Cultural Production in
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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, Garrincha, and Paulo Coelho. Memorable people who died in Brazil include Pelé, Stefan Zweig, and Josef Mengele. Brazil has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians.
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America. It is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh largest by population, with over 203 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese is an official language. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2008, present day Brazil was the birth place of 2,462 globally memorable people, including Pelé, Garrincha, and Paulo Coelho. Additionaly, 402 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Brazil including Pelé, Stefan Zweig, and Josef Mengele.
People Born in Present Day Brazil
Go to all RankingsPelé
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 1
Garrincha
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 2
Paulo Coelho
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 3
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 4
Mário Zagallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 5
Ronaldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 6
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 7
Zico
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 8
Ayrton Senna
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 9
Dilma Rousseff
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 10
Jair Bolsonaro
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 11
Jairzinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Brazil
Go to all RankingsMarta
ATHLETE
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 123
Osvaldo Moles
WRITER
1913 - 1967
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 175
Luís of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1920
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 202
Jandira Martini
ACTOR
1945 - 2024
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 227
Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1847
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 239
Silvio Santos
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2024
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 242
Michael Löwy
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 272
Éder Jofre
BOXER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 283
Marcos Valle
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 305
José Faria
COACH
1933 - 2013
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 385
Lygia Clark
PAINTER
1920 - 1988
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 401
Eumir Deodato
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 404
People Deceased in Present Day Brazil
Go to all RankingsPelé
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 1
Stefan Zweig
WRITER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 2
Josef Mengele
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 3
Garrincha
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 4
Mário Zagallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 5
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 6
Carlos Alberto Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 7
Sócrates
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2011
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 8
Didi
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2001
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 9
João Havelange
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 10
Getúlio Vargas
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 11
Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Brazil
Go to all RankingsOsvaldo Moles
WRITER
1913 - 1967
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 97
Jandira Martini
ACTOR
1945 - 2024
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 125
Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1847
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 132
Silvio Santos
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2024
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 134
Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1909 - 1981
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 150
Éder Jofre
BOXER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 155
Lygia Clark
PAINTER
1920 - 1988
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 214
Adoniran Barbosa
SINGER
1910 - 1982
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 218
Carlos Alberto Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 229
Ely
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1991
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 237
José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1912
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 244
Estácio de Sá
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1520 - 1567
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 253
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Brazil were soccer players (1605), athletes (189), politicians (92), actors (79), and writers (42), while most who died were soccer players (155), politicians (56), writers (42), religious figures (14), and singers (14).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Brazil, including Pelé, Garrincha, and Mário Zagallo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brazil, including Pelé, Garrincha, and Mário Zagallo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Brazil since 1700.