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Petrópolis (bra)

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Petrópolis ranks 2,015th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kavala, Štip, and Speyer. Memorable people born in Petrópolis include Peter Medawar, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, and Luís of Orléans-Braganza. Memorable people who died in Petrópolis include Stefan Zweig, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, and Hélio Gracie. Petrópolis has been the birth place of many noblemen, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Petrópolis is located in Brazil.

Petrópolis, also known as the Imperial City, is a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil. It is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, 68 kilometres (42 mi) northeast of the city of Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2022 Brazilian census, Petrópolis municipality had a population of 278,881 inhabitants. Besides being the largest and most populous city in the Fluminense Mountain Region, the city also has the largest GDP and HDI in the region. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1875 and 1990, Petrópolis was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Peter Medawar, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, and Luís of Orléans-Braganza. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Petrópolis including Stefan Zweig, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, and Hélio Gracie.

People Born in Petrópolis

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Petrópolis were noblemen (3), soccer players (3), biologists (1), actors (1), and cyclists (1),  while most who died were politicians (3), writers (1), noblemen (1), martial arts (1), and physicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Petrópolis, including Rafael, and Fábio. Whereas, throughout history, noblemen have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Petrópolis, including Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, Luís of Orléans-Braganza, and Diane, Duchess of Württemberg.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Petrópolis since 1700.