The Most Famous
PHYSICISTS from Brazil
This page contains a list of the greatest Brazilian Physicists. The pantheon dataset contains 851 Physicists, 1 of which were born in Brazil. This makes Brazil the birth place of the 51st most number of Physicists behind Uzbekistan, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Brazilian Physicists of all time. This list of famous Brazilian Physicists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. César Lattes (1924 - 2005)
With an HPI of 47.99, César Lattes is the most famous Brazilian Physicist. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Cesare Mansueto Giulio Lattes (11 July 1924 – 8 March 2005), also known as César Lattes, was a Brazilian experimental physicist, one of the discoverers of the pion, a composite subatomic particle made of a quark and an antiquark.
2. Marcia Barbosa (b. 1960)
With an HPI of 40.07, Marcia Barbosa is the 2nd most famous Brazilian Physicist. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Márcia Cristina Bernardes Barbosa (in international publications, Márcia is often spelled without the acute accent) is a Brazilian physicist known for her research on the properties of water, and for her efforts for improving the conditions for women in academia. She is a professor at UFRGS, and a director of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Brazilian physicists born between 1924 and 1960. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Brazilian physicists include Marcia Barbosa. The most famous deceased Brazilian physicists include César Lattes. As of April 2024, 1 new Brazilian physicists have been added to Pantheon including Marcia Barbosa.
