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This is a list of well known Brazilians (by nationality or citizenship), ordered alphabetically within categories: Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ana Paula Arósio (1975-), actress Antônio Fagundes (1949-), actor Bibi Ferreira, actress Daniel Benzali, actor Cacilda Becker (1921-1969), actress 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... // Adalgisa Nery Adelaide Peters Lessa Adélia Prado Afonso Schimidt Alberto de Oliveira Alphonsus de Guimaraens Alvarenga Peixoto Álvares de Azevedo Amadeu Amaral Ana Cristina César Ana Rüsche Armando Freitas Filho Artur de Azevedo Ascenso Ferreira Augusto dos Anjos Augusto Frederico Schimidt Augusto Massi Augusto Meyer Basílio... This is a list of Brazilian scientists. ... // Alfredo Bosi (1936- ) Antonio Candido Otto Maria Carpeaux (1900-1978) Regina Dalcastagne Wilson Martins José Guilherme Merquior (1941-1991) Sílvio Romero Silviano Santiago Roberto Schwarz Fernando Sabino (1923–2004) João do Rio João Ubaldo Ribeiro Luis Fernando Veríssimo Mario Prata Paulo Mendes Campos Rubem Braga (1913... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Citizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city or town but now usually a country) and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen. ...

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Actors

Main article: List of Brazilian actors

Ana Paula Arósio (1975-), actress Antônio Fagundes (1949-), actor Bibi Ferreira, actress Daniel Benzali, actor Cacilda Becker (1921-1969), actress 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... (help· info) (born July 16, 1975 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian model and actress. ... Antônio Fagundes Antônio da Silva Fagundes Filho (born April 18, 1949 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actor. ... Bruno Campos Bruno Campos (b. ... Bruna Patrizia Maria Teresa Romilda Lombardi (b. ... Daniel Benzali (born January 20, 1950 in Rio de Janiero, Brazil) is an American actor of television, film and theater. ... Daniele Suzuki Daniele Suzuki is a Brazilian actress and TV host, born on September 21, 1977, in Rio de Janeiro, to a Japanese father and a Brazilian mother. ... Dercy Gonçalves is the stage name of Dolores Gonçalves Costa (born June 23, 1907), a Brazilian comedienne. ... Missing image Denise Fraga Denise Rodrigues Fraga Villaça (born October 15, 1964) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress. ... Fernanda Montenegro (born October 16, 1929) is an Academy Award-nominated Brazilian film, stage and television actress. ... Missing image Fernanda Torres Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres (born September 15, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress. ... Fábio Assunção Fábio Assunção Pinto (born August 10, 1971 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian actor. ... Grande Otelo (1915-1994)was a brazilian actor and comedian. ... José Lewgoy was born in Veranópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1920, and died in 2003, in Rio de Janeiro. ... José Wilker de Almeida (Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil, 1947) is a famous brazilian actor of Cinema and TV. // 2006 - Canta Maria 2006 - O maior amor do mundo 2005 - The Hitchhikers Guide of the Galaxy (BR: O guia do mochileiro das galáxias) (voice) 2004 - Redentor 2004 - Onde anda... Juliana Silveira. ... Lázaro Ramos, nee Luiz Lázaro Sacramento Ramos, (b. ... Lima Duarte Ariclenes Venâncio Martins (born March 29, 1971 in Sacramento, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a Brazilian actor. ... Malu Mader Maria de Lourdes da Silveira Mäder (born September 12, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress of Lebanese origin. ... Carmen Miranda, pron. ... Marco Antônio Barroso Nanini (b. ... Matheus Nachtergaele (born 3 January 1969, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian actor. ... Murilo Benício Ribeiro (born July 13, 1972 in Niterói, Rio De Janeiro, Brasil) is a Brazilian television/film actor. ... Oscarito (August 16, 1906 in Málaga Spain - August 4, 1970 in Rio de Janeiro Brazil) is the stage name of Brazilian actor and comedian Oscar Lorenzo Jacinto de la Imaculada Concepción Teresa Diaz. ... Regina Blois Duarte (born February 5, 1947 in Franca, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress. ... Antônio Renato Aragão (born on January 13, 1936, in Sobral, Ceará) (stage name Didi Mocó Colesterol Novalgina Mofungo) is a Brazilian comedian and movie and TV actor and producer, known for leading the television series Os Trapalhões. ... Reynaldo Gianecchini (born Reynaldo Cisoto Gianecchini Júnior November 12, 1972 in Birigüi, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian actor. ... Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis Santoro, pron. ... Ronald Golias was a Brazilian comedian and actor, (born May 4, 1929, died September 27, 2005). ... Seu Jorge playing at the 2006 Coachella Festival Seu Jorge (b. ... Sônia Maria Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian actress. ... Tarcísio Magalhães Sobrinho, usually known as Tarcísio Meira (born on October 5, 1935 in São Paulo) is a well known actor in Brazil. ... Taís Araújo Taís Bianca Gama de Araújo (born on November 25, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro) is an Afro-Brazilian actress. ... Vera Lúcia Fischer (b. ... Xuxa Photo: Sérgio Savarese Xuxa (pronounced shoo-shah - IPA -, born Maria da Graça Meneghel, March 27, 1963, Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian television actress, singer and childrens television show host. ...

Architects and urbanists

Roberto Burle Marx (August 4th, 1909, São Paulo - June 4th, 1994, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazillian landscape designer (besides being a painter, ecologist and naturalist) whose designs of parks and gardens made him world famous. ... A landscape architect is primarily a designer of spaces, mostly landscapes, and sometimes gardens, in the field of landscape architecture. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nickname: Location of Brasília Coordinates: , Region Central-West State Distrito Federal Founded 21 April 1960 Government  - Administrator Ricardo Hernane Pires Area  - City 5,802 km²  (2,240. ... Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Niemeyer Soares Filho (born December 15, 1907) is a Brazilian architect who is considered one of the most important names in international modern architecture. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Government  - Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area  - City 1,260 km²  (486. ... Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928 - ) is a Brazilian architect. ... The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor a living architect. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Artists

Main article: List of Brazilian artists

Anita Malfatti, O Homem Amarelo (1915-1916) Anita Catarina Malfatti (1889–1964) was a Brazilian painter who introduced European and American modernist techniques to Brazil. ... Alfredo Volpi (1896 - 1988), was a famous painter of the artitistic and cultural brazilian modernist movement. ... Jose Ferraz de Almeida Junior (1859 - 1899), was an important Brazilian painter from the 19th century. ... Self Portrait, Congonhas House Aleijadinho was born in Aleijadinho (b. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... Candido Portinari. ... Cover of exhibition program for the Week of Modern Art, by Di Cavalcanti. ... This is a list of the characters appearing in the series Ashita no Nadja. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hélio Oiticica (1937 - 1980) was a Brazilian painter, sculptor, plastic artist and performance artist. ... Painting of Mário de Andrade by Lasar Segall Lasar Segall (July 21, 1891-August 2, 1957) was a Lithuanian Jewish painter who lived much of his life in Brazil. ... Lina Bo Bardi (Born Achillina Bo on December 5, 1914 in Rome, Italy — Died March 20, 1992 in São Paulo) was a Brazilian modernist architect. ... Lygia Clark (1920 – 1988) is a Brazilian artist best known for her painting and installation work. ... Maurício de Sousa (born October 27, 1935) is a Brazilian comic book artist. ... Moysés Baumstein (São Paulo, 1931 - 1991) was a Brazilian artist. ... This article needs translation. ... Oswaldo Goeldi (1895-1961, both in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a Brazilian artist and reknowned engraver, the son of Swiss naturalist Émil Goeldi. ... Taiguara Taiguara Chalar da Silva (Montevideo, October 9, 1945 — São Paulo, February 14, 1996), whose stage name was Taiguara, was a Brazilian singer and songwriter. ... Portrait of Oswald de Andrade by Tarsila do Amaral, 1922. ... Fauno, Esplanade of Trianon, São Paulo Victor Brecheret (February 22, 1894-December 17, 1955) was a Brazilian sculptor. ... Meirelless Combate Naval do Riachuelo Victor Meirelles de Lima (August 18, 1832 - February 22, 1903) was a 19th century painter. ...

Diplomats

Main article: List of Brazilian diplomats Roberto Jorge dos Guimarães Bastos ...

José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior (1845-1912), the Baron of Rio Branco (Portuguese: Barão do Rio Branco), was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, professor, historian and diplomat (Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1902-1912). ... Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo (August 19, 1849—January 17, 1910) was a Brazilian writer and statesman. ... Luis Martins de Souza Dantas was a Brazilian Diplomat who was awarded The Righteous Among The Nations by the Israeli Supreme Court for his participation during the Holocaust in helping Jews in France escape. ... Painting of Oswaldo Aranha Oswaldo Euclides de Souza Aranha (1894-1960) was a Brazilian politician, diplomat and statesman. ... Rui Barbosa de Oliveira was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, on the 5th of November 1849, and died in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the 1st of March 1923. ... Walter Moreira Salles (May 28, 1912 – 2001) was a highly successful Brazilian banker, politician and philanthropist who is considered by many as one of the premier founders of the modern Brazilian financial and banking industry. ... Sérgio Vieira de Mello Sérgio Vieira de Mello (March 15, 1948 – August 19, 2003) was a Brazilian United Nations (UN) diplomat who worked for the UN for over 34 years, earning respect and praise around the world for his efforts in the humanitarian and political programs of the...

Film directors

Main article: List of Brazilian film directors

Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (February 6, 1897 – August 23, 1982) was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ... Bruno Barreto (March 16, 1955) is a Brazilian film director. ... Carlos Diegues, also known as Cacá Diegues, (born 19 May 1940 in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil) is a Brazilian film director. ... Carolina Moraes-Liu (b. ... Eduardo Coutinho (b. ... Fernando Meirelles, born in November 9th, 1955, is a Brazilian film director. ... City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is an Academy Award-nominated 2002 Brazilian film, released in its home country in 2002 and worldwide in 2003. ... For the 2005 film of the same name, see The Constant Gardener (film). ... Glauber Rocha (March 14, 1938–August 22, 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor, and writer. ... Héctor Eduardo Babenco is a Brazilian director, screenwriter, producer and actor. ... Humberto Duarte Mauro (April 30, 1897 – October 5, 1983) was a Brazilian director. ... Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (May 25, 1932–September 10, 1988) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. ... Coffin Joe is the screen name and alter-ego of José Mojica Marins, whose portrait of a weird, kinky hateful man in a top hat, At Midnight Ill Take Your Soul, was a hit in Brazil and United States theaters alike. ... Nelso Pereira dos Santos is a Brazilian movie director. ... Ruy Guerra (born 22 August 1931 in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor. ... Walter Salles (2002) Walter Moreira Salles Jr. ... Central do Brasil (released as Central Station on the English speaking market) is a Brazilian film from 1998. ... Carlos Imperio Hamburger (b. ...

Executives and business entrepreneurs

Abílio dos Santos Diniz ((born December 28, 1936 in São Paulo) is chairman and former owner of the Brazilian retail chain Companhia Brasileira de Distribuiçao, and victim of a famous kidnapping. ... A Brazilian billionaire born in (1921-) he sold most of his Banco Real shares to ABN Amro for $2. ... Dr. Andre Medici is an internationally-known Brazilian health economist with extensive background in health strategy, public and private health financing in Latin America and the Caribbean, social security and pensions, economic reform, gender health issues, environmental protection, and globalization. ... Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (born June 4, 1928, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian businessman who is the president of the administrative council of the Grupo Votorantim; one of the countrys largest companies, specialised in metals, paper, cement and electricity. ... Arminio Fraga was the former president of the Central Bank of Brazil, from 1999-2002. ... Assis Chateaubriand, nicknamed familiarly Chatô or jokingly the King of Brazil, was a lawyer turned press magnate. ... Robert (Bob) Falkenburg (born on January 29, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY, United States) was an American male tennis player of German descent. ... Carlos Ghosn (Arabic: كارلوس غصن) (born March 9, 1954 in Brazil to Lebanese parents) is CEO of Renault and Nissan Motors. ... Edmond Jacob Safra (August 6, 1932, Beirut, Lebanon - December 3, 1999, Monaco) was a Brazilian-naturalized, Jewish Lebanese banker who was born in Beirut. ... German Efromovich is a Brazilian entrepeneur born to a family of Polish Jews in Bolivia. ... Gustavo Franco is a former President of the Brazilian Central Bank. ... Henrique de Campos Meirelles (August, 31, 1945) is the actual president of the Banco Central Do Brasil (Brazils Central Bank). ... João Carlos di Genio is a Brazilian physician and educator. ... Jorge Paulo Lemann (born in 1939) is the third wealthiest individual in Brazil (ranked number 200 in the world) with an estimated self made fortune of USD$ 3. ... The Vice-President and Minister of Defense José Alencar. ... Júlio Rafael de Aragão Bozano (b. ... Norberto Odebrecht founded the Odebrecht Foundation in 1965. ... Pedro Moreira Salles (b. ... Ricardo Semler (born 1959 in São Paulo) is the CEO and majority owner of Semco SA, a Brazilian company best known for its radical form of industrial democracy and corporate re-engineering. ... Roberto Irineu Marinho December 3, 1904 – August 6, 2003. ... Samuel Klein (Zaklików, Poland, 15 November, 1923) is a business person who founded the Casas Bahia string of department stores in Brazil. ... Victor Civita (1907-1990), a Brazilian publisher and philanthropist , was born in New York of Italian parents and immigrated to Sao Paulo, Brazil in the late 1940’s. ... Walter Moreira Salles (May 28, 1912 – 2001) was a highly successful Brazilian banker, politician and philanthropist who is considered by many as one of the premier founders of the modern Brazilian financial and banking industry. ...

Explorers and discoverers

Main article: List of Brazilian Explorers

Cândido Mariano de Silva Rondon (1865-1956) was a Brazilian explorer who is most famous for exploring with Teddy Roosevelt during Roosevelts exploration of the Rio Roosevelt in the Mato Grosso state in Brazil. ... Orlando Villas Boas (1914-2002) and his brothers Cláudio Villas Boas (1916-1998) and Leonardo Villas Boas (1918-1961) devoted their lives to helping indigenous peoples. ... Amyr Klink is a Brazilian sailor who has spent one year alone in the Antarctic and crossed the Atlantic Ocean, from the African coast to Brazilian coast, in a small sailing boat (without engine). ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... Sydney Possuelo, born in 1940, is a Brazilian explorer, social activist and Indian expert. ...

Fashion designers

Clodovil Hernandes Clodovil Hernandes (Elisiário, June 17, 1937) is a former Brazilian fashion stylist and curretly is a television presenter and politician. ... Alexandre Herchcovitch (born in 21 July 1971, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a fashion designer. ... Tufi Duek was born in Rio de Janeiro but moved to Sao Paulo as child. ... Zuleika Angel Jones, known as Zuzu Angel, (June 5, 1921 – April 14, 1976) was a Brazilian fashion designer. ...

Geologists

  • Alberto Betim Paes Leme (1910-??).
  • Aluízio Licínio de Miranda Barbosa (Alto do Rio Doce-MG, 1916)
  • A.P. Lobo.
  • Bhaskara Rao Adsumilli
  • 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)
  • Benjamin Bley de Brito Neves, prolific tectonicist and hydrogeologist. Professor at IGC-Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Benedito Paulo Alves (Ouro Preto,1917-Belo Horizonte,19??)
  • Carlos Maurício Noce.
  • Carlos Schobbenhaus, brilliant geologist and main responsible for the publication of the different Geologic, Tectonic and Mineral Deposits of Brazil by CPRM.
  • Djalma Guimarães (Santa Luzia, MG, 1895-belo Horizonte,1973)
  • Eberhard Wernick.
  • Edison José Milani, is contributing outstandingly for the petroleum geology of Brazil.
  • Eduardo Antonio Ladeira.
  • Elmer Prata Salomão
  • Emiliano Cornélio de Souza.
  • Euzébio Paulo de Oliveira (1905-??)
  • Evaristo Penna Scorza (1899-1969)
  • Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida (Rio de Janeiro, February 2, 1916), one of the most outstanding geologist of the 20 century; he is still active in researching, teaching, lecturing, andpublishing in the 21st Century.
  • Fernando Flecha Alkmim Prominent professor of Tectonics at the Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto.
  • Glycon de Paiva (1927-??)
  • Guilherme Estrella Director of Exploration and Production of PETROBRÁS. During his management, Brazil reached self-sufficiency in oil production.
  • Hardy Jost expert geologist in gold and diamonds.
  • Heinz Ebert one of the greatest tectonicist of the 20 Century.
  • Jad Salomão
  • Jaime Duchini, outstanding exploration geologist for gold.
  • João Henrique Grossi Sad, ex-director of GEOSOL and a dedicated Professor of Geology at the Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto and Institute of Geosciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
  • John Van Nostrand Dorr II(born in New York City, May 16, 1910; deceased, December 23, 1996, Bethesda, Maryland).He lived about one fourth of his life doing geology in Brazil.
  • José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (June 13, 1763 – April 6,1838).
  • José Ferreira de Andrade Jr. (1925-??)
  • José Jayme Rodrigues Branco
  • J.C.J.Conceição
  • José Augusto Sartori Loyola Brandão
  • Louis Agassiz
  • Louis de Loczy (Hungria, 1897-Brazil, Rio de Janeiro,1980)
  • Luciano Jacques de Moraes (1924-??)
  • Luciano Tavares Siqueira
  • Luiz A. P. Gamboa
  • Luiz Flores Moraes Rego (1920-??)
  • Manoel Teixeira da Costa (????-1979)
  • M.C.Lana
  • Miguel Arrojado Ribeiro Lisboa (1894-??)
  • Mikhail Lomonosov
  • Milton Guimarães Bueno do Prado, dynamic exploration geologist and entrepreneur in junior mining company.
  • Nikolai Alexandrovitch Kudryavtsev
  • Naldo Torres, ex-President of GEOSOL and outstanding manager of drilling projects for several mineral deposits.
  • Nivaldo Destro
  • Octávio Barbosa
  • Orville Adalbert Derby (Kellogsville, New York, July 23, 1851, — Rio de Janeiro, November 27, 1915) was an American geologist who worked in Brazil particularly for the DNPM, CPRM.
  • Othon Henry Leonardos I (1925), famous geologist of 20th Century and productive writer on geology and history of sciences and mining in Brazil. He was for many years Director of the School of Geology of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Member of several world geological societies.
  • Othon Henry Leonardos Jr.
  • Otto Nordenskjöld.
  • Paulo Ercichsen de Oliveira (1911-1969)
  • Paul Ferrand (França, 1855-Ouro Preto,1895)
  • Paulo Pereira Martins
  • Pedro De Moura (1925-??).
  • Pedro Victor Zalán
  • Per Teodor Cleve.
  • Peter Szatmary.
  • Reinhard Adolfo Fuck, famous petrologist of IGC-UnB.
  • Reinhard Maack (Germany, 1982 - Brazil, 1969)
  • Ronald Fleischer, outstanding exploration geologist, tectonicist and metallogeneticist.
  • Sérgio Estanislau do Amaral
  • Sergio Nertan Alves de Brito, entrepreneur, expert on geology of foundations dams, and on slope stability of excavations both open pit and undergroud.
  • Sérgio Estanislau do Amaral.
  • Sérgio Luiz Martins Pereira Director of São Bento Mining Co.
  • Vargas de Bedemar.
  • Viktor Leinz (Germany, 1936 - São Paulo, Brazil, 19??, founder of the Course of Geology of Universidade de São Paulo and writer.
  • Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege, author of Pluto Brasiliensis.
  • Vladimir Porfire'v.
  • Walter K. Link, USA geologist. Controversial organizer of Oil Exploration in Brazil.
  • Yociteru Hasui, Outstanding tectonicist. Professor at IGC-Universidade de São Paulo. Prolific writrer on geological sciences.

Aluízio Licínio de Miranda Barbosa (born in Alto Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is best known by his students and friends as Professor Licínio. ... Ben Edmestone Barnes(born London, England, June 3, 1903, deceased May 28, 1969, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Djalma Guimarães (born November 5,1894 in Santa Luzia, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil; deceased, October 10, 1973, Belo Horizonte, Brazil). ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... José Bonifácio de Andrade e Silva (June 13, 1763 – April 6, 1838), Brazilian statesman and naturalist, was born at Santos, São Paulo. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Template:This is a valid biography. ... Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (Михаи́л Васи́льевич Ломоно́сов) (November 19 (November 8, Old Style), 1711 – April 15 (April 4, Old Style), 1765) was a Russian writer and polymath who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. ... // Nivaldo Destro (born, ---) received both his degree in geology and an M.Sc. ... Orville Adalbert Derby (b. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Dr Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskiöld (also spelled Nordenskjöld) (December 6, 1869-1928) was a Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer. ... Per Teodor Cleve (Stockholm February 10, 1840 – Uppsala June 18, 1905) was a Swedish chemist and geologist. ... A surveyor and the headmaster of Windhoek school in central Namibia, (South West Africa) discovered The White Lady rock painting in 1918. ...

Heroes and historical figures

  • Admiral Tamandaré, military combatant, war veteran, Father of the Navy.
  • Aimberê, Tupinambá chieftain, leader of the Tamoio insurgency against Portuguese colonizers, he was killed in battle.
  • Ana Néri, pioneering nurse, she assisted Brazilian forces on the battlefield, Mother of Nursery.
  • Anita Garibaldi (1807-1849), revolutionary combatant, fought in Brazil and Italy, was married to Giuseppe Garibaldi.
  • Barão do Amazonas, Admiral of the Navy, war hero, led the decisive Battle of Riachuelo.
  • Bárbara de Alencar, mother of the Independence and Republic.
  • Bento Gonçalves, military commander, led a separatist movement.
  • Chico Mendes (1944-1988), murdered rural leader and martyr of ecological movements in the Amazon.
  • Duke of Caxias, military commander, nationalist leader, Father of the Army.
  • Frei Caneca (1779-1825), a priest and martyr of the independence, executed.
  • José Bonifácio, Patriarch of the Independence.
  • José Plácido de Castro, military combatant and nationalist leader; led the Acre revolution.
  • Luís Gonzaga Pinto da Gama (1830-1882), abolitionist leader.
  • Manuel Beckman, led an insurgency movement on the XVII century in Maranhão against the Portuguese Crown, and was executed by hanging.
  • Maria Quitéria (1792-1853), heroin of the fight for Independence in Bahia.
  • Padre Feijó (1784-1843), a priest, teacher and politician, who made important role on the Independence period and as regent during The Regency Era.
  • Princess Isabel (1846-1921), Princess Imperial of Brazil, second daughter of Emperor D. Pedro II, signed the abolition of slavery in Brazil.
  • Luiz Carlos Prestes (1898-1990), leader of the tenente rebellion of "Coluna Prestes", and later a communist leader.
  • Tiradentes (1746-1792), leader of a failed conspiracy against the Portuguese, executed by hanging.
  • Tristão de Alencar Araripe, republican leader assassinated by Brazilian Empire forces.
  • Vladimir Herzog (1937-1975), Croatian-Brazilian journalist, tortured and murdered by the military dictatorship, became a martyr for the democratic resistance.
  • Zumbi dos Palmares (1655-1695), African-born leader of a slave revolt, murdered by the Portuguese Crown.

Tupi Antigo (or Tupinamba) is a extinct Tupi language which was spoken by Indian tribesmen in the coast of Brazil. ... Anita Ribero di Garibaldi Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro da Silva di Garibaldi (1821-1849) was the Brazilian-born wife and comrade-in-arms of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. ... Garibaldi in 1866. ... Commodore Francisco Manoel Barroso da Silva directed the Brazilian fleet while the Marquis of Tamandaré was absent during the Battle of Riachuelo in the War of the Triple Alliance. ... Combatants Paraguay Brazil Commanders Pedro Inácio Meza Francisco Manoel Barroso Strength 8 ships, 36 cannons 9 ships, 59 cannons Casualties three steamers, 6 barges, Unknown personnel One steamer, 247 personnel {{{notes}}} The naval Battle of Riachuelo was a key point in the War of the Triple Alliance. ... General Bento Gonçalves da Silva, (Triunfo, September 23, 1788 – Pedras Brancas, July 18, 1847), was a Tatter Revolucionary leader and President of Piratini Republic (1836 - 1845). ... Chico Mendes on a river in Amazonia. ... The Duke of Caxias in profile The Duke of Caxias in military dress Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the duke of Caxias (August 25, 1803-May 7, 1880), was the most important Brazilian military commander in history. ... Lagoa dos Gatos is a town and head of municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (June 13, 1763 – April 6, 1838), Brazilian statesman and naturalist, was born at Santos, São Paulo. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... This article is about the abolition of slavery. ... Maranhão is one of the states of Brazil in the north-eastern region. ... This is a list of Portuguese monarchs dating from the independence of Portugal from the kingdom of León in 1128 under Afonso Henriques, who proclaimed himself King in 1139, to the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic on October 5, 1910, during the reign of Manuel II, the Patriot, or... Flag of Bahia See other Brazilian States Capital Salvador Largest City Salvador Area 564 273 km² Population   - Total   - Density 13 070 250 23. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Regent, from the Latin, a person selected to administer a state because the ruler is a minor or is not present or debilitated. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (July 29, 1846—November 14, 1921), nicknamed the Redeemer, was heir to the throne of Brazil (with the title of Princess Imperial) during the last decades of the reign of her father Pedro II of Brazil, and sometime Regent. ... Dom Pedro II (pron. ... Slave redirects here. ... Luís Carlos Prestes Luís Carlos Prestes (1898—1990) was the legendary leader of the 1920s tenente rebellion and the Communist opposition to the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas in Brazil. ... On July 5, 1922, a group of young Brazilian army officers known as tenentes (lieutenants), staged several revolts in Brazil against the regime of its time. ... Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, known as Tiradentes (1746-April 21, 1792), was part of the Brazilian seditious movement known as the Inconfidência Mineira. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Location map Capital Recife Created July 2, 1824 Dissolved November 9, 1824 The Confederation of the Equator, (Portuguese, Confederação do Equador) was a short lived state established in the northeastern region of Brazil during that nations struggle of independence against Portugal. ... Wladimir Herzog (1937-1975), also known as Vlado Herzog, was a Brazilian TV journalist. ... The military maintained power in Brazil from 1964 until March 1985 because of political struggles within the regime and Brazilian elite. ... Bust of Zumbi dos Palmares in Brasília. ...

Intellectuals and thinkers

  • 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
  • Mário Ferreira dos Santos, philosopher
  • Mário Pedrosa, (1900-1982)
  • Nisia Floresta Augusta (1810-1885), early feminist
  • Olavo de Carvalho, philosopher
  • 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

Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães (1836-1891, 22 January) was a Brazilian military man and political thinker. ... Darcy Ribeiro, (26 october 1922 - 17 february 1997) was a brazilian anthropologist and polititian. ... Gilberto Freyre (1900-1987) was a Brazilian author, known for his 1933 sociological treatise Casa-Grande & Senzala (The Masters and the Slaves). ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... Olavo de Carvalho (born April 26, 1949, in the city of Campinas, in the state of São Paulo) is a Brazilian astrologian, philosopher and political pundit. ... Professor Leonardo Boff Leonardo Boff was born 14 December 1938 in Concórdia, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. ... Theology is literally rational discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, rational discourse). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Milton Santos (born May 3, 1926 in Brotas de Macaúbas, Bahia, Brazil, died June 24, 2001) was a geographer but your formation is a lawyer. ... Paulo Freire Paulo Freire (Recife, Brazil September 19, 1921 - São Paulo, Brazil May 2, 1997) was a Brazilian educator and influential theorist of education. ...

Models

See also: List of Brazilian models


Female

Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12, 1981) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Alessandra Corine Ambrósio (born April 11, 1981), popularly nicknamed Ale,[1] is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Ana Beatriz Barros (born May 29, 1982 in Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Ana Claudia Michels (31 July 1981-) is a Brazilian fashion model. ... Ana Hickmann (born March 1, 1981 in Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a professional supermodel. ... Bruna Erhardt (1 January 1988) is a Brazilian model. ... Caroline Aparecida Trentini (born July 6, 1987) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Cintia Dicker on the cover of Madame Figaro Cintia Dicker (born December 6, 1986 in Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian model of German descent. ... Daniella Cicarelli Lemos (b. ... Daniella Sarahyba Fernandes (born 1986 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian model. ... Fernanda Lessa (Brazil,1977) is a Brazilian model. ... Fernanda Cama Pereira Lima (June 25, 1977) is a Brazilian actress. ... Fernanda Motta for Sports Illustrated Fernanda Motta (born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 1, 1981) is a Brazilian model. ... Fernanda Tavares (born on September 22, 1980) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Gianne Albertoni. ... Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen (born July 20, 1980), nicknamed Gise, The Body, or The Midas Queen[7] is a Brazilian supermodel who has been acclaimed as the most famous and the highest-paid model in the world. ... Isabeli Bergossi Fontana (born July 4, 1983) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Izabel Goulart (b. ... Jeisa Chiminazzo (born April 12, 1985) is a Brazilian supermodel currently residing in New York. ... Juliana Imai (born February 25, 1985, in Cruzeiro DOeste, Paraná, Brazil) is a Brazilian model of mixed Japanese and Portuguese descent. ... Juliana Martins (born on October 3, 1984 in José Bonifácio, São Paulo state) is a Brazilian model. ... Letícia Birkheuer (born April 25, in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian model. ... Luciana Gimenez. ... Marcelle Bittar de Almeida, commonly known as Marcelle Bittar, (born on May 5, 1981 in Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil) is a Brazilian of Lebanese descent fashion model. ... Mariana Weickert (born in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, 17 February 1982) is a Brazilian supermodel of German ascent, affiliated to Ford Models. ... Michelle Alves (born September 19, 1978) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Raquel Zimmermann (born May 6, 1983 in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil[1][2]) is a Brazilian supermodel. ...

Male

  • Alex Eckshmidt
  • Alex Schultz
  • Alexandre Verga
  • Alvaro Jacomossi
  • Anderson Dornelles
  • Andre Rezende
  • Bruno Santos
  • Caco Ricci
  • Daniel Aguiar
  • Evandro Soldati
  • Felipe Matarazzo
  • João Vellutini
  • Leandro Becker
  • Marcelo Boldrini
  • Mateus Verdelho
  • Newton Maia Salomao Alves
  • Paulo Zulu
  • Rafael Monteiro
  • Rafael Verga
  • Raphael Laus
  • Romulo Pires
  • Tiago Riani
  • Victor Pecoraro

Alvaro Jacomossi is the fiance of Brazillian supermodel Isabeli Fontana. ... Bruno Santos is considered one of the emerging model sensations that hail from Brazil in the recent years. ... Evandro Soldati is a Brazilian male model. ... Rafael Verga is a Brazilian supermodel. Born July 27, 1981, in Florianópolis, capital of Santa Catarina state, his modeling career has taken off with campaigns such as 2ixst and Sean John. ...

Monarchs

Main article: List of Brazilian monarchs The Brazilian monarchs were the rulers of Brazil from its discovery in 1500 until 1889. ...

Maria II, Queen of Portugal, (pron. ... Dom Pedro II (pron. ... Queen Silvia of Sweden (born Silvia Renate Sommerlath) (born 23 December 1943) is the Queen consort of King Carl XVI Gustaf, Swedens monarch, and the mother of the heir apparent to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria. ...

Music

Main article: List of Brazilians in music Classical Alberto Nepomuceno, (1864-1920), classical musician and composer Alexandre Levy, (1864-1892), classical musician and composer Camargo Guarnieri, (1907-1993), classical musician and composer Carlos Gomes, (1836-1896), classical musician and composer Francisco Mignone (1897-1986), classical composer and conductor Heitor Villa Lobos, (1887-1959), classical musician and composer...

Adoniran Barbosa, (6 July 1912 - 23 November 1982), was a famous brazilian singer and composer. ... Airto Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian Jazz percussionist and musician. ... Andre Matos (born September 14, 1971 in São Paulo, Brazil) is the lead singer of the band Shaaman and former lead singer of Angra. ... This article is about the heavy metal band Angra. ... The shaman is an intellectual and spiritual figure who is regarded as possessing power and influence on other peoples in the tribe and performs several functions, primarily that of a healer ( medicine man). The shaman provides medical care, and serves other community needs during crisis times, via supernatural means (means... Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (January 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro – December 8, 1994 in New York City), or Tom Jobim (as he is fondly known in his home country), was a Brazilian composer, arranger, singer, pianist/guitarist and one of the primary forces behind the creation... Arnaldo Antunes is a writer and composer from Brazil who was born in 1960. ... Arnaldo Dias Baptista (b. ... Os Mutantes (IPA pronunciation: , Portuguese for The Mutants) was an influential Brazilian psychedelic rock band that arose out of the Tropicalia movement of the late 1960s. ... Ary Barroso (born November 7, 1903 in Ubá, Minas Gerais and died February 9, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian composer. ... For the founder of the world scouting movement, see Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell Baden Powell de Aquino (August 6, 1937 - September 26, 2000) widely known simply as Baden Powell, was a Brazilian bossa nova guitarist. ... Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto on May 12, 1966 in New York City) is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. ... Bidu Sayão (May 11, 1902 - March 13, 1999) was Brazils most famous opera singer and one of the greatest stars of the Metropolitan Opera for fifteen years (1937-1952). ... Caetano Veloso (born 7 August 1942) is one of the most popular and influential Brazilian composers and singers. ... Tropicalismo, also known as Tropicália, is a Brazilian art movement that arose in the late 1960s and encompassed theatre, poetry and music, among other forms. ... Carla Maffioletti (born c. ... Carlinhos Brown (b. ... Carmen Monarcha (born January 5, 1981 in Belém, Pará, Brazil) is an opera singer. ... Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola (Portuguese for top hat), (October 11, 1908 – November 30, 1980) was born in Rio de Janeiro, in a neighborhood called Catete. ... FAGzuza (April 4, 1958 — July 7, 1990) was a Brazilian composer, singer and poet, born Agenor de Araújo Miranda in Rio de Janeiro. ... Barão Vermelho is a Brazilian 80s rock band leadered by Frejat, who now has a solo career. ... Chico Buarque (full name: Francisco Buarque de Hollanda; born June 19, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer, composer, dramatist and writer. ... Chico César is a Brazilian popular musician, born in Catolé do Rocha (Paraíba) in northeastern Brazil on jan 26, 1964. ...