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Brazil

Brazil ranks 9th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Italy, Russia, and Spain. Memorable people born in present day Brazil include Pelé, Ayrton Senna, and Paulo Coelho. Memorable people who died in Brazil include Pelé, Josef Mengele, and Oscar Niemeyer. Brazil has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. The top cities in Brazil by number of biographies are Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brazil, Salvador, Bahia, and Porto Alegre.

People

Between 0 and 2008, present day Brazil was the birth place of 2,773 globally memorable people, including Pelé, Ayrton Senna, and Paulo Coelho. Additionaly, 428 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Brazil including Pelé, Josef Mengele, and Oscar Niemeyer.

People Born in Present Day Brazil

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Pelé
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 1
Ayrton Senna
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 2
Paulo Coelho
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 3
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 4
Garrincha
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 5
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 6
Zico
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 7
Ronaldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 8
Dilma Rousseff
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 9
Pedro II of Brazil
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1891
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 10
Mário Zagallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 11
Jair Bolsonaro
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 12

Newly Added People Born in Present Day Brazil

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João Guimarães Rosa
WRITER
1908 - 1967
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 190
Pedro Rodrigues Filho
EXTREMIST
1954 - 2023
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 209
Tim Maia
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1998
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 368
Raul Cortez
ACTOR
1932 - 2006
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 444
Heloísa Pinheiro
MODEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 491
Dorival Júnior
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 498
Carolina Maria de Jesus
WRITER
1914 - 1977
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 611
Glória Menezes
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 628
Jaime Spengler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 644
Maysa Matarazzo
SINGER
1936 - 1977
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 662
Alcione Nazareth
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 682
Zuzu Angel
FASHION DESIGNER
1921 - 1976
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 689

People Deceased in Present Day Brazil

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Pelé
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 1
Josef Mengele
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 2
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 3
Alfredo Stroessner
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2006
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 4
Leônidas
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2004
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 5
Jair da Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2025
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 6
Osvaldo Moles
WRITER
1913 - 1967
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 7
José Mauro de Vasconcelos
WRITER
1920 - 1984
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 8
Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1847
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 9
Manga
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 10
Bigode
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 11
Adhemar da Silva
ATHLETE
1927 - 2001
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 12