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Brazil
Brazil ranks 9th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Italy, Russia, and Spain. Memorable people born in present day Brazil include Pelé, Ayrton Senna, and Paulo Coelho. Memorable people who died in Brazil include Pelé, Josef Mengele, and Stefan Zweig. Brazil has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians.
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 213 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese is an official language. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2008, present day Brazil was the birth place of 2,567 globally memorable people, including Pelé, Ayrton Senna, and Paulo Coelho. Additionaly, 406 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Brazil including Pelé, Josef Mengele, and Stefan Zweig.
People Born in Present Day Brazil
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Pelé
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 98
Ayrton Senna
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 66
Paulo Coelho
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 1,520
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 930
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 2,247
Zico
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 2,052
Sócrates
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2011
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 2,239
Getúlio Vargas
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 2,394
Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 2,380
João Havelange
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 2,396
Antônio Carlos Jobim
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1994
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 2,389
Maria II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1853
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 2,401
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Brazil
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Bento
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 2,297
Rodinei
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 2,332
Artur
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 2,300
Lucas Perri
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 2,307
Michael
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 2,316
Léo Ortiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 2,314
Douglas Augusto
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 2,306
Lucas Evangelista
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 2,319
Pedrinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 2,301
Erika Hilton
POLITICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 2,331
Igor Coronado
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 2,334
Renê
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 2,340
People Deceased in Present Day Brazil
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SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 348
Josef Mengele
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 255
Stefan Zweig
WRITER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 83.35
Rank: 372
Garrincha
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 69
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 47
Mário Zagallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 173
Sócrates
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2011
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 42
Alfredo Stroessner
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2006
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 57
Didi
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2001
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 175
Getúlio Vargas
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 82
Francisco de Orellana
EXPLORER
1511 - 1546
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 85
Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 71
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Brazil were soccer players (1694), athletes (188), politicians (96), actors (82), and writers (42), while most who died were soccer players (158), politicians (56), writers (42), religious figures (14), and singers (14).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Brazil, including Pelé, Zico, and Sócrates. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brazil, including Pelé, Zico, and Sócrates.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Brazil since 1700.
