Adhemar da Silva
1927 - 2001
HPI 60.9232 languages
Brazilian triple jumper
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Athletes from Brazil
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Trending Athletes from Brazil This Week
The top 10 Athletes from Brazil trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1
Maria Eduarda Arakaki
b. 2003
Trending in Portuguese (#105) Wikipedia (716 views, on Aug 16).
- #2
Rayssa Leal
b. 2008
Trending in Portuguese (#287) Wikipedia (330 views, on Aug 12).
Top 10 Brazilian Athletes
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Brazilian Athletes of all time. This list of famous Brazilian Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Brazilian Athletes.
#1 #2 
Nelson Prudêncio
1944 - 2012
HPI 57.4623 languagesBrazilian triple jumper
#3 
Vanderlei de Lima
b. 1969
HPI 55.8530 languagesBrazilian long-distance runner
#4 
Joaquim Cruz
b. 1963
HPI 52.1627 languagesBrazilian middle-distance runner
#5 
João Carlos de Oliveira
1954 - 1999
HPI 51.8923 languagesBrazilian athlete
#6 
Torben Grael
b. 1960
HPI 50.6818 languagesBrazilian sailor
#7 
Glover Teixeira
b. 1979
HPI 48.8017 languagesBrazilian mixed martial artist
#8 
Robson da Silva
b. 1964
HPI 48.0823 languagesBrazilian sprinter
#9 
Robert Scheidt
b. 1973
HPI 47.6522 languagesBrazilian sailor
#10 
Renzo Gracie
b. 1967
HPI 47.4015 languagesmixed martial artist
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Brazilians Athletes grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Athletes were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Athletes since 1700.
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