Brazil
Brazil ranks 77th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gothenburg, Dresden, and Frankfurt. Memorable people born in Brazil include Maneca, José Lázaro Robles, and Luís Mesquita de Oliveira. Memorable people who died in Brazil include Nílton Santos, Friaça, and Gyula Cseszneky. Brazil has been the birth place of many soccer players, and coaches 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 and easternmost country in South America and in Latin America. 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. Brazil is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1909 and 1997, Brazil was the birth place of 131 globally memorable people, including Maneca, José Lázaro Robles, and Luís Mesquita de Oliveira. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Brazil including Nílton Santos, Friaça, and Gyula Cseszneky.
People Born in Brazil
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Maneca
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1961
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 1
José Lázaro Robles
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1996
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 2
Luís Mesquita de Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1983
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 3
Romeu Pellicciari
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1971
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 4
Jaú
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 5
Manga
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 6
Adãozinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1991
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 7
Cláudio Coutinho
COACH
1939 - 1981
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 8
Roberto Emílio da Cunha
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1977
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 9
Nariz
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1984
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 10
Zezé Procópio
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 11
Brandãozinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2000
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Brazil
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COACH
1939 - 1981
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 8
Nariz
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1984
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 10
Brandãozinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2000
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 12
Caroline Criado Perez
WRITER
1984 - Present
HPI: 25.21
Rank: 84
Arley
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 22.67
Rank: 102
People Deceased in Brazil
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Nílton Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1
Friaça
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 2
Gyula Cseszneky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1970
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 3
Augusto da Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 4
Ion Drîmbă
ATHLETE
1942 - 2006
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Brazil were soccer players (129), coaches (1), and writers (1), while most who died were soccer players (3), military personnels (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Brazil, including Maneca, José Lázaro Robles, and Manga. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brazil, including Maneca, José Lázaro Robles, and Luís Mesquita de Oliveira.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Brazil since 1700.
