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São Paulo (bra)

Brazil

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São Paulo ranks 30th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Washington, D.C., Mumbai, and Toronto. The most famous people from São Paulo are Ayrton Senna, Rivellino, and Emerson Fittipaldi. The most famous people who died in São Paulo are Pelé, Sócrates, and Paulo Freire. São Paulo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and writers. São Paulo is located in Brazil.

São Paulo is the capital city of the state of São Paulo, as well as the most populous city in Brazil and in the Americas. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. It is the largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as paulistanos. The city's Latin motto is Non ducor, duco, which translates as "I am not led, I lead". Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2007, São Paulo was the birth place of 315 globally memorable people, including Ayrton Senna, Rivellino, and Emerson Fittipaldi. Additionaly, 87 globally memorable people have passed away in São Paulo including Pelé, Sócrates, and Paulo Freire.

People Born in São Paulo

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People Deceased in São Paulo

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day São Paulo were soccer players (181), athletes (27), racing drivers (17), actors (15), and politicians (8),  while most who died were soccer players (31), writers (8), politicians (7), singers (5), and actors (4).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in São Paulo, including Rivellino, Djalma Santos, and Zé Roberto. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day São Paulo, including Rivellino, Djalma Santos, and Arthur Friedenreich.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in São Paulo since 1700.