vilanova Artigas (1915–1985), architect and professor
* Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992), architect
* Lúcio Costa (1902–1998), architect and urban planner, creator of Brasília
* Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), architect of international renown, winner of the 1988 Pritzker Prize
* Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928–2021), architect and professor, winner of the 2006 Pritzker Prize
* Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994), architect and landscape designer
* Jaime Lerner (1937–2021), architect and urban planner
* Ruy Ohtake (1938–2021), architect
* Marcio Kogan (born 1952), architect
* Igor de Vetyemy (born 1981), architect and professor

## Artists (Visual arts)
### Painters

* Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988)
* Almeida Junior (1850–1899)
* Anita Malfatti (1889–1964)
* Arthur Timotheo da Costa (1882–1922)
* Cândido Portinari (1903–1962)
* Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976)
* Iberê Camargo (1914–1994)
* José Pancetti (1902–1958)
* Lasar Segall (1891–1957)
* Manabu Mabe (1924–1997)
* Manoel da Costa Ataíde (1762–1830)
* Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973)
* Vicente do Rego Monteiro (1899–1970)
* Victor Meirelles (1832–1903)

### Sculptors

* Antonio Francisco Lisboa "O Aleijadinho" (1730–1814), Baroque sculptor
* Shirley Paes Leme (born 1955), printmaker, sculptor, and educator
* Sergio Rossetti Morosini, Brazilian American (born 1953), Contemporary sculptor
* Victor Brecheret (1894–1955)

### Cartoonists

* Carlos Latuff (born 1968), political cartoonist
* Fábio Moon (born 1976)
* Gabriel Bá (born 1976)
* Henfil (1944–1988)
* Mauricio de Sousa (born 1935)
* Millôr Fernandes (1923–2012)
* Ziraldo (1932-2024)

### Others

* Abraham Palatnik (1928–2020)
* Ana Maria Pacheco (born 1943), painter and sculptor
* Artur Barrio (born 1945)
* Cybèle Varela (born 1943), painter, mixed-media artist
* Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980), painter
* Lygia Clark (1920–1988)
* Lygia Pape (1927–2004)
* Moysés Baumstein (1931–1991), holographer, painter, film/video producer
* Naza (born 1955), painter, visual artist
* Oswaldo Goeldi (1895–1961), illustrator and engraver
* Sebastião Salgado (born 1944), photographer
* Lucas Simões (born 1980) painter; concrete, paper, steel, foam materials

## Athletes
### Football

* Adriano (born 1982)
* Adriano (born 1985)
* Matheus Aurélio (born 1999)
* Alisson Becker (born 1992)
* Bebeto (born 1964)
* Benny Feilhaber (born 1985), footballer, center/attacking midfielder (AGF Aarhus & US national team)
* Cafu (born 1970), footballer
* Casemiro (born 1992), football player for Real Madrid and three time UEFA Champions League Winner
* Dani Alves (born 1983)
* Dante (born 1983)
* David Luiz (born 1987), football player for Arsenal
* Dida (born 1973)
* Garrincha (1933–1983)
* Gabriel Barbosa (born 1996)
* Gabriel Jesus (born 1997)
* Humberto (born 1966)
* Jairzinho (born 1944)
* Lúcio (born 1978), retired footballer
* Kaká (born 1982)
* Lucas Leiva (born 1987)
* Lucas Moura (born 1992)
* Marcelo (born 1988)
* Marta (born 1986)
* Neymar (born 1992)
* Oscar (born 1991)
* Pelé (1940–2022), football player, three-time World Cup Champion
* Philippe Coutinho (born 1992), football player for FC Barcelona
* Rivaldo (born 1972)
* Rivellino (born 1946)
* Roberto Carlos (born 1973), 2002 FIFA World Cup Champion
* Roberto Firmino (born 1991), footballer, Liverpool FC
* Robinho (born 1984)
* Rodrigo Caio (born 1993)
* Rogério Ceni (born 1973)
* Romário (born 1966)
* Ronaldinho (born 1980), footballer, two-time FIFA World Player of the Year
* Ronaldo (born 1976), footballer, two-time World Cup champion
* Taffarel (born 1966), 1994 FIFA World Cup Champion
* Thiago Silva (born 1984), football player for Chelsea F.C.
* Vinícius Júnior (born 2000)
* Wesley (born 1989), footballer
* Willian (born 1988)
* Zico (born 1953), retired footballer
* Zizinho (1921–2002), retired footballer

### Basketball

* Anderson Varejão (born 1982), former NBA player
* Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), Israel Basketball Premier League and former NBA player
* Fab Melo (1990–2017), former NBA player
* Leandro Barbosa (born 1982), NBA champion
* Marcelo Huertas (born 1983), professional basketball player
* Nenê Hilário (born 1982), NBA player
* Oscar Schmidt (born 1958), retired basketball player
* Raul Neto (born 1992), NBA player
* Tiago Splitter (born 1985), NBA champion

### Volleyball

* Adriana Behar (born 1969), volleyball, beach player; two-time Olympic silver; Pan American champion; two-time world champion
* Alison Cerutti (born 1985), Olympic medalist and World Champion
* Bernard Rajzman (born 1957), Olympic silver; Pan American champion; world silver
* Bruno Oscar Schmidt (born 1986), Olympic medalist and World Champion
* Bruno Rezende (born 1986), Olympic medalist and World Champion
* Giba (born 1976), eight-time World League champion
* Lucas Saatkamp (born 1986), Olympic medalist and World Champion

### Judo

* Érika Miranda (born 1987) World Championship medalist
* Felipe Kitadai (born 1989), Olympic medalist
* Flávio Canto (born 1975), Olympic medalist
* Ketleyn Quadros (born 1987), Olympic medalist
* Leandro Guilheiro (born 1983), Olympic medalist
* Mayra Aguiar (born 1991), Olympic medalist and World Champion
* Rafael Silva (born 1987), two-time Olympic medalist
* Rafaela Silva (born 1992), Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion
* Sarah Menezes (born 1990), Olympic gold medalist
* Tiago Camilo (born 1982), two-time Olympic medalist and World Champion

### Gymnastics

* Arthur Mariano (born 1993), Olympic medalist and World Champion
* Arthur Zanetti (born 1990), Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion
* Daiane dos Santos (born 1983), World Champion
* Daniele Hypólito (born 1984), World Championship medalist
* Diego Hypólito (born 1986), Olympic medalist and 2x World Champion
* Flávia Saraiva (born 1999)
* Jade Barbosa (born 1991), World Championship medalist
* Rebeca Andrade (born 1999), Olympic Gold medalist, 3x Olympic Silver medalist, 1x Olympic Bronze Medalist, 3x World Championship Gold medalist, 4x World Championship Sliver Medalist, & 2x World Championship Bronze medalist

### Swimming

* Ana Marcela Cunha (born 1992), five-time World Champion
* Bruno Fratus (born 1989), World Championship medalist
* César Cielo (born 1987), two-time Olympic medalist, Olympic and World record holder
* Daniel Dias (born 1988), swimmer, paralympian
* Fernando Scherer (born 1974), Olympic medalist
* Gustavo Borges (born 1972), Olympic medalist
* Marcelo Chierighini (born 1991), World Championship medalist
* Poliana Okimoto (born 1983), Olympic medalist
* Thiago Pereira (born 1986), Olympic medalist

### Athletics

* Almir dos Santos (born 1993)
* Caio Bonfim (born 1991)
* Darlan Romani (born 1991)
* Eronilde de Araújo (born 1970), Olympic finalist in 400 meters hurdles
* Fabiana Murer (born 1981), world champion pole vaulter
* Joaquim Cruz (born 1963), Olympic Gold medalist
* Maurren Maggi (born 1976), retired olympic gold medalist
* Robson Caetano (born 1964), Olympic medalist
* Thiago Braz da Silva (born 1993), Olympic Gold medalist

### Auto racing

* Ayrton Senna (1960–1994), three-time Formula 1 World Champion
* Bruno Senna (born 1983), Formula One racing driver
* Christian Fittipaldi (born 1971), NASCAR driver/Indycar driver
* Emerson Fittipaldi (born 1946), Formula One two-time champion. Raced for McLaren, Lotus and Fittipaldi automotive
* Felipe Massa (born 1981), Formula One driver, notably for Scuderia Ferrari
* Felipe Nasr (born 1992), Formula One driver, notably for Sauber F1 Team
* Hélio Castroneves (born 1975), IndyCar driver
* Nelson Piquet (born 1952), three-time Formula One world champion, raced for Williams, Benetton, McLaren, Ensign, and Brabham
* Rubens Barrichello (born 1972), former Formula 1 driver, raced for Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Braun, and Williams
* Tony Kanaan (born 1974), IndyCar driver

### Combat sports

* Alex Pereira (born 1987), Former Kickboxer, Mixed Martial Artist
* Alexandre Pantoja (born 1990), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts Male World Champion
* Amanda Nunes (born 1988), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts Female World Champion
* Anderson Silva (born 1975), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
* Charles Oliveira (born 1989), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
* Cris Cyborg (born 1985), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts Female World Champion
* Deiveson Figueiredo (born 1987), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts World Champion
* Gilbert Burns (born 1986), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial artist
* Glover Teixeira (born 1979), Former World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
* Jéssica Andrade (born 1991), Former Female Mixed Martial Artist World Champion
* José Aldo (born 1986), Former World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
* Junior dos Santos (born 1984), Former World Champion Mixed Martial Artist
* Patricky Pitbull (born 1986), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts World Champion
* Patrício Pitbull (born 1987), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Current mixed martial arts World Champion
* Paulo Costa (born 1991), mixed martial artist
* Rafael dos Anjos (born 1984), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
* Thiago Alves (born 1983), mixed martial artist
* Lyoto Machida (born 1978), black belt in Machida Karate, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
* Marcio Navarro (born 1978), professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist
* Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
* Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (born 1981), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
* Murilo Rua (born 1980), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion
* Wanderlei Silva (born 1976), black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Former mixed martial arts World Champion

### Sailing

* Daniel Adler (born 1958), Olympic medalist
* Jorge Zarif (born 1992)
* Kahena Kunze (born 1991)
* Lars Grael (born 1964)
* Martine Grael (born 1991)
* Robert Scheidt (born 1973)

### Surfing

* Adriano de Souza (born 1987)
* Filipe Toledo (born 1995)
* Gabriel Medina (born 1993)
* Ítalo Ferreira (born 1994)
* Rodrigo Koxa (born 1979)

### Tennis

* Maria Esther Bueno (1939–2018)
* Bruno Soares (born 1982)
* Fernando Meligeni (born 1971)
* Gustavo Kuerten (born 1976) three-time French Open winner
* Marcelo Melo (born 1983)
* Thiago Monteiro (born 1994)
* Thiago Seyboth Wild (born 2000)
* Thomaz Bellucci (born 1987)

### Others

* Alexandre de Pontes (1968–1993), bodyboarder
* Bob Burnquist (born 1976), professional skateboarder
* Eric Maleson (born 1967), Olympic Bobsled Athlete
* Eurico Rosa Da Silva (born 1975), jockey
* Felipe Wu (born 1992), Olympic medalist in Shooting
* Hugo Calderano (born 1996)
* Isaquias Queiroz (born 1994), Olympic medalist and World Champion in Sprint Canoeing
* Kevin Alves (born 1991), figure skater
* Maicon Siqueira (born 1993), Olympic medalist in Taekwondo
* Natália Falavigna (born 1984), Olympic medalist in Taekwondo
* Robson Conceição (born 1988), Olympic medalist in Boxing
* Rodrigo Pessoa (born 1972), Olympic Champion show jumper
* Yan Gomes (born 1987), MLB player
* Yane Marques (born 1984), Olympic medalist in Modern Pentathlon

## Diplomats

* Barão do Rio Branco (1845–1912)
* Joaquim Nabuco (1849–1910)
* Jorge Sá Earp (1955-)
* Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas (1876–1954)
* Oswaldo Aranha (1894–1960)
* Rui Barbosa (1849–1923)
* Aimée de Heeren (1903-2006), WW2 secret service agent, fashion icon
* Walter Moreira Salles (1912–2001)
* Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003), UN representative

## Film directors

* Aluizio Abranches
* Ana Carolina (born 1945)
* Andrucha Waddington (born 1970)
* Anna Muylaert (born 1964)
* Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), pioneer filmmaker
* Anselmo Duarte (1920–2009), Palme d'Or winner
* Arnaldo Jabor (born 1940), Silver Berlin Bear-winner
* Bruno Barreto (born 1955), Golden Berlin Bear-nominated director
* Cacá Diegues (born 1940)
* Cao Hamburger (born 1962)
* Carlos Reichenbach (1945–2012)
* Daniel Filho (born 1937)
* Daniela Thomas (born 1959)
* Eduardo Coutinho (1933–2014), documentary filmmaker
* Fabio Barreto (1957–2019)
* Fernando Meirelles (born 1955), Academy Award nominee
* Gabriel Mascaro (born 1983)
* Glauber Rocha (1939–1981), founder of Cinema Novo; Cannes Film Festival award-winning director
* Hector Babenco (1946–2016), Argentine-born Brazilian Academy Award-nominated director
* Heitor Dhalia (born 1970)
* Humberto Mauro (1897–1983), pioneer and inventive filmmaker
* João Moreira Salles (born 1962), documentary director
* Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (1932–1988), member of Cinema Novo
* Jorge Furtado (born 1959)
* José Mojica Marins (1936–2020), also known as Coffin Joe
* José Padilha (born 1967), Golden Berlin Bear winner
* Júlio Bressane (born 1946)
* Karim Aïnouz (born 1966)
* Kleber Mendonça Filho (born 1968)
* Leon Hirszman (1937–1987)
* Lima Barreto (1906–1982)
* Luiz de Barros (1893–1982)
* Luiz Fernando Carvalho (born 1960)
* Luís Sérgio Person (1936–1976)
* Marcelo Gomes (born 1963)
* Mário Peixoto (1908–1992), pioneer filmmaker
* Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928–2018)
* Norma Bengell (1935–2013), director and actress
* Paulo César Saraceni (1933–2012)
* Petra Costa (born 1983) Academy Award nominee
* Roberto Farias (1932–2018)
* Roberto Santos (1928–1987)
* Rogério Sganzerla (1946–2004)
* Ruy Guerra (born in Mozambique, 1931), member of Cinema Novo
* Sérgio Machado (born 1968)
* Sérgio Rezende (born 1951)
* Suzana Amaral (1932–2020)
* Tata Amaral (born 1960)
* Vladimir Seixas (born 1981)
* Walter Hugo Khouri (1929–2003)
* Walter Lima Jr. (born 1938)
* Walter Salles (born 1956), Golden Berlin Bear winner

## Executives and business entrepreneurs

* Abílio Diniz (born 1936)
* Aloysio de Andrade Faria (1920–2020)
* Álvaro Gonçalves
* Andre Medici (born 1956)
* Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (1928–2014)
* Armínio Fraga (born 1957)
* Assis Chateaubriand (1892–1968)
* Arne Ragnar Enge
* Bob Falkenburg (1926–2022)
* Carlos Ghosn (born 1954)
* Carlos Alberto Sicupira (born 1948)
* Cristina Junqueira (born 1984)
* Daniel Dantas (born 1954)
* Edmond Safra (1932–1999)
* Eduardo Saverin (born 1982)
* Eike Batista (born 1956)
* Count Francesco Matarazzo (1854–1937)
* Germán Efromovich (born 1950)
* Gustavo Brigagão
* Gustavo Franco (born 1956)
* Hélio Viana
* Henrique Meirelles (born 1945)
* João Carlos di Genio (born 1939)
* Jorge Paulo Lemann (born 1939)
* José Alencar (1931–2011)
* Julio Bozano (born 1936)
* Luciano Hang (born 1962)
* Luiza Trajano (born 1948)
* Marcel Herrmann Telles (born 1950)
* Mike Krieger (born 1986)
* Norberto Odebrecht (1920–2014)
* Pedro Moreira Salles (born 1959)
* Ricardo Samuel Goldstein (born 1966)
* Ricardo Semler (born 1959)
* Roberto Marinho (1904–2003)
* Samuel Klein (1923–2014)
* Victor Civita (1907–1990)
* Walter Moreira Salles (1912–2001)

## Explorers and discoverers

* Cândido Rondon (1865–1958), famous explorer and engineer
* Orlando Villas Boas (1914–2003), explorer and indigenist
* Amyr Klink (born 1955), adventurer and navigator, first solo rowing across the South Atlantic
* Sydney Possuelo (born 1940), explorer, social activist and indigenous peoples expert
* Izabel Pimentel, first Brazilian and Latin American to sail solo around the world

## Fashion designers

* Alexandre Herchcovitch (born 1971)
* Amir Slama (born 1965)
* Carlos Falchi (1944–2015)
* Carlos Tufvesson (born 1968)
* Clodovil Hernandes (1937–2009) (Haute-Couture)
* Francisco Costa (born 1964) (Calvin Klein)
* Ocimar Versolato (1961–2017)
* Tufi Duek (born 1954) (Fórum / Triton)
* Zuzu Angel (1921–1976)

## Geologists

* Djalma Guimarães (1895–1973, born Santa Luzia, MG, died Belo Horizonte)
* Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida (1916–2013), one of the most outstanding geologists of the 20th century
* José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838)
* Louis Agassiz (1807–1873)
* Louis de Loczy (Hungria, 1897–1980, born Brazil, Rio de Janeiro)
* Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915, born Kellogsville, New York, died Rio de Janeiro), American geologist who worked in Brazil, particularly for the DNPM and CPRM
* Reinhard Maack (1892–1969, born in Herford-Germany, died in Curitiba-Brazil)
* Walter K. Link (1902–1982), US geologist; controversial organizer of oil exploration in Brazil
* Octávio Barbosa (1907–1997), Brazilian field geologist, prospector
* Heinz Ebert (1907–1983), born in Saxony, Germany, died in Rio Claro, São Paulo
* Aziz Ab'Saber (1924–2012, São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo), Brazilian geoscientist
* Sérgio Estanislau do Amaral (1925–1996)
* Peter Szatmari, Hungarian geologist

## Intellectuals and thinkers

* Leonardo Boff (born 1938), friar, theologian, silenced by the Vatican due to his socialist stance
* Benjamin Constant (1836–1891), abolitionist and republican
* Francisco Doratioto (born 1956), historian
* Raymundo Faoro (1925–2003), jurist
* Paulo Freire (1921–1997), educator and university professor
* Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995), sociologist
* Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), sociologist
* Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), Marxist writer, politician and guerilla fighter
* Anna Veronica Mautner (1935–2019) psychologist, psychoanalyst, essayist and columnist Brazilian
* Pontes de Miranda (1892–1979), jurist, mathematician, philosopher and writer
* José do Patrocínio (1854–1905), liberal abolitionist and republican
* Darcy Ribeiro (1922–1997), anthropologist and educator, scientific leader and politician
* Jorge Stolfi (born 1950), computer scientist
* Milton Santos (1926–2001), geographer, writer and university professor

## Mathematicians

* Carolina Araujo (born 1976)
* Artur Ávila (born 1981)
* Manfredo do Carmo (1928-2018)
* Walter Carnielli (born 1952)
* Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born 1952)
* Celso José da Costa (born 1949)
* Newton da Costa (1929-2024)
* César Camacho (born 1943)
* Marcos Dajczer (born 1948)
* Francisco Dória (born 1945)
* Djairo Guedes de Figueiredo (born 1934)
* Leopoldo Penna Franca (1959-2012)
* Arnaldo Garcia (born 1950)
* Fernando Q. Gouvêa (born 1957)
* Alfredo Noel Iusem (born 1949)
* Yoshiharu Kohayakawa (born 1963)
* Elon Lages Lima (1929-2017)
* Artur Oscar Lopes (born 1950)
* Ricardo Mañé (1948-1995)
* Fernando Codá Marques (born 1979)
* Carlos Matheus (born 1984)
* Júlio César de Mello e Souza (1895-1974)
* Welington de Melo (1946-2016)
* Teixeira Mendes (1855-1927)
* Carlos Gustavo Moreira (born 1973)
* Leopoldo Nachbin (1922-1993)
* Antonio Carbonari Netto
* Helena J. Nussenzveig Lopes
* Valeria de Paiva (born 1959)
* Jacob Palis (born 1940)
* Maurício Peixoto (1921-2019)
* Paulo Pinheiro (born 1967)
* Enrique Pujals (born 1967)
* Paulo Ribenboim (born 1928)
* Ruy de Queiroz (born 1958)
* Aron Simis (born 1942)
* Imre Simon (1943-2009)
* Joaquim Gomes de Souza (1829-1864)
* Jorge Manuel Sotomayor Tello (1942-2022)
* Keti Tenenblat (born 1944)
* Marcelo Viana (born 1962)
* José Felipe Voloch (born 1963)

## Models
### Female

* Adriana Lima (born 1981)
* Alessandra Ambrosio (born 1981)
* Aline Weber (born 1989)
* Ana Beatriz Barros (born 1982)
* Ana Carolina Reston (1985–2006)
* Ana Claudia Michels (born 1981)
* Ana Hickmann (born 1981)
* Bruna Erhardt (born 1988)
* Bruna Tenório (born 1989)
* Camilla Finn (born 1991)
* Caroline Trentini (born 1987)
* Cintia Dicker (born 1986)
* Daiane Conterato (born 1990)
* Daniella Cicarelli (born 1978)
* Daniella Sarahyba (born 1984)
* Emanuela de Paula (born 1989)
* Fabiana Semprebom (born 1984)
* Fernanda Lessa (born 1977)
* Fernanda Motta (born 1981)
* Fernanda Tavares (born 1980)
* Flavia de Oliveira (born 1983)
* Gianne Albertoni (born 1981)
* Gisele Bündchen (born 1980), model, actress
* Isabeli Fontana (born 1983)
* Izabel Goulart (born 1984)
* Kat Torres (born 1992)
* Lais Ribeiro (born 1990)
* Letícia Birkheuer (born 1978)
* Luciana Curtis (born 1976)
* Luciana Gimenez (born 1969)
* Luíza Brunet (born 1962)
* Marcelle Bittar (born 1981)
* Mariana Weickert (born 1982)
* Michelle Alves (born 1978)
* Monique Olsen (born 1990)
* Raica Oliveira (born 1984)
* Raquel Zimmermann (born 1983)
* Shirley Mallmann (born 1977)
* Solange Wilvert (born 1989)
* Yasmin Brunet (born 1988)

### Male

* Evandro Soldati (born 1985)
* Francisco Lachowski (born 1991)
* Marlon Teixeira (born 1991)
* Miro Moreira (born 1984)
* Romulo Pires (born 1983)

## Military

* Baron of Amazonas (1804–1882), Admiral of the Navy, war hero, led the decisive Battle of Riachuelo
* Duke of Caxias (1803–1880), military commander, nationalist leader, "father of the Army"
* Anita Garibaldi (1821–1849), revolutionary combatant, fought in Brazil and Italy, was married to Giuseppe Garibaldi
* Bento Gonçalves (1788–1847), military commander, led a separatist movement
* Baron of Itapevi (1801-1886), patron of the artillery for the Brazilian Army
* Baron of Melgaço (1802-1880), admiral and several times president of Mato Grosso
* Admiral Tamandaré (1807–1897), military combatant, war veteran, "father of the Navy"
* Tiradentes (1746–1792), leader of a failed conspiracy against the Portuguese, executed by hanging followed by quartering

## Monarchs

* King John VI (1767–1826)
* Queen Maria I (1734–1816)
* Emperor Pedro I (1798–1834)
* Emperor Pedro II (1825–1891)

## Musicians
### Classical

* Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896)
* Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)

### Popular

* Adoniran Barbosa (1912–1982)
* Anitta (born 1993), pop singer
* Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994), composer, songwriter
* Arnaldo Antunes (born 1960)
* Astrud Gilberto (born 1940), singer
* Andre Matos (1971–2019), singer
* Andreas Kisser (born 1968), guitarist
* Baden Powell (guitarist) (1937–2000), guitarist
* Bebel Gilberto (born 1966), singer
* Beto Guedes (born 1951)
* Caetano Veloso (born 1942), MPB singer-songwriter
* Cartola (1908–1980)
* Chico Buarque (born 1944)
* Clara Nunes (1942–1983)
* Claudia Leitte (born 1980), axé singer
* Chorão (1970–2013)
* Djavan (born 1949)
* Elis Regina (1945–1982)
* Gal Costa (born 1945)
* Gilberto Gil (born 1942)
* Herbert Vianna (born 1961)
* Ivete Sangalo (born 1972), axé singer
* João Gilberto (1931–2019), singer-songwriter, guitarist
* Jorge Ben (born 1939)
* Kelly Key (born 1983), pop/R&B singer
* Lô Borges (born 1952)
* Ludmilla (singer) (born 1995), pop singer
* Mallu Magalhães (born 1992), folk singer
* Maria Bethânia (born 1946)
* Marília Mendonça (1995–2021), sertaneja singer
* Marisa Monte (born 1967), MPB singer
* Marcelo Falcão (born 1973)
* Milton Nascimento (born 1942)
* Ney Matogrosso (born 1941)
* Negra Li (born 1979)
* Pabllo Vittar (born 1993), pop singer
* Renato Russo (1960–1996)
* Rita Lee (born 1947)
* Sandy (born 1983), pop singer
* Tim Maia (1942–1998), singer-songwriter
* Tom Zé (born 1936)
* Yamandu Costa (born 1980), guitarist and composer

## Nurses and physicians

* Ana Néri (1814–1880), pioneering nurse; assisted Brazilian forces on the battlefield, "mother of nursery"

## Politicians

* Adriane Lopes (born 1976); mayor of Campo Grande
* Aécio Neves (born 1960); federal deputy by Minas Gerais; ex-president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; ex-senator by Minas Gerais; ex-national president of Brazilian Social Democracy Party
* Alfredo Sirkis (1950–2020); ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro; defeated presidencial candidate
* André Franco Montoro (1916–1999); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-minister of Labour
* Adhemar de Barros (1901–1969); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo for two times; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
* Anthony Garotinho (born 1960); ex-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro; defeated presidential candidate
* Artur da Costa e Silva (1899–1969); ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War; ex-minister of Mines and Energy
* Arthur do Val (born 1986); state deputy of São Paulo
* Carlos Lacerda (1914–1977), ex-governor of the state of Guanabara; ex-federal deputy by the Federal District
* Celso Russomanno (born 1956); federal deputy by São Paulo
* Cesar Maia (born 1945); alderman of Rio de Janeiro; ex-mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro
* Cid Gomes (born 1963); senator by Ceará; ex-governor of the state of Ceará; ex-minister of Education; ex-mayor of he city of Sobral; ex-state deputy of Ceará
* Daiana Santos (born 1982); deputy in the federal Chamber of Deputies
* Davi Alcolumbre (born 1977); president of the Federal Senate; senator by Amapá
* Dilma Rousseff (born 1947); ex-president of Brazil, impeached; ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency; ex-minister of Mines and Energy
* Deodoro da Fonseca (1827–1892); ex-president of Brazil; ex-president of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul Province
* Djalma Bom (born 1939); founding member of the country's Workers' Party
* Eduardo Bolsonaro (born 1984); federal deputy by São Paulo; son of president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro. He was the most voted federal deputy of the history of Brazil until today
* Eduardo Campos (1965–2014); ex-governor of Pernambuco; ex-minister of Science and Technology
* Eduardo Jorge Martins (born 1949); ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; defeated presidencial candidate; defeated vice-presidential candidate
* Eduardo Suplicy (born 1941); ex-senator by São Paulo
* Enéas Carneiro (1938–2007); ex-federal deputy by São Paulo
* Ernesto Geisel (1907–1996); ex-president of Brazil; ex-office executive of the Institutional Security Bureau (Then named the "Military Office"); ex-minister of the Superior Militar Court
* Esperidião Amin (born 1947); senator by Santa Catarina; ex-governor of the state of Santa Catarina for two times; ex-mayor of the city of Florianópolis
* Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883–1974); ex-president of Brazil; ex-minister of War
* Fernando Collor de Mello (born 1949); senator by Alagoas; ex-president of Brazil, impeached; ex-governor of the state of Alagoas; ex-mayor of the city of Maceió
* Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931); ex-president of Brazil; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-minister of Exchequer; ex-minister of Foreign Affairs
* Flávio Bolsonaro (born 1981); senator by Rio de Janeiro
* Floriano Peixoto (1839–1895); ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of Mato Grosso province
* Geraldo Alckmin (born 1952); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; defeated presidential candidate for two times
* Getúlio Vargas (1882–1954); ex-president of Brazil; ex-governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul; ex-senator by Rio Grande do Sul; ex-minister of Exchequer
* Golbery do Couto e Silva (1911–1987); ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency
* Hamilton Mourão (born 1953); vice-president of Brazil
* Jânio Quadros (1917–1992); ex-president of Brazil; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
* Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955); former president of Brazil; army officer, ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro
* Joice Cristina Hasselmann (born 1978); federal deputy by São Paulo
* João Amoêdo (born 1962); national president of New Party; defeated presidential candidate
* João Doria (born 1957); governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
* João Goulart (1919–1976); ex-president of Brazil, deposed by a coup; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-minister of Labour, Industry and Trade
* José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838); ex-minister of Foreign Affairs; hero of independence
* José Dirceu (born 1946); ex-Chief of Staff of the Presidency; ex-federal deputy by São Paulo; ex-state deputy of São Paulo; ex-national president of Worker's Party
* José Sarney (born 1930); ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of the Federal Senate; ex-governor of the state of Maranhão; ex-senator by Maranhão; ex-senator by Amapá
* Júlio Prestes (1882–1946); ex-president of Brazil, did not take office; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo
* Juscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976); ex-president of Brazil; ex-governor of the state of Minas Gerais
* Kim Kataguiri (born 1996); federal deputy by São Paulo
* Leonel Brizola (1922–2004); ex-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro; ex-governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul
* Luciana Genro (born 1971); ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul; defeated presidential candidate; daughter of Tarso Genro - Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)
* Luís Carlos Prestes (1898–1990); ex-senator by Federal District; ex-general secretary of Brazilian Communist Party
* Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945); president of Brazil
* Manuela d'Ávila (born 1981); ex-federal deputy by Rio Grande do Sul; ex-state deputy of Rio Grande do Sul; defeated vice-presidential candidate - Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)
* Marcelo Freixo (born 1967); federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro
* Marielle Franco (1979–2018); ex-alderwoman of Rio de Janeiro
* Mário Covas (1930–2001); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
* Marina Silva (born 1958); national president of Sustainability Network; ex-senator by Acre; ex-minister of the Environment; defeated presidencial candidate for three times
* Marta Suplicy (born 1945); ex-vice-president of the Federal Senate; ex-senator by São Paulo; ex-minister of Culture; ex-minister of Turism; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
* Max Rosenmann (1944–2008); politician, businessman, and attorney
* Michel Temer (born 1940); ex-president of Brazil; ex-vice-president of Brazil; ex-president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies
* Miguel Arraes (1916–2005); ex-governor of the state of Pernambuco; ex-mayor of the city of Recife
* Oswaldo Aranha (1894–1960); ex-president of the United Nations General Assembly; ex-governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul; ex-minister of Foreign Affairs; ex-minister of Exchequer; ex-minister of Justice
* Luiz Loures; Deputy Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
* Paulo Maluf (born 1931); ex-governor of the state of São Paulo; ex-mayor of the city of São Paulo
* Princess Isabel (1846–1921), Princess Imperial of Brazil, later de jure Empress of Brazil, daughter of Emperor D. Pedro II, signed the abolition of slavery in the country
* Prudente de Morais (1841–1902); ex-president of Brazil; ex-president of the Federal Senate; ex-governor of the state of São Paulo
* Rodrigo Maia (born 1970); president of the Federal Chamber of Deputies; federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro
* Romário (born 1966); senator by Rio de Janeiro; ex-federal deputy by Rio de Janeiro - We Can (PODE)
* Romeu Zema (born 1964); governor of the state of Minas Gerais
* Tancredo Neves (1910–1985); ex-president of Brazil, died before took office; ex-prime minister of Brazil
* Tarso Genro (born 1947); ex-governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul; ex-minister of Education; ex-minister of Justice; ex-minister of institutional relations
* Tristão de Alencar Araripe (1821–1908), republican leader
* Zumbi dos Palmares (1655–1695), leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares

## Religious leaders

* Antonio Conselheiro (1830–1897), also known outside Brazil as "The Counselor", founder of Canudos
* Inri Cristo (born 1948), claims to be Jesus
* Saint Anthony of Saint Anne Galvão (Friar Galvão) (1739–1822), friar, Catholic saint
* D. Helder Câmara (1909–1999), Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, a fierce defender of civil rights during the military regime
* D. Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921–2016), former Archbishop of São Paulo, also a civil rights leader
* D. Cláudio Hummes (born 1934), Bishop, Archbishop and Cardinal of São Paulo, current mayor of the Congregation for the Clergy
* Helvécio Martins (1930–2005), General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Irmã Mônica (born 1976), Evangelical digital influencer
* Chico Xavier (1910–2002), main figure of Spiritism

## Journalists and TV celebrities

* Abelardo Barbosa (1917–1988)
* Angélica (born 1973)
* Boris Casoy (born 1941)
* Eliana (born 1973)
* Fátima Bernardes (born 1962)
* Glória Maria (1949-2023)
* Jô Soares (1938–2022)
* Maria Júlia Coutinho (born 1978)
* Rodrigo Souza Leão (1965–2009)
* Marília Gabriela (born 1948)
* Pedro Bial (born 1958)
* Silvio Santos (1930–2024)
* Xuxa (born 1963)
* William Bonner (born 1963)

## Writers
### Fictionists

* Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay (1843–1871)
* Aluísio Azevedo (1857-1913)
* Clarice Lispector (1925–1977)
* Dalton Trevisan (1925–2024)
* Érico Verissimo (1905–1975)
* Fernando Sabino (1923–2004)
* Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953)
* João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967)
* Jorge Amado (1912–2001)
* José de Alencar (1829–1877)
* José Lins do Rego (1901–1957)
* Lima Barreto (1881-1922)
* Luis Fernando Veríssimo (born 1936)
* Lya Luft (1938–2021)
* Lygia Fagundes Telles (1918–2022)
* Machado de Assis (1839–1908)
* Mário de Andrade (1893–1945)
* Márcio Souza (born 1946)
* Monteiro Lobato (1882–1948)
* Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954)
* Paulo Coelho (born 1947)
* Raduan Nassar (born 1935)
* Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003)
* Raul Pompeia (1863–1895)
* Rubem Fonseca (1925–2020)

### Poets

* Adélia Prado (born 1935)
* Alphonsus de Guimaraens (1870–1921)
* Álvares de Azevedo (1831–1852)
* Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914)
* Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864)
* Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987)
* Castro Alves (1847–1871)
* Cecília Meireles (1901–1964)
* Cruz e Sousa (1861–1898)
* Flávio Viegas Amoreira (1965-)
* Ferreira Gullar (1930–2016)
* Gregório de Matos (1636–1696)
* Haroldo de Campos (1929–2003)
* Helena Kolody (1912–2004)
* João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999)
* Jorge Sá Earp (1955-)
* Lucila Nogueira (1950–2016)
* Manoel de Barros (1916–2014)
* Manuel Bandeira (1886–1968)
* Menotti del Picchia (1892–1988)
* Murilo Mendes (1901–1975)
* Olavo Bilac (1865–1918)
* Paulo Leminski (1944–1989)
* Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744–1810)
* Vinícius de Moraes (1913–1980)

### Playwrights

* Ariano Suassuna (1927–2014)
* Gianfrancesco Guarnieri (1934–2006)
* Maria Clara Machado (1921–2001)
* Nelson Rodrigues (1912–1980)
* Oduvaldo Vianna Filho (1936–1974)

### Essayists and critics

* Alfredo Bosi (1936–2021)
* Antonio Candido (1918–2017)
* Euclides da Cunha (1866–1909)
* Otto Maria Carpeaux (1900–1978)

## Science and technology

* Manuel de Abreu (1894–1962), physician, inventor of abreugraphy (mass radiography of the lungs for screening tuberculosis)
* Aziz Ab'Saber (1924–2012), geographer; geologist; ecologist recognized for the Theory of Refuges and Amazon studies; former president of the SBPC
* Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida (1916–2013), geologist
* Carlos Paz de Araújo, scientist and inventor, holds nearly 600 patents in the area of nanotechnology
* José Márcio Ayres (1954–2003), biologist, zoologist, primatologist
* Marcia Barbosa (born 1960), physicist
* Abrahão de Moraes (1916–1970), astronomer and mathematician
* Eddy Bensoussan (born 1938), physician
* Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (1917–1998), co-discoverer of bradykinin
* Thaisa Storchi Bergmann (born 1955), astrophysicist at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
* Carlos Augusto Bertulani (born 1955), physicist
* Vital Brazil (1865–1950), physician and scientist, discoverer of the antivenom for snakes and other venomous animals
* Ennio Candotti (born 1942), physicist and scientific leader
* Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931), sociologist and former President
* José Cândido de Melo Carvalho (1914–1994), biologist, zoologist, entomologist
* Guilherme "Bill" Cardoso, Brazilian-American entrepreneur, engineer, and scientist.
* Carlos Chagas (1879–1934), biologist, zoologist, public health worker
* Evandro Chagas (1905–1940), physician and biomedical scientist specialized in tropical medicine; son of Carlos Chagas
* Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born 1952), mathematician and statistician
* Vera Cordeiro (born 1950), social entrepreneur and physician
* Newton da Costa (1929–2024), mathematician and logician, recognised for his works in paraconsistent logic
* Oswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), physician and public health champion, eliminated yellow fever, bubonic plague and smallpox in Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the 20th century
* Johanna Döbereiner (1924–2000), biologist, discoverer of the nitrogen fixing role of soil bacteria
* Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), Croatian-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; entomologist; botanist
* Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995), father of Brazilian sociology
* Sérgio Henrique Ferreira (1934–2016), physician and pharmacologist, discovered the active principle of a drug for hypertension
* Carlos Chagas Filho (1910–2000), physician and physiologist, former president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, former president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences; son of Carlos Chagas
* Hércules Florence (1804–1879), pioneer of photography
* Santiago Americano Freire (1908–1997), physician and professor of pharmacology, psychiatrist, writer, painter
* Gilberto Freyre (1900–1987), historiographer and sociologist
* Celso Furtado (1920–2004), noted economist and ideologue of economy of developing nations
* Marcelo Gleiser (born 1959), physicist, writer and professor of physics and astronomy at the Dartmouth College since 1991
* José Goldemberg (born 1928), physicist, former Minister of Science & Technology and Dean of the University of São Paulo
* Émil Göldi (1859–1917), Swiss-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; naturalist
* Bartolomeu de Gusmão (1685–1724), Brazilian Catholic priest, pioneer of aviation, the inventor of the balloon, became known as the "flying priest"
* Jacques Hüber (1867–1914), Swiss-Brazilian biologist; botanist
* Ivan Izquierdo (1937–2021), physician and neuroscientist; discovered neural mechanisms of memory
* Jean Paul Jacob (1937–2019), electronic engineer, researcher and professor, research manager at the Almaden IBM Research Center, California
* Adib Jatene (1929–2014), heart surgeon
* Alexander Kellner (born 1961), Liechtensteinian/Brazilian paleontologist
* Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922–2018), geneticist, researcher on the biology and genetics of bees
* Eduardo Krieger (born 1928), physician and physiologist, former president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
* César Lattes (1924–2005), experimental physicist, co-discoverer of the pion, a type of subatomic particle, first president of the Brazilian National Research Council
* Napoleão Laureano (1914–1951), cancer researcher
* Aristides Leão (1914–1993), physician and physiologist, discovered Leão's depression, a phenomenon of nervous tissue
* Ângelo Moreira da Costa Lima (1887–1964), doctor, entomologist
* Henrique da Rocha Lima (1879–1956), physician, pathologist and infectologist, discovered Rickettsia prowazekii, the pathogen of epidemic typhus
* José Leite Lopes (1918–2006), theoretical physicist
* Adolfo Lutz (1855–1940), physician and pioneer of public health
* José Lutzenberger (1926–2002), ecologist and zoologist
* Roberto Landell de Moura (1861–1928), pioneer of telephony
* Fritz Müller (1821–1897), German-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; botanist; naturalist; entomologist
* Miguel Nicolelis (born 1961), neuroscientist, one of Scientific American's best scientists of 2004
* Jacob Palis (born 1940), mathematician of international fame, current president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
* Maurício Peixoto (1921–2019), engineer, mathematician, pioneered the studies on structural stability, author of Peixoto's theorem
* Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (1818–1888), biologist, zoologist, naturalist
* José Aristodemo Pinotti (1934–2009), physician and gynecologist, former president of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
* Marcos Pontes (born 1963), first Brazilian astronaut, Missão Centenário
* Patricia Pranke (born 1967), stem cell researcher, professor
* Ana Maria Primavesi (1920–2020), soil scientist and promoter of the ecological management of tropical soils
* André Rebouças (1838–1898), pioneer engineer, brother of Antônio Rebouças Filho
* José Reis (1907–2002), biologist, greatest Brazilian science writer
* Gilberto Righi (1937–1999), biologist, zoologist, specialist on earthworms
* Carlos Rittl (living), scientist and environmentalist
* Milton Santos (1926–2001), geographer, won the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize, the highest award that can be gained in the field of geography
* Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), aviator and inventor
* Ademar Agostinho Sauthier (1940), theologist
* Mário Schenberg (1914–1990), theoretical physicist
* Helmut Sick (1910–1991), German-Brazilian biologist; zoologist; ornithologist
* Lotar Siewerdt (born 1939), agronomist; forage production
* Manuel Augusto Pirajá da Silva (1873–1961), responsible for the identification and complete description of the pathogenic agent and the pathophysiological cycle of schistosomiasis disease
* Maurício Rocha e Silva (1910–1983), physician and pharmacologist, discovered bradykinin, an active cardiovascular peptide
* Emilio Joaquim da Silva Maia (1808–1859), physician and naturalist
* Nise da Silveira (1905–1999), psychiatrist and mental health reformer
* Jorge Stolfi (born 1950), computer scientist, professor at UNICAMP
* Jayme Tiomno (1920–2011), experimental and theoretical nuclear physicist
* Paulo Emílio Vanzolini (1924–2013), biologist, zoologist, herpetologist
* Glaci Zancan (1935–2007), biochemist
* Mayana Zatz (born 1947), biologist and geneticist
* Euryclides Zerbini (1912–1993), heart surgeon, pioneer of first heart transplant in Brazil

## Foreign scientists and engineers who lived or live in Brazil

* Alexander Grothendieck (1928–2014), French mathematician
* David Bohm (1917–1992), American physicist
* Gregory Chaitin (born 1947), Argentine-American mathematician
* Louis Couty (1854–1884), French physiologist and pharmacologist
* Miguel Rolando Covian (1913–1992), Argentinian physiologist
* Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), American geologist
* Heinz Ebert (1907–1983), German geologist
* Luigi Fantappiè (1901–1956), Italian mathematician
* Richard Feynman (1918–1988), American physicist
* Carlos Hamilton Vasconcelos Araújo (born 1964), economist and engineer
* Charles Frederick Hartt (1840–1878), Canadian-American geologist and paleontologist
* Hermann von Ihering (1850–1930), German naturalist
* Fritz Köberle (1910–1983), Austrian physician and pathologist
* Grigori Ivanovitch Langsdorff (1774–1852), German/Russian naturalist
* Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009), French anthropologist
* Emmanuel Liais (1826–1900), French astronomer and naturalist
* Lucien Lison (1908–1984), Belgian anatomist
* Fritz Müller (1821–1897), German naturalist
* Giuseppe Occhialini (1907–1993), Italian physicist
* Ludwig Riedel (1790–1861), German botanist
* Oscar Sala (1922–2010), Italian nuclear physicist
* Carl August Wilhelm Schwacke (1848–1904), German botanist
* Friedrich Sellow (1789–1831), German botanist
* Helmut Sick (1910–1991), German zoologist
* Peter Szatmari (born 1950), Hungarian geologist
* Gleb Wataghin (1899–1986), Russian/Italian physicist
* Stefan Zweig (1881–1942), Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer