75 Notable alumni of Federal University of Pernambuco
Updated: May 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Federal University of Pernambuco is ranked #591 in the world and #10 in Brazil by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 75 notable alumni from Federal University of Pernambuco sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Federal University of Pernambuco won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Robeyoncé Lima
1988-. (aged 38)
activist
lawyer
politician
Robeyoncé Lima is a Brazilian lawyer, activist, and politician. She was elected state deputy for Pernambuco in 2018 and is the first trans woman elected official in the state. She was elected as part of the collective candidacy of JUNTAS 50180, which includes Carol Vergolino, Joelma Carla, Kátia Cunha, and Jô Cavalcanti. Her stated legislative goals center public safety, particularly...
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2. Pedro Eugênio
1949-2015 (aged 66)
politician
Pedro Eugênio de Castro Toledo Cabral was a Brazilian politician who was an MP from 1998 to 2014.
3. Antônio de Barros Carvalho
1899-1966 (aged 67)
politician
large estate owner
Antônio de Barros Carvalho, better known as Barros Carvalho was a landowner and Brazilian politician. He was congressman and senator for the state of Pernambuco.
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4. Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro
1952-. (aged 74)
mathematician
statistician
Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro is a Brazilian engineer, mathematician and statistician who has made significant contributions to the theory of statistical inference, mainly through asymptotic theory and applied probability.
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5. Fausto Cardoso
1864-1906 (aged 42)
poet
writer
politician
Fausto de Aguiar Cardoso was a Brazilian lawyer, poet, philosopher, and politician from the state of Sergipe. He was born in a rural part of the state Sergipe, and studied at the Faculty of Law of Recife in Pernambuco. He was elected to political office in 1900, and came into dispute with Olímpio Campos in Rio de Janeiro, the seat...
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6. Luís Caetano Pereira Guimarães Júnior
1845-1898 (aged 53)
writer
playwright
poet
novelist
Luís Caetano Pereira Guimarães Júnior was a Brazilian diplomat, poet, novelist and dramaturgist.
7. Fernando Dueire
1959-. (aged 67)
economist
civil servant
politician
Fernando Antonio Caminha Dueire is a Brazilian politician who has been one of the senators from the state of Pernambuco since 2022. Elected as a substitute initially, he succeeded Jarbas Vasconcelos who resigned due to health issues. He is currently affiliated with Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). He had previously been the state secretary of infrastructure of Pernambuco from 1999 to...
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8. Geraldo Holanda Cavalcanti
1929-. (aged 97)
writer
poet
journalist
diplomat
Geraldo Holanda Cavalcanti is a Brazilian lawyer and diplomat. He was born in Recife, on February 6, 1929.
9. Adelmar Tavares
1888-1963 (aged 75)
poet
lawyer
writer
Adelmar Tavares da Silva was a lawyer, magistrate, jurist, professor and poet from Recife. He was a member of Brazilian Societies devoted to criminology and law. As a poet he was respected with several of his poems becoming songs. In 1948 he became President of the Academia Brasileira de Letras.
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10. Silvestre Péricles de Góis Monteiro
1896-1972 (aged 76)
politician
Silvestre Péricles de Góis Monteiro was a Brazilian soldier and politician, whose family was in power in Alagoas during the Third Brazilian Republic.
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11. João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá
1821-1912 (aged 91)
politician
João Lustosa da Cunha Paranaguá, the Marquis of Paranaguá, was a politician and lawyer of the Empire of Brazil having been President of the Council of Ministers of Brazil on the 26th cabinet during the reign of Pedro II.
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12. Estácio Coimbra
1872-1937 (aged 65)
lawyer
politician
Estácio de Albuquerque Coimbra was a Brazilian lawyer and politician.
13. Zacarias de Góis
1815-1877 (aged 62)
politician
Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos was a Brazilian politician and monarchist during the period of the Empire of Brazil (1822–1889). He served as Prime Minister of Brazil three times.
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14. Álvaro Lins
1912-1970 (aged 58)
literary critic
university teacher
lawyer
writer
journalist
Álvaro de Barros Lins was a Brazilian journalist, professor, literary critic and lawyer.
15. Sousa Dantas
1831-1894 (aged 63)
politician
Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas was a Brazilian lawyer, politician and Prime Minister of Brazil from 1884 to 1885, noted for his efforts to reform slavery.
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16. Silas Rondeau
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Silas Rondeau is a Brazilian politician, and a member of Brazilian Democratic Movement Party. He formerly served as Minister of Mines and Energy in Brazil President Lula's cabinet.
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17. Cândido Mendes de Almeida
1818-1881 (aged 63)
lawyer
politician
journalist
Cândido Mendes de Almeida was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist and politician.
18. Armando Monteiro Filho
1925-2018 (aged 93)
engineer
politician
Armando de Queiroz Monteiro Filho was a Brazilian businessman, engineer and politician. He served as the country's Minister of Agriculture from 1961 until 1962, in the cabinet of President João Goulart. He was the father of Armando Monteiro, a politician, former national Senator from Pernambuco, and former Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
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19. Tristão de Alencar Araripe Jr
1848-1911 (aged 63)
poet lawyer
literary critic
lawyer
writer
novelist
Tristão de Alencar Araripe Júnior was a Brazilian lawyer, literary critic, and writer.
20. Franklin Távora
1842-1888 (aged 46)
novelist
politician
lawyer
journalist
playwright
João Franklin da Silveira Távora was a Brazilian novelist, journalist, politician, lawyer and dramatist, famous for his Regionalist romance O Cabeleira, set in 18th-century Pernambuco. He wrote under the pen names Semprônio and Farisvest.
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21. Barbosa Lima Sobrinho
1897-2000 (aged 103)
historian
jurist
journalist
lawyer
essayist
Alexandre José Barbosa Lima Sobrinho was a Brazilian lawyer, writer, historian, essayist, journalist and politician.
22. Bruno Pereira
1980-2022 (aged 42)
explorer
civil servant
environmentalist
human rights defender
indigenous rights activist
Bruno da Cunha Araújo Pereira was a Brazilian indigenist and career employee of the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI). He was an expert on uncontacted or recently contacted indigenous people in the country and on the Vale do Javari.
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23. Gabriel Mascaro
1983-. (aged 43)
visual artist
screenwriter
film director
Gabriel Mascaro is a Brazilian visual artist and film director.
24. Francisco Julião
1915-1999 (aged 84)
writer
politician
Francisco Julião Arruda de Paula was a Brazilian lawyer, politician and writer. He was born in Recife to a family of landowners. After studying law at university, he dedicated himself to defending peasants who had been expelled from their lands. He helped to found the farmers' cooperative Ligas Camponesas (Peasant League) in 1956, which worked on multiple fronts to advance...
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25. Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva
1856-1929 (aged 73)
politician
Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva was a Brazilian politician who was the vice president of Brazil from 15 November 1898 to 15 November 1902 under Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales. As Vice President, he also served as the President of the Senate. He served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1894 to 1896.
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26. Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda
1892-1979 (aged 87)
writer
poet
lawyer
diplomat
Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda was a prominent Brazilian jurist, judge, diplomat and professor of Law at the Federal University of Pernambuco. His main work, the Tratado de Direito Privado (pt), a sixty-volume collection that covers topics ranging from contracts to inheritance, has left a deep and lasting influence on Brazilian law and its descriptive doctrine. He occupied the 7th...
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27. Eusébio de Queirós
1812-1868 (aged 56)
judge
politician
magistrate
Eusébio de Queirós Coutinho Matoso da Câmara was a Brazilian magistrate and politician, Minister of Justice (1848–1852) and author of one of the most important laws of the Empire of Brazil, the Eusébio de Queirós Law, which suppressed the slave trade and paved the way for its eventual eradication. He was also responsible for the Commercial Code of 1850 that...
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28. Firmino Filho
1963-2021 (aged 58)
civil servant
politician
Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho was a Brazilian economist and politician. A member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, he served as Mayor of Teresina from 1997 to 2004 and again from 2013 to 2020. With three terms, he matched the amount of his predecessor, Raimundo Wall Ferraz. He also served on the Legislative Assembly of Piauí.
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29. Geraldo Júlio
1971-. (aged 55)
civil servant
politician
Geraldo Júlio de Mello Filho is a Brazilian politician and a former mayor of Recife, Pernambuco. He is a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party.
30. Armando Monteiro Neto
1952-. (aged 74)
lawyer
businessperson
politician
Armando Monteiro is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He has represented Pernambuco in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2019. He was the Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade from 2015 to 2016, during the second term of president Dilma Rousseff. Previously he was a Deputy for Pernambuco from 1999 to 2011. He is a member of the Brazilian...
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31. Geraldo Brindeiro
1948-2021 (aged 73)
lawyer
Geraldo Brindeiro was a Brazilian jurist, lawyer, and academic.
32. Gustavo Krause
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Gustavo Krause Gonçalves Sobrinho is a Brazilian lawyer and politician affiliated with the Brazil Union (UNIÃO). He served as the Minister of Finance and Minister of the Environment during the administrations of Itamar Franco and Fernando Henrique Cardoso. For Pernambuco, he was the governor, a federal deputy, and the state Secretary of Finance, as well as the mayor and a...
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33. Inglês de Sousa
1853-1918 (aged 65)
lawyer
writer
novelist
teacher
politician
Inglês de Sousa was a Brazilian lawyer, professor, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Óbidos, PA, on December 28, 1853, and died in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, on September 6, 1918. He was one of the founding members of the Academia Brasileira de Letras, and was the first occupant of Chair nº 28, which had as its patron Manuel...
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34. Silvio Meira
1955-. (aged 71)
computer scientist
engineer
Sílvio Romero de Lemos Meira is a Brazilian computer scientist, professor and entrepreneur in the area of software engineering and innovation. Currently, he is an emeritus professor at the Centre of Informatics of the Federal University of Pernambuco. Additionally, he also is the chairman of the Porto Digital - the biggest Brazilian tech park - and is member of the...
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35. Pedro Campos
1995-. (aged 31)
politician
civil engineer
Pedro Henrique de Andrade Lima Carneiro Campos is a Brazilian civil engineer and politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). He was elected as a federal deputy from the state of Pernambuco in 2022. He is the son of former government minister and governor of Pernambuco Eduardo Campos.
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36. Clóvis Beviláqua
1859-1944 (aged 85)
university teacher
writer
historian
journalist
philosopher
Clóvis Beviláqua was a Brazilian jurist, historian and journalist born in Viçosa do Ceará, Ceará, in 1859. Beviláqua was professor of civil and comparative law in Recife. As the author of the Brazilian Civil Code of 1916, whose first draft he presented in 1899, and as that code's first commentator, Beviláqua was the founding father of Brazilian civil law scholarship....
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37. Bruno Araújo
1972-. (aged 54)
lawyer
politician
Bruno Cavalcanti de Araújo is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He was discharged from his third term as federal deputy for the state of Pernambuco to assume the Ministry of Cities, appointed by the then acting president Michel Temer.
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38. João Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque
1878-1930 (aged 52)
politician
João Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque was a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served as the governor of Paraíba between 1928 and 1930.
39. Ricardo Brennand
1927-2020 (aged 93)
art collector
entrepreneur
Ricardo Coimbra de Almeida Brennand was a Brazilian businessman, engineer, and art collector in the state of Pernambuco. In 2002 he founded the Ricardo Brennand Institute, which includes the world's largest private collection of Frans Post paintings, and was the 17th-highest-rated museum in the world according to TripAdvisor in 2014.
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40. Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira
1910-1989 (aged 79)
literary critic
romanist
journalist
linguist
lexicographer
Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira was a Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator, and writer, best known for editing the Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, a major dictionary of the Portuguese language.
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41. Humberto Costa
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
physician
Humberto Costa is a Brazilian medical doctor and politician. He has represented Pernambuco in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously, he was a Deputy from Pernambuco from 1995 to 1999. He is a member of the Workers' Party.
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42. Graça Aranha
1868-1931 (aged 63)
writer
novelist
diplomat
judge
José Pereira da Graça Aranha was a Brazilian writer and diplomat, considered to be a forerunner of the Modernism in Brazil. He was also one of the organizers of the Brazilian Modern Art Week of 1922.
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43. Luciana Santos
1965-. (aged 61)
engineer
politician
Luciana Barbosa de Oliveira Santos is a Brazilian engineer and politician. Santos has served as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the cabinet of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva since 2023. She is the first woman to head the ministry.
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44. Arlindo Grund
1974-. (aged 52)
television presenter
Arlindo Grund is a Brazilian television presenter, fashion consultant, stylist and magazine editor.
45. Raul Pompeia
1863-1895 (aged 32)
chronicler
novelist
editor
journalist
librarian
Raul d'Ávila Pompeia was a Brazilian novelist, short story writer and chronicler. He is famous for the Impressionist romance O Ateneu. He was the original patron of the 33rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
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46. Tobias Barreto
1839-1889 (aged 50)
literary critic
poet
jurist
writer
university teacher
Tobias Barreto de Meneses was a Brazilian poet, philosopher, jurist and literary critic. He is famous for creating the "Condorism" and revolutionizing Brazilian Romanticism and poetry. He is patron of the 38th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
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47. Mário Schenberg
1914-1990 (aged 76)
physicist
Mário Schenberg was a Brazilian electrical engineer, physicist, art critic and writer.
48. Borges de Medeiros
1863-1961 (aged 98)
lawyer
politician
Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros was a Brazilian lawyer, judge, and politician. He served as Chief Judge and was appointed as the President of Rio Grande do Sul for a total of 25 years (1898–1908 and 1913–1928), during the period of Brazilian history known as the República Velha. He "inherited" the presidency from Júlio de Castilhos, the local dictator against...
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49. Sílvio Romero
1851-1914 (aged 63)
sociologist
university teacher
journalist
political scientist
writer
Sílvio Vasconcelos da Silveira Ramos Romero was a Brazilian "Condorist" poet, essayist, literary critic, professor, journalist, historian and politician.
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50. Coelho Neto
1864-1934 (aged 70)
folklorist
university teacher
memoirist
journalist
writer
Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto was a Brazilian writer and politician. He founded and occupied the second chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, from 1897 until his death in 1934. He was also the president of the aforementioned Academy in 1926.
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51. José Américo de Almeida
1887-1980 (aged 93)
novelist
poet
journalist
diplomat
lawyer
José Américo de Almeida was a Brazilian writer, a politician, a lawyer and a teacher.
52. Augusto dos Anjo
1884-1914 (aged 30)
poet
teacher
writer
Augusto de Carvalho Rodrigues dos Anjos was a Brazilian poet and professor. His poems speak mostly of sickness and death, and are considered the forerunners of Modernism in Brazil.
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53. Epitácio Pessoa
1865-1942 (aged 77)
lawyer
diplomat
judge
politician
Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa was a Brazilian politician and jurist who served as the 11th president of Brazil between 1919 and 1922, when Rodrigues Alves was unable to take office due to illness, after being elected in 1918. His government was marked by the beginning of the tenentist movement that would culminate in the Revolution of 1930, which brought...
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54. Joaquim Nabuco
1849-1910 (aged 61)
statesperson
journalist
writer
historian
autobiographer
Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo was a Brazilian statesman, diplomat, a leading voice in the abolitionist movement of his country, historian, jurist, journalist, and one of the founders of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Academia Brasileira de Letras).
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55. Miguel Arraes
1916-2005 (aged 89)
lawyer
politician
Miguel Arraes de Alencar was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He was mayor of Recife, State Deputy, Federal Deputy and three times Governor of Pernambuco.
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56. Marco Maciel
1940-2021 (aged 81)
lawyer
politician
Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and law school professor who served as the 22nd vice president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1 January 2003, twice elected on the same ticket as President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in the 1994 and 1998 general elections. He was a founder of the conservative PFL party.
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57. Kleber Mendonça Filho
1968-. (aged 58)
audio engineer
film critic
film director
screenwriter
Kleber de Mendonça Vasconcellos Filho is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer. Beginning his career as a movie critic, he transitioned to filmmaking in 2002, initially directing short films and documentaries. In 2012, his narrative feature debut Neighboring Sounds (2012) was included by The New York Times in its best-of-the-year list.
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58. Cristovam Buarque
1944-. (aged 82)
economist
writer
university teacher
novelist
mechanical engineer
Cristovam Ricardo Cavalcanti Buarque is a Brazilian university professor and member of Cidadania. He was a senator for the Federal District from 2003 to 2019.
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59. José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior
1845-1912 (aged 67)
historian
jurist
minister
diplomat
lawyer
José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior, Baron of Rio Branco was a Brazilian statesman, diplomat, geographer, historian, politician and professor, considered to be the "Patron of Brazilian diplomacy". Rio Branco was the son of statesman José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco.
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60. Marília Arraes
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Marília Valença Rocha Arraes de Alencar is a Brazilian politician, member of Solidariedade (SD) since 2022. She was a federal deputy for Pernambuco for one term (2019-23).
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61. Raquel Lyra
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Raquel Teixeira Lyra Lucena is a Brazilian lawyer, politician and the current governor of Pernambuco since 2023. Lyra was mayor of Caruaru from 2017 to 2022. A member of a political family, she previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco. She is affiliated to the Social Democratic Party (PSD), but was a member of the Brazilian...
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62. José Lins do Rego
1901-1957 (aged 56)
literary critic
screenwriter
novelist
writer
journalist
José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti was a Brazilian novelist most known for his semi-autobiographical "sugarcane cycle." These novels were the basis of films that had distribution in the English-speaking world.
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63. Roberto Freire
1942-. (aged 84)
lawyer
politician
Roberto João Pereira Freire is a Brazilian lawyer and politician.
64. Paulo Câmara
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
economist
Paulo Henrique Saraiva Câmara is a Brazilian politician who served as governor of Pernambuco from 2015 to 2023. He became Governor of Pernambuco on January 1, 2015.
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65. Assis Chateaubriand
1892-1968 (aged 76)
lawyer
journalist
entrepreneur
politician
Francisco de Assis Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo, also nicknamed Chatô (October 4, 1892 – April 4, 1968), was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, politician and diplomat. He was founder and director of the prominent media conglomerate of Brazil, the Diários Associados including: 34 newspapers, 36 radio stations, 18 television stations, one news agency, one weekly magazine (O Cruzeiro), one monthly magazine...
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66. Irandhir Santos
1978-. (aged 48)
actor
television actor
Irandhir Santos Pinto is a Brazilian actor.
67. João Henrique Campos
1993-. (aged 33)
politician
João Henrique de Andrade Lima Campos, is a Brazilian politician who has been the mayor of Recife since 2021. He was first elected as a federal deputy to the Chamber of Deputies for the state of Pernambuco during the 2018 general election as a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). He is the son of former government minister and...
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68. Paulo Freire
1921-1997 (aged 76)
pedagogue
poet
lawyer
writer
teacher
Paulo Reglus Neves Freire was a Brazilian educator and Marxist philosopher whose work revolutionized global thought on education. He is best known for Pedagogy of the Oppressed, in which he reimagines teaching as a collaborative act of liberation rather than transmission. A founder of critical pedagogy, Freire’s influence spans literacy movements, liberation theology, postcolonial education, Marxism, and contemporary theories of...
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69. Ariano Suassuna
1927-2014 (aged 87)
novelist
lawyer
writer
playwright
poet
Ariano Vilar Suassuna was a Brazilian playwright and author. He was the driving force behind the creation of the Movimento Armorial. He founded the Student Theater at Federal University of Pernambuco. Four of his plays have been filmed, and he was considered one of Brazil's greatest living playwrights of his time. He was also an important regional writer, doing various...
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70. Ruy Barbosa
1849-1923 (aged 74)
diplomat
writer
minister
judge
jurist
Ruy Barbosa de Oliveira, also known as Rui Barbosa, was a Brazilian politician, writer, jurist, and diplomat.
71. Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves
1847-1871 (aged 24)
poet
writer
Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves was a Brazilian poet and playwright famous for his abolitionist and republican poems. One of the most famous poets of the Condorist movement, he wrote classics such as Espumas Flutuantes and Hinos do Equador, which elevated him to the position of greatest among his contemporaries, as well as verses from poems such as "Os Escravos"...
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72. Eduardo Campos
1965-2014 (aged 49)
politician
economist
Eduardo Henrique Accioly Campos was a Brazilian congressman and governor. Born and raised in Recife, in the Northeast Brazil, he graduated in Economics from the Recife's Federal University of Pernambuco. Campos' maternal grandfather, the governor of the Brazilian state, Pernambuco, made him his Financial Secretary. Campos became a federal congressman in Brazil and got Pernambuco federal money for a shipyard,...
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73. Alceu Valença
1946-. (aged 80)
singer-songwriter
composer
Alceu Valença is a Brazilian singer, musician, and songwriter.
74. Nilo Peçanha
1867-1924 (aged 57)
lawyer
politician
Nilo Procópio Peçanha was a Brazilian politician who served as the seventh president of Brazil. He was governor of Rio de Janeiro (1903–1906), then elected the fifth vice president of Brazil in 1906. He assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of President Afonso Pena and served until 1910.
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75. Waldenor Pereira
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Waldenor Alves Pereira Filho more commonly known as Waldenor Pereira is a Brazilian politician as well as an economists and university professor. He has spent his political career representing his home state of Bahia, having served as state representative since 2011.
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