51 Notable alumni of University of Brasilia
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Brasilia is ranked #464 in the world and #8 in Brazil by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 51 notable alumni from University of Brasilia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Brasilia won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Marisa von Bülow
political scientist
researcher
civil servant
Marisa von Bülow is a Brazilian political scientist and sociologist. She is a professor in the Political Science Institute at the University of Brasília. She studies networks in international trade, the theory of social movements, and the collective action problems that confront international organizations.
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2. Maria de Lourdes Abadia
1944-. (aged 82)
politician
Maria de Lourdes Abadia is a Brazilian social worker and politician. She was the Governor of Federal District of Brazil in 2006.
3. Yasodara Córdova
1980-. (aged 46)
designer
Yasodara Córdova, also known as Yaso, is an activist, coder, designer and researcher. Her work has focused on technologies to improve the democratic process, using open data, online identity, and privacy approaches. She is currently a research fellow at the Digital Harvard Kennedy School, and affiliate to the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard. She has been part of several Ministries...
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4. Marlui Miranda
1949-. (aged 77)
singer
guitarist
ethnomusicologist
composer
musicologist
Marlui Miranda is a Brazilian singer, musician, and researcher known for her performances of indigenous music from the Amazon. She has collaborated with Brazilian musicians Gilberto Gil, Egberto Gismonti, Milton Nascimento, and Nana Vasconcelos.
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5. Casildo Maldaner
1942-2021 (aged 79)
politician
Casildo Maldaner was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He represented Santa Catarina in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2015. He was governor of Santa Catarina from 1990 to 1991. He was a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party.
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6. Adolfo Sachsida
1972-. (aged 54)
economist
Adolfo Sachsida is a Brazilian lawyer and economist.
7. Roberto de Figueiredo Caldas
1962-. (aged 64)
lawyer
judge
Roberto de Figueiredo Caldas is a former judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (mandate from 2013 to 2018). He is also an attorney, partner and chairman of the Board of Alino & Roberto e Advogados.
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8. Dyogo Henrique de Oliveira
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
economist
Dyogo Henrique de Oliveira is a Brazilian economist and former minister of Planning, Budget and Management in the government of Michel Temer, who assumed the office temporarily after the departure of senator Romero Jucá. In 31 March 2017, he was confirmed as minister. In March 2018, Oliveira was confirmed by president Temer as the new president of the Brazilian Development...
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9. Helena Chagas
1961-. (aged 65)
journalist
Helena Maria de Freitas Chagas is a Brazilian journalist. The daughter of political journalist Carlos Chagas, she served as Secretary of Social Communication for the Presidency of Brazil from 2011 to 2014. Today, she is a communication consultant and sporadically writes for the Jornal O Globo's Blog do Noblat.
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10. Jaqueline Jesus
1978-. (aged 48)
LGBTQ rights activist
writer
activist
researcher
psychologist
Jaqueline Gomes de Jesus is a Brazilian psychologist, writer, and LGBT activist.
11. Barbosinha
1964-. (aged 62)
lawyer
politician
José Carlos Barbosa, professionally known as Barbosinha, is a Brazilian politician and lawyer who is the 11th and current Vice-Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul in the government of Eduardo Riedel. Member of the Progressives Party, she previously served as State Deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul between 2015 and 2023 and 21st Secretary of State for Justice and Public...
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12. Edison Lobão Filho
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Edison Lobão Filho is a Brazilian politician and businessman. He represented Maranhão in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2015. He is a member of the PMDB.
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13. Laura Martignon
1952-. (aged 74)
teacher
mathematician
Laura Martignon is a Colombian and Italian professor and scientist. From 2003 until 2020 she served as a Professor of Mathematics and Mathematical Education at the Ludwigsburg University of Education. Until 2017 she was an Adjunct Scientist of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, where she previously worked as Senior Researcher. She also worked for ten years...
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14. Rico Malvar
1957-. (aged 69)
computer scientist
Henrique "Rico" S. Malvar is a distinguished Brazilian engineer and a signal processing researcher at Microsoft Research's largest laboratory in Redmond, Washington, United States. He was the managing director of the lab following the departure of long-time Managing Director Dan Ling in 2007, when he oversaw about 350 researchers. He was a Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft for over 15 years....
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15. Célia Xakriabá
1989-. (aged 37)
politician
activist
Célia Nunes Correa, better known as Célia Xakriabá [ˈsɛli.ɐ ʃɐˌkɾi.ɐˈba], is an indigenous educator and activist of the Xakriabá people of Brazil. She is best known for holding debates and lectures at universities in Brazil promoting, among other things, advancement of the status and rights of indigenous women, indigenous land rights, and indigenous education.
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16. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti
1954-. (aged 72)
diplomat
Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti is a Brazilian diplomat and the current Ambassador of Brazil to the United States. Previously, she was Chef de Cabinet to UN Secretary General António Guterres. Viotti was the Ambassador of Brazil to Germany from 2013 until 2016, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations from 2007 until 2013, and President of the United Nations...
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17. Teotonio Vilela Filho
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
economist
Teotônio Brandão Vilela Filho is a Brazilian economist, politician and Governor of Alagoas from 2007 to 2015. He graduated at the Universidade de Brasília and then specialized in Business Administration at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas. He is a son of Teotônio Brandão Vilela and Lenita Quintela. Brandão Vilela's degree in economics from the University of Brasilia (UNB), majoring in Business...
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18. Carlos Alberto Franco França
1964-. (aged 62)
diplomat
civil servant
politician
Carlos Alberto Franco França is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2022. He was appointed by President Jair Bolsonaro on 29 March 2021 to replace outgoing Minister Ernesto Araújo.
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19. Hélio José
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Hélio José is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Distrito Federal in the Federal Senate for 55th Legislature (2015-2019). He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.
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20. Alexandre Tombini
1963-. (aged 63)
banker
economist
Alexandre Antônio Tombini is a Brazilian economist. He was President of the Central Bank of Brazil until June 9, 2016, when he was replaced by Ilan Goldfajn. Since September 2019 he is Chief Representative for the Americas, based in Mexico City, of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
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21. Arlindo Chinaglia
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
physician
Arlindo Chinaglia is a Brazilian politician and former President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil 2007–2009. He represents the state of São Paulo in the National Congress of Brazil for the Workers' Party.
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22. Debora Diniz
1970-. (aged 56)
documentary filmmaker
civil servant
anthropologist
Debora Diniz Rodrigues is a Brazilian anthropologist and law professor at the University of Brasília, and a co-founder and researcher at Anis: Institute for Bioethics. She is also a researcher, writer and documentary filmmaker. Her research projects focus on bioethics, feminism, human rights and health. She was a visiting researcher at the University of Leeds, the University of Michigan, the...
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23. Izabella Teixeira
1961-. (aged 65)
biologist
biochemist
official
politician
Izabella Mônica Vieira Teixeira was the Brazilian Minister of the Environment. She is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award (Champions of the Earth) in 2013.
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24. Ellen Oléria
1982-. (aged 44)
singer
guitarist
songwriter
composer
actor
Ellen Gomes de Oléria, known as Ellen Oléria is a Brazilian singer, musician, songwriter, and actress.
25. Erenice Guerra
1959-. (aged 67)
lawyer
Erenice Alves Guerra was the 41st Chief of Staff of Brazil. She is best known for resigning from the post of Chief of Staff due to credible allegations of corruption and nepotism for which she was publicly reprimanded by the President's Public Ethics Committee. She was born in Brasília and is a law graduate, specialized in health law.
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26. Paulo Gonet Branco
1961-. (aged 65)
academic
Paulo Gustavo Gonet Branco is a Brazilian jurist, professor and prosecutor. A member of the Federal Public Ministry of Brazil since 1987, he is the current Prosecutor General of the Republic.
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27. Leilane Neubarth
1958-. (aged 68)
news presenter
writer
journalist
Leilane Neubarth Teixeira is a Brazilian journalist, news presenter and writer.
28. Hugo Gloss
1985-. (aged 41)
blogger
YouTuber
journalist
television presenter
Bruno Rocha da Fonseca, known as Hugo Gloss, is a Brazilian presenter, journalist, voice actor, blogger and YouTuber.
29. Roseana Sarney
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
sociologist
Roseana Sarney Murad is a Brazilian politician and sociologist, who previously served as the Governor of Maranhão from 1995 to 2002 and from 2009 to 2014. Sarney served as a Senator from 2003 to 2009 and a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to 1994 and from 2023 to present. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB),...
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30. Pedro Parente
1953-. (aged 73)
engineer
entrepreneur
minister
politician
Pedro Pullen Parente is a Brazilian engineer, politician, administrator, and former president of the state oil company Petrobras.
31. Paulo Bernardo
1952-. (aged 74)
trade unionist
politician
Paulo Bernardo Silva is a Brazilian politician, member of the Workers' Party (PT). He was Minister of Communications during the government of Dilma Rousseff and Minister of Planning during the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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32. Renan Filho
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
economist
José Renan Vasconcelos Calheiros Filho is a Brazilian economist and politician. He is a former governor of Alagoas, who served from January 2015 to April 2022. He is affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement.
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33. Jessé Souza
1960-. (aged 66)
writer
jurist
sociologist
university teacher
Jessé José Freire de Souza or simply Jessé Souza is a Brazilian professor and researcher.
34. Rodrigo Rollemberg
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Rodrigo Sobral Rollemberg is a Brazilian politician and member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). He served as Governor of the Federal District from 2015 to 2019.
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35. Jorge Viana
1959-. (aged 67)
engineer
politician
Jorge Viana is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He has represented Acre in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously, he was Governor of Acre from 1999 to 2007. He is a member of the Workers' Party. After Renan Calheiros lost the presidency of the Senate, Viana is now the president of the Brazilian Senate.
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36. Geddel Vieira Lima
1959-. (aged 67)
manager
husbandry worker
planter class
politician
Geddel Quadros Vieira Lima is a Brazilian politician who served in the Cabinet of Brazil under President Michel Temer until his resignation on 25 November 2016, amid accusations that he and the President had pressured Minister of Culture Marcelo Calero to approve a real estate project to build a 30-floor apartment building in a historic district of Ladeira da Barra.
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37. Roberto Azevêdo
1957-. (aged 69)
diplomat
engineer
politician
Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo is a Brazilian career diplomat who served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 2013 until 2020. Since 2020, he has been Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Affairs at PepsiCo.
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38. Raquel Dodge
1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer
Raquel Elias Ferreira Dodge is a former Prosecutor General of Brazil. Previously, she was a sub-prosecutor general of the Republic and served as the Prosecutor General of the Republic from 2017 to 2019.
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39. Ernesto Araújo
1967-. (aged 59)
diplomat
politician
Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araújo is a Brazilian diplomat and Brazil's former Minister of Foreign Affairs. Chosen by Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro in January 2019 following a suggestion made by Olavo de Carvalho, Araújo subscribes to theories such as man-made climate change is untrue and a "communist plot", "globalism" is a process driven by "cultural Marxism", and the COVID-19 pandemic is...
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40. Nelson Piquet
1952-. (aged 74)
Formula One driver
businessperson
racing automobile driver
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior is a Brazilian former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1991. Piquet won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in 1981, 1983, and 1987, and won 23 Grands Prix across 14 seasons.
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41. Fernando Collor de Mello
1949-. (aged 77)
writer
politician
Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello is a Brazilian politician who served as the 32nd president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992, when he resigned in a failed attempt to stop his impeachment trial by the Brazilian Senate. Collor was the first president democratically elected after the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship. He became the youngest president in Brazilian history,...
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42. Gilmar Mendes
1955-. (aged 71)
jurist
lawyer
university teacher
civil servant
judge
Gilmar Ferreira Mendes is a Brazilian Justice of the Supremo Tribunal Federal (Brazilian Supreme Federal Court), appointed by then President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in 2002. Mendes was the Chief Justice of the Court for the 2008–2010 term. Earlier, he had been the Attorney General from 2000 to 2002.
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43. Joaquim Barbosa
1954-. (aged 72)
judge
Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes is a former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court in Brazil. He served as the president of the court (Chief Justice) between 2012 and 2014.
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44. Ana Paula Padrão
1965-. (aged 61)
journalist
Ana Paula de Vasconcelos Padrão, also known as Ana Paula Padrão is a Brazilian journalist, chief editor, entrepreneur, writer and television presenter. She has been a journalist for over thirty years, working for several Brazilian television networks, including Manchete, Rede Globo, SBT and Record. Currently she works for Band Networks, where she hosts MasterChef Brazil, MasterChef Profissionais and MasterChef Para...
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45. Gilberto Kassab
1960-. (aged 66)
economist
engineer
politician
Gilberto Kassab is a Brazilian politician and former mayor of São Paulo. His term ended in 2012. A civil engineer and economist, one of the most famous Brazilians of Lebanese descent, Kassab took over from José Serra, after Serra decided to run for governor of São Paulo.
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46. Juliano Cazarré
1980-. (aged 46)
actor
television actor
Juliano Cazarré is a Brazilian actor and writer. He appeared in more than thirty films since 2002.
47. Tizuka Yamasaki
1949-. (aged 77)
film director
screenwriter
Tizuka Yamasaki is a Brazilian Zu film director.
48. 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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49. Daniella Ribeiro
1972-. (aged 54)
pedagogue
deputy
politician
Daniella Velloso Borges Ribeiro is a federal senator of Brazil representing her home state of Paraíba. She was previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba from 2011 to 2019 and was vereador of Campina Grande from 2009 to 2011.
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50. Miriam Leitão
1953-. (aged 73)
writer
economist
journalist
television presenter
Miriam Azevedo de Almeida Leitão is a Brazilian journalist and television presenter. She has a program at GloboNews and is a commentator on economics at TV Globo's Bom Dia Brasil and writes the column Panorama Econômico in the newspaper O Globo. She is the mother of two sons, Vladimir Netto (1973) and Matheus Leitão (1977).
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51. Tonye Cole
1967-. (aged 59)
Tonye Patrick Cole is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, he is the co-founder and former Group Executive Director of Sahara Group an energy conglomerate with operations spanning the entire energy chain in Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries to East Africa and beyond. The Group operates in 38 countries around the world with over 4,000 employees and annual turnover of $11...
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