Brazil ranks 50th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Naples, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Hamburg. Memorable people born in Brazil include Maneca, Rodolpho Barteczko, and Roberto Miranda. Memorable people who died in Brazil include Friaça, Gyula Cseszneky, and Luiz Bonfá. Brazil has been the birth place of many soccer players and tennis players and the death place of many soccer players and military personnels. Brazil is located in Brazil.
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America and in Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the only country in the Americas to have Portuguese as an official language. It is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world, and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1903 and 1997, Brazil was the birth place of 157 globally memorable people, including Maneca, Rodolpho Barteczko, and Roberto Miranda. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Brazil including Friaça, Gyula Cseszneky, and Luiz Bonfá.
1926 - 1961
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 1
1910 - 1988
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 2
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 3
1912 - 1977
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 4
1913 - 1980
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 5
1940 - 1996
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 6
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 7
1911 - 1971
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 8
1924 - 1996
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 9
1911 - 1983
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 10
1923 - 1991
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 11
1909 - 1988
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 12
1924 - 2009
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 1
1914 - 1970
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 2
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 3
1942 - 2006
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 4
1920 - 2004
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 5
Most individuals born in present day Brazil were soccer players (156) and tennis players (1), while most who died were soccer players (2), military personnels (1), musicians (1), and athletes (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Brazil, including Maneca, Roberto Miranda, and Jurandir de Freitas. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brazil, including Maneca, Rodolpho Barteczko, and Roberto Miranda.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Brazil since 1700.