29 Notable alumni of University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Updated: May 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of the State of Rio de Janeiro is ranked #647 in the world and #13 in Brazil by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from University of the State of Rio de Janeiro 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 the State of Rio de Janeiro won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Mercedes Bustamante
1963-. (aged 63)
civil servant
biologist
Mercedes Bustamante is a biologist born in Chile. Most of her work takes place in the savannah regions in Brazil called the cerrado biome. Her area of interests are studying large scale impacts on the environment, land usage and biogeochemistry. Since 1994 she has been a professor at the University of Brasília, where she is currently the Graduate Coordinator of...
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2. Moyses Szklo
1958-1963 (aged 5)
researcher
epidemiologist
Moyses Szklo is a Brazilian epidemiologist and physician scientist. He is currently University Distinguished Service Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University, Editor-in-chief Emeritus of the American Journal of Epidemiology, and director of the Johns Hopkins Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Szklo has published over 300 articles in peer-reviewed journals as well as a major textbook...
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3. Leandro Müller
1978-. (aged 48)
writer
novelist
Leandro Müller is a Brazilian writer. He has a double degree in Journalism and Advertising from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro). Muller studied Philosophy at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro - Brazil) and at Porto University (Universidade do Porto, Portugal). He has been writing...
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4. Rabello de Castro
1949-. (aged 77)
economist
Paulo Rabello de Castro is a Brazilian economist, incumbent president of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). He was also the president of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). For both offices, Rabello was appointed by president Michel Temer.
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5. Luciana Boiteux
1972-. (aged 54)
lawyer
researcher
Luciana Boiteux de Figueiredo Rodrigues is a Brazilian lawyer, professor of criminal law and criminology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (URFJ), researcher, feminist, and human rights activist. She is currently a councilwoman for the city of Rio de Janeiro, affiliated with the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL).
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6. Marcolino Gomes Candau
1911-1983 (aged 72)
politician
physician
Marcolino Gomes Candau was a Brazilian doctor who served as director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 1953 to 1973.
7. Fernando Mac Dowell
1945-2018 (aged 73)
engineer
politician
Fernando Luiz Cumplido Mac Dowell da Costa was a Brazilian engineer and politician. He worked for several governments in Brazil and advocated for urbanism in Rio de Janeiro. He was critical of Rio de Janeiro's transport system during the government of Sérgio Cabral.
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8. Ivan Pinheiro
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Ivan Martins Pinheiro is a Brazilian politician, former General Secretary of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) from 2005 to 2016 and a candidate in the 2010 presidential election. He also ran for mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 1996.
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9. Adriana Lisboa
1970-. (aged 56)
novelist
writer
children's writer
translator
poet
Adriana Lisboa is a Brazilian writer. She is the author of seven novels, and has also published poetry, short stories, essays, and books for children. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Crow Blue is Lisboa's most recent novel translated into English (Bloomsbury, UK, 2013) and was named a book of the year by The Independent...
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10. Ana Toni
manager
Ana Toni is an economist, non-profit director, consultant, and grantmaker. She is currently the National Secretary for Climate Change at the Brazil Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. Ana served as the executive director of the Brazil-based non-profit Instituto Clima e Sociedade [iCS, the Institute for Climate and Society] from 2015 to 2022. From 2010 to 2017 she was...
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11. Flaviano Melo
1949-2024 (aged 75)
politician
Flaviano Flávio Baptista de Melo was a Brazilian civil engineer and politician. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, he served as Governor of Acre from 1987 to 1990, as a senator from 1991 to 1999, and as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2007 to 2023.
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12. Édson Santos
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Édson Santos de Souza is a Brazilian sociologist and politician. He has been a city councilor in Rio de Janeiro since 2023, a post he previously occupied from 1989 to 2007. He has also been vice-president of the municipal chamber. He was also a federal deputy from the state of Rio de Janeiro from 2007 to 2015, and the chief...
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13. Nilcéia Freire
1953-2019 (aged 66)
physician
parasitologist
politician
Nilcéa Freire was a Brazilian academic and politician. After a career as a medical researcher and professor, Freire moved into university administration. She oversaw graduate studies and budgetary concerns before being promoted as dean of the State University of Rio de Janeiro. In 2004 she became a government minister, as the Special Secretariat of Policies for Women. She served from...
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14. Nísia Trindade Lima
1958-. (aged 68)
sociologist
researcher
Nísia Trindade Lima is a Brazilian social scientist, sociologist, researcher and university professor who had served as Minister of Health of Brazil from 2023 to 2025. She served as chairwoman of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation from 2017 to 2023.
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15. Jorge Picciani
1955-2021 (aged 66)
politician
Jorge Sayed Picciani was a Brazilian cattle rancher and politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). He was preventively arrested at the José Frederico Marques Public Prison, in Benfica, where he was later released by the Federal Supreme Court for house arrest.
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16. Talíria Petrone
1985-. (aged 41)
politician
professor
Talíria Petrone Soares is a Brazilian politician. She has spent her political career representing Rio de Janeiro, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.
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17. José Gomes Temporão
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
physician
José Gomes Temporão is a Brazilian public health physician and politician, formerly of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, who later joined the Brazilian Socialist Party. He was Brazilian Minister of Health from 2007 to 2010, during the second term of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration.
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18. Luiz Alberto Figueiredo
1955-. (aged 71)
lawyer
diplomat
minister
politician
Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado is a diplomat who is currently serving as the Brazilian Ambassador for Climate Change since February 2023. He was the former Minister of External Relations, having succeeded Antonio Patriota and was succeeded by Mauro Vieira. Figueiredo took office as foreign minister on August 28, 2013., and left office on December 31, 2014.
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19. Vinícius de Moraes
1913-1980 (aged 67)
journalist
diplomat
reporter
songwriter
recording artist
Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes, better known as Vinícius de Moraes ( Brazilian Portuguese: [viˈnisjuz dʒi moˈɾajs]) and nicknamed "O Poetinha" ("The Little Poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright. With his frequent and diverse musical partners, including Antônio Carlos Jobim, his lyrics and compositions were instrumental in the birth and introduction to...
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20. Flávia Alessandra
1974-. (aged 52)
Playboy Playmate
television actor
film actor
Flávia Alessandra Martins da Costa is a Brazilian actress, best known for roles in both telenovelas, television series and films.
21. Thiago Lacerda
1978-. (aged 48)
television actor
performing artist
actor
film actor
Thiago Ribeiro Lacerda is a Brazilian actor.
22. Luiz Fux
1953-. (aged 73)
author
judge
Luiz Fux is a Brazilian judge and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court. He is of Romanian Jewish descent, and the first Jewish Brazilian member of the Court. Fux was previously a justice of the Superior Court of Justice before assuming his position at the Supreme Court.
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23. Luís Roberto Barroso
1958-. (aged 68)
lawyer
judge
Luís Roberto Barroso is a Brazilian law professor, jurist, and retired Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil, having been nominated to the position by President Dilma Rousseff in 2013. Between 2020 and 2022, Barroso also served as President of the Superior Electoral Court.
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24. Nelson Luiz Sperle Teich
1957-. (aged 69)
physician
entrepreneur
consultant
politician
Nelson Luiz Sperle Teich is a Brazilian oncologist, health consultant and entrepreneur who briefly served as Minister of Health of Brazil, from 17 April 2020 after being appointed by President Jair Bolsonaro to replace outgoing Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta, to his resignation on 15 May 2020 after nearly a month at the helm.
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25. Juliana Alves
1982-. (aged 44)
television actor
model
Playboy Playmate
actor
Juliana Alves de Oliveira is a Brazilian actress, known to participate in the reality show Big Brother Brasil 3 in 2003. Alves won a spot in the program almost by accident: during a concert singer Luiz Melodia, she was approached by a producer of TV Globo, who invited her for an interview. This last step, Alves participated in various tests,...
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26. Marcelo Calero
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Marcelo Calero Faria Garcia is a Brazilian diplomat and politician. He had served as Minister of Culture of the government Michel Temer.
27. Jandira Feghali
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
physician
Jandira Feghali is a physician, trade unionist and politician member of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB).
28. Carlos Decotelli
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
economist
Carlos Alberto Decotelli da Silva is a Brazilian economist and professor. Decotelli holds a bachelor's degree in Economic Sciences by Rio de Janeiro State University, and a master's degree in Administration by Getulio Vargas Foundation.
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29. Carol Dartora
1983-. (aged 43)
historian
teacher
activist
politician
Ana Carolina Moura Melo Dartora, known as Carol Dartora, is a Brazilian politician, teacher, historian, trade unionist and member of the Workers' Party (PT). She is currently a congresswoman for the state of Paraná, Brazil, having been elected at the 2022 Brazilian general election.
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