40 Notable alumni of Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Updated: May 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul is ranked #783 in the world and #19 in Brazil by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 40 notable alumni from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Clóvis Frainer
1931-2017 (aged 86)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Clóvis Frainer OFMCap was a Roman Catholic archbishop Manaus and Juiz de Fora.
2. Filipe Matzembacher
1988-. (aged 38)
screenwriter
writer
film director
Filipe Matzembacher is a Brazilian film director and writer.
3. Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche
1927-2009 (aged 82)
theologian
Catholic bishop
Catholic priest
Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche OCD was a Brazilian auxiliary bishop of Santa Maria (1969–1971) and Porto Alegre (1971–2001).
4. Ana Lucia Araujo
1971-. (aged 55)
historian
writer
Ana Lucia Araujo is an American historian, art historian, author, and professor of history at Howard University. She is a member of the International Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Slave Route Project. Her scholarship focuses on the transnational history, public memory, visual culture, and heritage of slavery and the Atlantic slave trade.
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5. Paulo de Tarso Vieira Sanseverino
1959-2023 (aged 64)
jurist
judge
Paulo de Tarso Sanseverino was a Brazilian jurist, magistrate, and academic. He served as a Minister (Justice) of the Superior Court of Justice of Brazil, the highest appellate court in Brazil for non-constitutional questions of federal law, from his appointment by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2010 until his death in office in April 2023.
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6. João Inácio Müller
1960-. (aged 66)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. is a Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop.
7. Leomar Antônio Brustolin
1967-. (aged 59)
university teacher
Catholic bishop
Catholic priest
Leomar Antônio Brustolin is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been archbishop of Santa Maria since 2021. He was auxiliary bishop of Porto Alegre from 2015 to 2021.
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8. Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz
1953-. (aged 73)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz is a Uruguayan Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.
9. Licínio Azevedo
1951-. (aged 75)
screenwriter
filmmaker
film director
writer
journalist
Licínio Silveira Azevedo is a Brazilian–Mozambican journalist, film producer, screenwriter, and film director of award-winning documentaries and feature films.
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10. Remídio José Bohn
1950-2018 (aged 68)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Remídio José Bohn was a Roman Catholic bishop.
11. Carlos Nejar
1939-. (aged 87)
novelist
poet
writer
Luis Carlos Verzoni Nejar, better known as Carlos Nejar, is a Brazilian poet, author, translator and critic, and a member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras. One of the most important poets of its generation, Nejar, also called "o poeta do pampa brasileiro", is distinguished for his use of an extensive vocabulary, alliteration, and pandeism. His first book, Sélesis, was...
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12. Any Ortiz
1983-. (aged 43)
lawyer
politician
Any Machado Ortiz is a Brazilian politician and lawyer.
13. Luiz Carlos Prates
1943-. (aged 83)
writer
journalist
psychologist
radio personality
Luiz Carlos Prates is a Brazilian journalist, psychologist, and radio sport announcer.
14. Eduardo Sirotsky Melzer
1972-. (aged 54)
businessperson
Eduardo Sirotsky Melzer is a Brazilian business man that is the Chief executive of EB Capital, a Brazilian private equity firm focused on investing in companies that address Brazilian structural gaps. He was chairman and president of Grupo RBS and owner of the business conglomerate RBS, one of the largest multimedia communications companies in Brazil. Eduardo was also chairman of...
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15. Carlos Simon
1965-. (aged 61)
journalist
association football referee
Carlos Eugênio Simon is a Brazilian ex-FIFA football referee. He is also a journalist and he works for Fox Sports Brasil since 2012. Simon has been an international referee since 1998 and his first international game was between Ecuador and Peru. He was a referee in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup, and 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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16. Tarciana Medeiros
1978-. (aged 48)
bank teller
official
Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros is a Brazilian economist and business executive. In January 2023 she was appointed as CEO of Banco do Brasil (BB), the second-largest bank in Brazil and Latin America, which is controlled by the Brazilian government. In 2023 she was considered by Forbes magazine to be the 24th most-powerful woman in the world.
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17. Jeferson Tenório
1977-. (aged 49)
writer
playwright
prose writer
teacher
Jeferson Tenorio is a Brazilian writer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and now lives in Porto Alegre. He obtained a PhD in Literary Theory from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS). His stage texts and short stories have been translated into English and Spanish.
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18. Frank Jorge
1966-. (aged 60)
writer
poet
classical guitarist
guitarist
Jorge Otávio Pinto Pouey de Oliveira, better known by his stage name Frank Jorge, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, poet, chronicler and professor, famous for his work with pioneering Rio Grande do Sul rock bands Os Cascavelletes and Graforreia Xilarmônica.
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19. Luiz Antonio de Assis Brasil
1945-. (aged 81)
novelist
lawyer
writer
Luiz Antonio de Assis Brasil is a Brazilian writer and university professor.
20. Ibsen Pinheiro
1935-2020 (aged 85)
lawyer
politician
journalist
Ibsen Pinheiro was a Brazilian journalist politician who served as a Deputy and as President of the Chamber of Deputies. He was president of the chamber during the impeachment of Fernando Collor de Mello.
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21. José Paulo Bisol
1928-2021 (aged 93)
politician
José Paulo Bisol was a Brazilian politician and judge. Bisol most notably served as the vice presidential running mate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, in the 1989 presidential election. Bisol was originally set to serve as Lula's running mate in the 1994 presidential election, but was replaced by Aloizio Mercadante. Bisol was famous for being an...
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22. Antônio Abujamra
1932-2015 (aged 83)
theatrical director
stage actor
film director
television actor
actor
Antônio Abujamra was a Brazilian theatre and television director and actor. Having majored in journalism and philosophy at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul in 1957, he started a career as a theatre critic while he directed and acted in his own plays at the university theatre. Professionally, he made his debut as a theatre director in...
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23. Leona Cavalli
1969-. (aged 57)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Alleyona Canedo da Silva, known professionally as Leona Cavalli, is a Brazilian actress and stage director.
24. José Maria Eymael
1939-. (aged 87)
lawyer
politician
José Maria Eymael is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, businessman, and founder of the Democracia Cristã (DC), known in English as the Christian Democracy.
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25. Martha Medeiros
1961-. (aged 65)
journalist
writer
Martha Medeiros is a Brazilian writer and journalist. She works as columnist of the Zero Hora and O Globo newspapers.
26. Marcia Tiburi
1970-. (aged 56)
writer
novelist
philosopher
university teacher
Márcia Angelita Tiburi is a Brazilian plastic artist, professor of philosophy, literary critic, and writer. Her main areas of research are ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of knowledge.
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27. Ana Amélia Lemos
1945-. (aged 81)
journalist
politician
Ana Amélia Lemos is a Brazilian journalist and politician. She worked as a columnist and commentator for RBS in Distrito Federal, before applying the Senator by the Rio Grande do Sul, elected in the General Election 2010. She was the running mate of PSDB presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin in the 2018 election.
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28. Pedro Simon
1930-. (aged 96)
lawyer
politician
Pedro Jorge Simon is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and professor. He represented Rio Grande do Sul in the Federal Senate for over 30 years. Prior to that, he served as the governor of Rio Grande do Sul from 1987 to 1990. Simon also served as Minister of Agriculture from 1985 to 1986. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic...
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29. Lya Luft
1938-2021 (aged 83)
poet
writer
translator
prose writer
novelist
Lya Fett Luft was a Brazilian writer and a prolific translator, working mostly in the English-Portuguese and the German-Portuguese language combinations.
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30. Ingra Lyberato
1966-. (aged 60)
actor
television actor
Ingra de Souza Liberato is a Brazilian actress. From 2016 she began to sing as Ingra Lyberato.
31. João Pedro Stédile
1953-. (aged 73)
economist
João Pedro Stédile is a Brazilian political Activist and Economist, advocating for land reform in Brazil, being a member of the collective for coordination of the Landless Workers' Movement or MST. MST is a political movement for redistribution of land to end the high concentration of land ownership in Brazil derived from the prevalence of latifundia in the colonial period...
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32. Eliane Brum
1966-. (aged 60)
novelist
documentary filmmaker
film director
writer
journalist
Eliane Brum is a Brazilian journalist, writer and documentarist. In 2019, she was long-listed for a National Book Award.
33. Juliana Brizola
1975-. (aged 51)
lawyer
politician
Juliana Daudt Brizola is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. She was a councilwoman in the city of Porto Alegre from 2009 to 2011 and later became a state deputy in the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 2011 to 2023. She is currently affiliated with the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), which she has been affiliated with since she was...
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34. José Fogaça
1947-. (aged 79)
lawyer
politician
José Alberto Fogaça de Medeiros is a Brazilian politician who has been the mayor of Porto Alegre, Brazil, a state deputy, federal deputy and senator.
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35. Osmar Terra
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
physician
Osmar Gasparini Terra is a Brazilian politician and physician, affiliated with Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), Minister of Citizenship until 2021, previously holding the office of Minister of Social and Agrarian Development.
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36. Manuela d'Ávila
1981-. (aged 45)
writer
journalist
activist
politician
Manuela Pinto Vieira d'Ávila is a Brazilian journalist, author and politician.
37. Daniela Escobar
1969-. (aged 57)
film actor
actor
television actor
Daniela Escobar Duncan is a Brazilian actress, television presenter and voice actress.
38. Patrícia Poeta
1976-. (aged 50)
writer
news presenter
journalist
television presenter
Patrícia Poeta Pfingstag is a Brazilian talk show host, former newscaster and journalist. She was born in Rio Grande do Sul and graduated in Journalism in 1998. Two years later, she was hired by Rede Globo, where she began weather forecasting. She hosted the show Fantástico and later Jornal Nacional/ JN until 2014, when she switched from journalism to entertainment....
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39. Rafinha Bastos
1976-. (aged 50)
actor
humorist
journalist
Rafael Bastos Hocsman, better known as Rafinha Bastos ( pronounced [ʁaˈfĩɲɐ ˈbastus]) or simply Rafi Bastos, is a Brazilian comedian, actor, journalist and television personality.
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40. Luciana Genro
1971-. (aged 55)
lawyer
politician
Luciana Krebs Genro is a Brazilian politician, state deputy and one of the founders of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL). In 2014, she was the PSOL nominee for President of Brazil. She came in 4th place, receiving more than 1.6 million votes nationally. She is the daughter of Tarso Genro, a Workers' Party (PT) politician and former governor of...
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