Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul ranks 2,727th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dunkirk, West Hartford, Connecticut, and Metairie, Louisiana. Memorable people born in Rio Grande do Sul include Cláudio Hummes, Odilo Scherer, and Doca. Rio Grande do Sul has been the birth place of many soccer players, and religious figures. Rio Grande do Sul is located in Brazil.
Rio Grande do Sul is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth-most populous state and the ninth-largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is bordered clockwise by Santa Catarina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Uruguayan departments of Rocha, Treinta y Tres, Cerro Largo, Rivera, and Artigas to the south and southwest, and the Argentine provinces of Corrientes and Misiones to the west and northwest. The capital and largest city is Porto Alegre. The state has the highest life expectancy in Brazil, and the crime rate is relatively low compared to the Brazilian national average. The state has 5.4% of the Brazilian population and it is responsible for 6.6% of the Brazilian GDP. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1903 and 1989, Rio Grande do Sul was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Cláudio Hummes, Odilo Scherer, and Doca.
People Born in Rio Grande do Sul
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Cláudio Hummes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2022
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1
Odilo Scherer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 2
Doca
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1956
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3
Carlos Eugênio Simon
REFEREE
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 4
Marcelo Baron Polanczyk
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.32
Rank: 5
Paulão
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 19.86
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rio Grande do Sul were soccer players (3), religious figures (2), and referees (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, religious figures have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rio Grande do Sul, including Cláudio Hummes, and Odilo Scherer. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rio Grande do Sul, including Doca, Marcelo Baron Polanczyk, and Paulão.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Rio Grande do Sul since 1700.
