Notable Alumni of University of Sao Paulo [Sorted List]

1. Yara Amaral

1936-1988 (aged 52)

stage actor actor

Yara da Silva Amaral was a Brazilian actress.

2. Paulo Machado de Carvalho

1901-1992 (aged 91)

lawyer businessperson

Paulo Machado de Carvalho, was a Brazilian businessman, journalist and football chairman.

3. Inezita Barroso

1925-2015 (aged 90)

music arranger teacher guitarist librarian actor

Ignez Magdalena Aranha de Lima Barroso was a Brazilian sertanejo singer, guitarist, actress, TV presenter, librarian, folklorist and teacher.

4. Michael Löwy

1938-. (aged 88)

university teacher politician philosopher sociologist research fellow

Michael Löwy is a French-Brazilian Marxist sociologist and philosopher. He is emeritus research director in social sciences at the CNRS (French National Center of Scientific Research) and lectures at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS; Paris, France). Author of books on Karl Marx, Che Guevara, Liberation Theology, György Lukács, Walter Benjamin, José Carlos Mariátegui, Lucien Goldmann and...

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5. Sérgio Britto

1959-. (aged 67)

singer songwriter musician

Sérgio de Britto Álvares Affonso, known as Sérgio Britto, is a Brazilian musician. He is a member of the rock band Titãs, for which he contributes lead vocals, keyboards and, more recently, bass guitar. He has also released three solo albums.

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6. José Linhares

1886-1957 (aged 71)

lawyer judge politician magistrate

José Linhares was a Brazilian lawyer who briefly served as the interim president of Brazil in the final months of the Estado Novo. As President of the Supreme Federal Court, he was called by the Armed Forces to take over the Presidency following the ousting of Getúlio Vargas in 1945, to the inauguration of Eurico Gaspar Dutra, in 1946, which...

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7. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

1908-1995 (aged 87)

politician writer historian journalist philosopher

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira was a Brazilian intellectual and traditionalist Catholic activist, best known for the foundation of the Tradition, Family and Property organization.

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8. Pedro Bandeira

1942-. (aged 84)

novelist children's writer poet journalist

Pedro Bandeira de Luna Filho is a Brazilian award-winning and best-selling children's novelist and poet, best known as the author of the Os Karas hexalogy of mystery novels which comprise A Droga da Obediência (1984), Pântano de Sangue (1987), Anjo da Morte (1988), A Droga do Amor (1994), Droga de Americana! (2001) and A Droga da Amizade (2014).

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9. Miguel Reale

1910-2006 (aged 96)

politician lawyer writer philosopher poet

Miguel Reale was a Brazilian jurist, philosopher, academic, politician and poet, known as one of the most important Brazilian jurists and as an exponent of the Three-dimensional theory of law. He was one of the leaders of Integralism in Brazil and an ideologue of the Brazilian Integralist Action.

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10. Paulo Autran

1922-2007 (aged 85)

actor television actor

Paulo Paquet Autran was a Brazilian film and theater actor. His accomplishments during his life earned him the nickname, "Lord of the Stage."

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11. Regina Volpato

1968-. (aged 58)

journalist

Regina Paula Volpato Rennó, best known as Regina Volpato, is a Brazilian journalist, writer and television presenter.

12. Rosi Campos

1954-. (aged 72)

actor television actor

Rosângela "Rosi" Martins Campos is a Brazilian actress.

13. Rodolfo Valente

1993-. (aged 33)

clown stage actor television actor actor mime artist

Rodolfo Arrabale Valente is a Brazilian actor best known for playing Rafael in the Netflix series 3%.

14. Hélio Bicudo

1922-2018 (aged 96)

politician

Hélio Pereira Bicudo was a Brazilian jurist and politician.

15. Ruth Cardoso

1930-2008 (aged 78)

university teacher politician writer anthropologist sociologist

Ruth Vilaça Correia Leite Cardoso GCIH was a Brazilian anthropologist and a member of the faculty of philosophy, letters and human sciences at the University of São Paulo (FFLCH-USP). She was the wife of 34th president of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and First Lady of her country between 1995 and 2003. She too was a Ph.D. in anthropology from the...

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16. José Maria Marin

1932-2025 (aged 93)

lawyer politician association football player

José Maria Marin was a Brazilian politician and sports administrator who was the President of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, CBF) from March 2012 until April 2015. He had previously served as vice-governor and governor of São Paulo state and was a former football player.

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17. Hilda Hilst

1930-2004 (aged 74)

novelist poet writer

Hilda de Almeida Prado Hilst was a Brazilian poet, novelist, and playwright. Her work touches on the themes of mysticism, insanity, the body, eroticism, and female sexual liberation. Hilst greatly revered the work of James Joyce and Samuel Beckett, and the influence of their styles—like stream of consciousness and fractured reality—is evident in her own work.

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18. Aloysio Nunes

1945-. (aged 81)

lawyer politician

Aloysio Nunes Ferreira Filho is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. A member of PSDB, Nunes was a senator from São Paulo from 2011 to 2017, and was Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018.

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19. Antonio Palocci

1960-. (aged 66)

politician physician

Antonio Palocci Filho is a Brazilian physician and politician, and formerly Chief of Staff of Brazil under President Dilma Rousseff. He was the finance minister of the Brazilian federal government from 1 January 2003 to 27 March 2006, when he resigned in the wake of reports of conduct unbecoming of his office during the presidency of Luiz Inácio Lula da...

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20. Jandira Martini

1945-2024 (aged 79)

screenwriter stage actor television actor actor television writer

Jandira Lúcia Lalia Martini was a Brazilian actress and author of theatre and screenplays. Martini was born on 10 June 1945, and died from lung cancer on 29 January 2024, at the age of 78.

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21. Bertrand de Orléans e Bragança

1941-. (aged 85)

lawyer writer

Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza is the current head of the Vassouras branch of the House of Orléans-Braganza and one of the two principal claimants to the defunct Brazilian throne. He assumed the position on 15 July 2022, following the death of his elder brother, Luiz of Orléans-Braganza. The Vassouras branch asserts its claim in opposition to the Petrópolis branch of the...

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22. Delfim Moreira

1868-1920 (aged 52)

lawyer politician

Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro was a Brazilian politician who served as the tenth president of Brazil.

23. Walter Moreira Sales

1912-2001 (aged 89)

diplomat entrepreneur banker

Walter Moreira Salles, also Walther Moreira Salles, was a Brazilian banker, politician and philanthropist, considered as one of the founders of the modern Brazilian banking industry.

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24. Florestan Fernandes

1920-1995 (aged 75)

sociologist writer anthropologist non-fiction writer university teacher

Florestan Fernandes was a Brazilian sociologist and politician. He was also elected federal deputy twice.

25. Guido Mantega

1949-. (aged 77)

economist sociologist university teacher politician

Guido Mantega is an Italian-born Brazilian economist and politician. Mantega served as Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2015 under the presidencies of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff. His tenure as Minister of Finance, which spanned over eight years in office, was the longest in Brazilian history.

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26. Márcio Thomaz Bastos

1935-2014 (aged 79)

lawyer politician

Márcio Thomaz Bastos was a Brazilian jurist who served as the Minister of Justice of Brazil from 2003 to 2007.

27. Amyr Klink

1955-. (aged 71)

explorer writer sailor navigator economist

Amyr Klink is a Brazilian explorer, sailor and writer. One of his projects, "Antarctica 360", was circumnavigating the Antarctic continent on his own, in 88 days between 1998 and 1999.

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28. Niède Guidon

1933-2025 (aged 92)

archaeologist prehistorian anthropologist

Niède Guidon was a Brazilian archaeologist known for her work in pre-historic archeology of South American civilizations and her efforts to secure the conservation of the World Heritage Site Serra da Capivara National Park.

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29. Marilena de Souza Chauí

1941-. (aged 85)

university teacher philosopher writer

Marilena de Souza Chaui is a Brazilian philosopher and Professor of Modern Philosophy in the University of São Paulo. She is a scholar of Baruch Spinoza and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Chaui is one of the founding members of Workers' Party and an assiduous critic of the capitalist model.

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30. Caco Ciocler

1971-. (aged 55)

actor television actor

Carlos Alberto "Caco" Ciocler is a Brazilian actor and director.

31. Miguel Nicolelis

1961-. (aged 65)

physician biologist neuroscientist neurologist

Miguel Ângelo Laporta Nicolelis, is a Brazilian scientist, physician and Duke School of Medicine Professor in Neuroscience at Duke University, best known for his pioneering work surrounding brain-computer interface (also known as "brain-machine interface") technology.

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32. Prudente de Morais

1841-1902 (aged 61)

lawyer politician

Prudente José de Morais Barros was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the third president of Brazil from 1894 to 1898. Morais was elected in 1894, being the first civilian president of the country, the first to be elected by direct popular ballot under the permanent provisions of Brazil's 1891 Constitution, and the first to serve his term...

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33. Marcos Caruso

1952-. (aged 74)

writer television actor actor screenwriter

Marcos Vianna Caruso is a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, playwright, and stage director.

34. Afonso Pena

1847-1909 (aged 62)

banker lawyer professor politician

Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena was a Brazilian lawyer, professor, and politician who served as the sixth president of Brazil, from 1906 until his death in 1909. Pena was elected in 1906, the chosen successor of president Rodrigues Alves. Pena was the first politician from Minas Gerais to win the presidency, ending the series of politicians from São Paulo who had...

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35. Dan Stulbach

1969-. (aged 57)

actor television actor

Dan Filip Stulbach is a Brazilian actor, television presenter, director, and artistic director.

36. Marco Antonio Villa

1955-. (aged 71)

historian YouTuber sociologist university teacher

Marco Antonio Villa is a Brazilian historian and author of several books. He writes and comments on his personal blog "Marco Antonio Villa's Blog", where he writes on many subjects, including history, economics and politics. Villa is an outspoken critic of the Workers' Party of Brazil, which he blames for the current economic crisis and poor economic growth of the...

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37. Álvares de Azevedo

1831-1852 (aged 21)

essayist short story writer writer playwright poet

Manuel Antônio Álvares de Azevedo, affectionately called "Maneco" by his close friends, relatives and admirers, was a Brazilian Romantic poet, short story writer, playwright and essayist, considered to be one of the major exponents of Ultra-Romanticism and Gothic literature in Brazil. His works tend to play heavily with opposite notions, such as love and death, platonism and sarcasm, sentimentalism and...

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38. Venceslau Brás

1868-1966 (aged 98)

lawyer politician

Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth president of Brazil between 1914 and 1918, during the First Brazilian Republic. Brás was born in Brasópolis (formerly São Caetano da Vargem Grande), Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, and in 1910 he was elected vice-president under Hermes Rodrigues da...

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39. Robert Menasse

1954-. (aged 72)

translator literary scholar essayist writer

Robert Menasse is an Austrian writer.

40. Janaina Paschoal

1974-. (aged 52)

jurist lawyer politician

Janaina Conceição Paschoal is a Brazilian jurist and politician. She is a member of the Progressistas (PP) since 2024, having been elected state representative of the State of São Paulo by the Social Liberal Party (PSL) from 2019 to 2023. She is also a lawyer and a law professor at the University of São Paulo.

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41. Marcelo Rossi

1967-. (aged 59)

singer Catholic priest television actor musician film actor

Marcelo Mendonça Rossi is a Brazilian Catholic priest known for his novel approaches to ministering to the faithful. He is also a writer and a singer, and he uses music intensely in his Masses. He has recorded music CDs, hosts radio and TV programs, and has appeared as an actor in two movies with religious themes. All of these endeavors...

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42. Nereu Ramos

1888-1958 (aged 70)

lawyer politician

Nereu de Oliveira Ramos was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He briefly served as interim president of Brazil in the aftermath of the political crisis which culminated in the suicide of President Getúlio Vargas and the impeachment of Deputy Carlos Luz and President Café Filho.

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43. Laerte

1951-. (aged 75)

screenwriter writer cartoonist

Laerte Coutinho, known mainly as simply Laerte, is a Brazilian cartoonist and screenwriter, known for creating comic strips such as Piratas do Tietê (Pirates of the Tietê River).

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44. José Celso de Mello Filho

1945-. (aged 81)

judge

José Celso de Mello Filho, is a Brazilian jurist, former member of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil. He was nominated by President José Sarney in 1989.

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45. Zélia Cardoso de Mello

1953-. (aged 73)

economist

Zélia Maria Cardoso de Mello served as Brazil's Minister of Economy from 1990 to 1991 under Fernando Collor de Mello. She was later married to Brazilian comedian Chico Anysio, with whom she has two children, Rodrigo and Victoria. The couple divorced in 1998.

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46. Júlio Prestes

1882-1946 (aged 64)

lawyer politician

Júlio Prestes de Albuquerque was a Brazilian poet, lawyer and politician. He was the last elected President of Brazil of the period known as the Old Republic, but never took office because the government was overthrown in the Revolution of 1930. Prestes was the only politician to be elected President of Brazil and then impeded from taking office.

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47. Lygia Fagundes Telles

1923-2022 (aged 99)

writer novelist lawyer short story writer

Lygia Fagundes da Silva Telles, also known as "the lady of Brazilian literature" and "the greatest Brazilian writer" while alive, was a Brazilian novelist and writer, considered by academics, critics and readers to be one of the most important and notable Brazilian writers in the 20th century and the history of Brazilian literature. In addition to being a lawyer, Lygia...

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48. Sandra Annenberg

1968-. (aged 58)

actor television actor news presenter writer journalist

Sandra Annenberg is a Brazilian newscaster. Since 1982, Sandra has worked for Globo TV, the largest commercial TV network in Brazil, with over 150 million Portuguese speaking viewers in more than 130 countries.

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49. Manuel Bandeira

1886-1968 (aged 82)

literary critic poet writer translator university teacher

Manuel Carneiro de Sousa Bandeira Filho was a Brazilian poet, literary critic, and translator, who wrote over 20 books of poetry and prose.

50. Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves

1848-1919 (aged 71)

politician

Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves was a Brazilian politician and statesman who served as the fifth president of Brazil, from 1902 to 1906. Alves was elected in 1902, becoming the third consecutive São Paulo native to hold the presidency. Before his presidency, he served as president of the province of São Paulo during the Empire of Brazil (1887) and as...

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51. Vladimir Herzog

1937-1975 (aged 38)

university teacher politician philosopher journalist playwright

Vladimir Herzog, nicknamed Vlado (a usual Croatian abbreviation for the name Vladimir) by his family and friends, was a Brazilian journalist, university professor and playwright of Croatian-Jewish origin and born in today's Croatia. He also developed a taste for photography, because of his film projects.

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52. Olavo Bilac

1865-1918 (aged 53)

writer poet journalist linguist

Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac, known simply as Olavo Bilac ( Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈlavu biˈlak(i)]), was a Brazilian Parnassian poet, journalist and translator. Alongside Alberto de Oliveira and Raimundo Correia, he was a member of the "Parnassian Triad". He was elected the "Prince of Brazilian Poets" in 1907 by the magazine Fon-Fon. He wrote the lyrics of the Brazilian...

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53. Paulo Ricardo

1962-. (aged 64)

songwriter bass guitarist guitarist singer

Paulo Ricardo Oliveira Nery de Medeiros is a Brazilian rock singer, musician and songwriter. He was a longtime member of the band RPM as a bass guitarist and vocalist. He has also released several solo albums.

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54. Natália do Vale

1953-. (aged 73)

actor television actor

Natália do Vale is a Brazilian actress. She appeared in leading roles in several television programs, including Olho no Olho, Água Viva and Women in Love.

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55. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales

1841-1913 (aged 72)

farmer lawyer politician

Manoel Ferraz de Campos Sales was a Brazilian lawyer, coffee farmer, and politician who served as the fourth president of Brazil.

56. Darcy Ribeiro

1922-1997 (aged 75)

novelist politician writer anthropologist sociologist

Darcy Ribeiro was a Brazilian anthropologist, historian, sociologist, author and politician. His ideas have influenced several scholars of Brazilian and Latin American studies. As Minister of Education of Brazil he carried out profound reforms which led him to be invited to participate in university reforms in Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico and Uruguay after leaving Brazil due to the 1964 coup...

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57. Washington Luís

1869-1957 (aged 88)

historian lawyer politician

Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa was a Brazilian politician who served as the 13th president of Brazil. Elected governor of São Paulo state in 1920 and president of Brazil in 1926, Washington Luís belonged to the Republican Party of São Paulo (PRP) and served as the last president of the First Brazilian Republic.

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58. Oswald de Andrade

1890-1954 (aged 64)

playwright non-fiction writer novelist journalist poet

José Oswald de Souza Andrade was a Brazilian poet, novelist and cultural critic. He was born in, spent most of his life in, and died in São Paulo.

59. César Lattes

1924-2005 (aged 81)

university teacher nuclear physicist physicist

Cesare Mansueto Giulio Lattes, also known as César Lattes, was a Brazilian experimental physicist, one of the discoverers of the pion, a subatomic particle composed of a quark and an antiquark.

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60. Luiz Felipe Pondé

1959-. (aged 67)

writer philosopher

Luiz Felipe de Cerqueira e Silva Pondé, Also anglicized as Louis Philip Pondë, is a Brazilian writer and professor of philosophy.

61. Walcyr Carrasco

1951-. (aged 75)

writer playwright television writer screenwriter

Walcyr Rodrigues Carrasco is a Brazilian author, film writer and television writer.

62. Abraham Weintraub

1972-. (aged 54)

teacher economist

Abraham Bragança de Vasconcellos Weintraub is a Brazilian economist and investment banker who served as Brazil's Minister of Education under Jair Bolsonaro from 2019 to 2020. He served as the Executive Director for the World Bank from the 15th district from 2020 to 2022, when he resigned his post in order to run in the 2022 São Paulo gubernatorial election.

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63. Rodrigo Faro

1973-. (aged 53)

actor television actor showman

Rodrigo Alcazar Faro is a Brazilian television presenter, actor and singer.

64. José Serra

1942-. (aged 84)

economist writer politician

José Serra Chirico is a Brazilian politician who has served as a Congressman, Senator, Minister of Planning, Minister of Health, Mayor of São Paulo, Governor of São Paulo state, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil.

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65. Ulysses Guimarães

1916-1992 (aged 76)

lawyer writer politician

Ulysses Silveira Guimarães was a Brazilian politician and lawyer who played an important role in opposing the military dictatorship in Brazil and in the fight to restore democracy in the country. He died in a helicopter accident by the shore near Angra dos Reis, in the south of Rio de Janeiro state.

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66. Drauzio Varella

1943-. (aged 83)

writer journalist oncologist science communicator

Antônio Drauzio Varella is a Brazilian physician, scientist, writer, and medical science communicator. Varella has often commented publicly on issues such as prison conditions, social welfare, government, literature, medicine, and skepticism, and has frequently debunked pseudoscientific medical claims.

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67. Mário Covas

1930-2001 (aged 71)

civil engineer engineer politician

Mário Covas Almeida Júnior was a Brazilian politician.

68. Eliane Giardini

1952-. (aged 74)

television actor stage actor film director actor

Eliane Teresinha Giardini is a Brazilian actress. Although she had little career success until the age of forty, she is now considered one of Brazil's foremost actresses.

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69. Bruno Covas

1980-2021 (aged 41)

economist lawyer politician

Bruno Covas Lopes was a Brazilian lawyer, economist, and politician who was a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and served as the mayor of São Paulo from 2018 until his death in 2021.

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70. Leandro Karnal

1963-. (aged 63)

historian teacher writer lecturer

Leandro Karnal is a Brazilian television personality and former university professor at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas until 2019. Karnal has publications on the subject of History, focusing on the History of the Americas and the History of Religion. He was born in São Leopoldo, and became known in Brazil for his work on popularizing philosophy for the masses; he...

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71. Luciano Huck

1971-. (aged 55)

television presenter entrepreneur journalist

Luciano Grostein Huck is a Brazilian TV host and entrepreneur. From 2000 to 2021, he hosted the TV show Caldeirão do Huck, aired every Saturday on Brazilian network TV Globo, and also broadcast to 114 countries, via Globo International. In September 2021, Huck left his Saturday show to host Domingão com Huck (former Domingão do Faustão) on Sundays.

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72. William Bonner

1963-. (aged 63)

news presenter writer journalist

William Bonemer Júnior, known professionally as William Bonner, is a Brazilian newscaster, publicist and journalist. He was the editor-in-chief of TV Globo's flagship news program Jornal Nacional from 1999 until 2025 and as anchorman of the program from 1996 to 2025.

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73. Fernando Meirelles

1955-. (aged 71)

screenwriter film director director film producer

Fernando Ferreira Meirelles is a Brazilian filmmaker. He is best known for co-directing the film City of God, released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which received international critical acclaim. For his work in the film, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. He was also nominated for a Golden...

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74. Paulo Maluf

1931-. (aged 95)

engineer businessperson civil engineer politician

Paulo Salim Maluf is a Brazilian politician with a career spanning over four decades and many functions, including those of State Governor of São Paulo, Mayor of the City of São Paulo, Congressman and Presidential candidate. His political base is founded on populism and the provision of major public works; he was a prolific kleptocrat.

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75. Dias Toffoli

1967-. (aged 59)

lawyer judge

José Antonio Dias Toffoli is a Brazilian lawyer who has been a member of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil since 2009, nominated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Toffoli was the president of the Supreme Federal Court for the 2018–20 term.

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76. Maria Fernanda Cândido

1974-. (aged 52)

actor television actor model

Maria Fernanda Cândido is a Brazilian actress, television presenter, and former model.

77. José de Alencar

1829-1877 (aged 48)

literary critic lawyer writer novelist politician

José Martiniano de Alencar was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, orator, novelist and dramatist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, and a major exponent of the literary tradition known as "Indianism". Sometimes he signed his works with the pen name Erasmo. He was patron of the 23rd chair...

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78. Matheus Nachtergaele

1969-. (aged 57)

screenwriter television actor film director actor

Matheus Nachtergaele OMC is a Brazilian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has starred in numerous Brazilian films and is best known for his performances in Four Days in September (1997) and City of God (2002). Nachtergaele is widely regarded as one of the most versatile Brazilian actors of his generation.

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79. Rita Lee

1947-2023 (aged 76)

children's writer composer guitarist pianist actor

Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho, known professionally as Rita Lee, was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, writer, television presenter and activist. Widely regarded as the most influential female figure in Brazilian rock and one of the country's greatest musical innovators, she sold over 55 million records, making her the best-selling Brazilian female artist of all time and the fourth overall.

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80. Monteiro Lobato

1882-1948 (aged 66)

children's writer publisher writer linguist translator

José Bento Renato Monteiro Lobato was one of Brazil's most influential writers, mostly for his children's books set in the fictional Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (Yellow Woodpecker Farm) but he had been previously a prolific writer of fiction, a translator and an art critic. He also founded one of Brazil's first publishing houses (Companhia Editora Nacional) and was a supporter...

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81. Jânio Quadros

1917-1992 (aged 75)

lawyer politician

Jânio da Silva Quadros was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Brazil from 31 January to 25 August 1961, when he resigned from office. He also served as the 24th and 36th mayor of São Paulo, and the 18th governor of the state of São Paulo. Quadros was known for his populist style of...

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82. Sócrates

1954-2011 (aged 57)

physician association football coach association football player

Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, simply known as Sócrates [ˈsɔkɾat͡ʃis], was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with style and quality of his play, earned him the nickname "Doctor Socrates". Easily recognizable for his beard and headband, Sócrates became the "symbol of cool for a whole generation...

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83. Fernando Henrique Cardoso

1931-. (aged 95)

writer diplomat sociologist politician

Fernando Henrique Cardoso GCB GCTE GCoIISE GColIH GColL GCM RE DMN CYC OMRI, also known by his initials FHC ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ˌɛfjaɡaˈse] ), is a Brazilian sociologist, professor, and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 1 January 2003. He was the first Brazilian president to be reelected for a subsequent term....

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84. Fernando Haddad

1963-. (aged 63)

economist lawyer politician

Fernando Haddad is a Brazilian academic, lawyer and politician who has served as the Brazilian Minister of Finance since 1 January 2023. He was previously the mayor of São Paulo from 2013 to 2017 and the Brazilian minister of education from 2005 to 2012.

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85. Alexandre de Moraes

1968-. (aged 58)

judge

Alexandre de Moraes is a Brazilian jurist, former politician, former president of the Superior Electoral Court, and current justice of the Supreme Federal Court. Moraes was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Michel Temer in 2017 when serving as Minister of Justice and Public Security. Previously, Moraes had acted as Secretary for Public Security in the state of São...

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86. Chico Buarque

1944-. (aged 82)

novelist writer playwright composer actor

Francisco Buarque de Hollanda, popularly known as Chico Buarque ( Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃikʊ buˈahki]), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer, and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic, and cultural reflections on Brazil.

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87. Marcelo Rubens Paiva

1959-. (aged 67)

writer journalist dramaturge screenwriter

Marcelo Rubens Paiva is a Brazilian novelist, playwright, screenwriter and journalist born in São Paulo, Brazil. He is the son of Rubens Paiva, who was murdered during Brazil's military dictatorship in 1971. The impact of his father's disappearance on his family's life, especially on his mother, Eunice Paiva, is portrayed in his 2015 autobiography Ainda estou aqui, which served as...

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88. Aloizio Mercadante

1954-. (aged 72)

minister economist politician

Aloizio Mercadante Oliva is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the Chief of Staff of Brazil between 2014 and 2015. He was a founder of the Workers' Party in February 1980 and vice-chairman of the party between 1991 and 1999, then state senator from São Paulo between 2003 and 2010. From 2011 to 2012 he was Minister of...

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89. Alexandre Padilha

1971-. (aged 55)

politician physician

Alexandre Rocha Santos Padilha is a Brazilian physician and politician affiliated with the Workers Party (PT). He served as minister of Institutional Relations in the current government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from 2023 to 2025, a position he previously held from 2009 to 2011. He served as minister of health under Dilma Rousseff from 2011 to 2014....

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90. Henrique Meirelles

1945-. (aged 81)

politician economist

Henrique de Campos Meirelles is a Brazilian manager and former Minister of Finance and an executive of the Brazilian and the international financial sectors and former president of Central Bank of Brazil (Portuguese: Banco Central do Brasil) where he remained in office from 2003 to 2011. He chairs J&F's board of directors, company that owns Banco Original, JBS and Vigor,...

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91. Maria do Rosário

1966-. (aged 60)

politician

Maria do Rosário Nunes is a Brazilian teacher and politician. She graduated in pedagogy from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and took a postgraduate degree at the University of São Paulo. From 2011 to 2014, she served as the Secretary for Human Rights under the Rousseff administration. With the exception of her three-year tenure as Human Rights...

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92. 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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93. Zilda Arns

1934-2010 (aged 76)

pediatrician activist

Zilda Arns Neumann was a Brazilian pediatrician and aid worker.

94. 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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95. 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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96. Arnaldo Antunes

1960-. (aged 66)

singer poet composer writer artivist

Arnaldo Antunes is a Brazilian singer, writer, and composer. He was a member of the rock band Titãs, which he co-founded in 1982 and left ten years later. After 1992, he embarked on a solo career. He has published poetry and had his first book published in 1983. He has worked with Marisa Monte, Tribalistas, Carlinhos Brown and Pequeno Cidadão.

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97. Sebastião Salgado

1944-2025 (aged 81)

photojournalist painter environmentalist economist photographer

Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior was a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist.

98. Paulo Miklos

1959-. (aged 67)

saxophonist actor banjoist composer guitarist

Paulo Roberto de Souza Miklos is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, musician and actor. He is best known for his tenure with the band Titãs, in which he was a vocalist, guitarist and occasional saxophonist, keyboardist and harmonica player from its inception in 1982 until 2016, when he left it to focus on personal projects.

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99. Michel Temer

1940-. (aged 86)

poet lawyer politician

Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, poet and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 1 January 2019. He took office after the impeachment and removal from office of his predecessor Dilma Rousseff. He had been the 24th vice president since 2011 and acting president since 12 May 2016,...

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100. Guilherme Boulos

1982-. (aged 44)

teacher writer politician

Guilherme Castro Boulos is a Brazilian politician, activist and writer. He is a member of the National Coordination of Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST). Boulos joined the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in 2018, and was PSOL's candidate for the presidency of Brazil in the 2018 general election.

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