Notable people
- #1
Dilma Rousseff36th President of Brazil (2011-2016), 3rd President of the New Development Bank (BRICS), since 2023
- #2
Ayrton SennaBrazilian racing driver (1960-1994)
- #3
Adriana LimaBrazilian supermodel
- #4
Felipe MassaBrazilian race car driver
- #5
Machado de AssisBrazilian writer
- #6
Rubens BarrichelloBrazilian racing driver
- #7
Nelson PiquetBrazilian racing driver (born 1952)
- #8
Paulo FreireBrazilian educator and philosopher (1921–1997)
- #9
Alberto Santos-DumontBrazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932)
- #10
Heitor Villa-LobosBrazilian composer (1887–1959)
- #11
Emerson FittipaldiBrazilian racing driver (born 1946)
- #12
Sebastião SalgadoBrazilian photographer (1944–2025)
- #13
Maria II of PortugalQueen of Portugal (r. 1826–1828; 1834–1853)
- #14
Gustavo KuertenBrazilian tennis player
- #15
Hélder CâmaraBrazilian Catholic priest, archbishop of Olinda and Recife (1909–1999)
- #16
Eduardo SaverinBrazilian entrepreneur and angel investor. co-founder of Facebook
- #17
Cícero MoraesBrazilian 3D designer and forensic reconstruction specialist
- #18
Isabel, Princess Imperial of BrazilPrincess Imperial of the Empire of Brazil (1846-1921)
- #19
Maria BuenoBrazilian tennis player (1939-2018)
- #20
Carlos GhosnFrench-Brazilian-Lebanese businessman