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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 2,741 globally memorable people, including Pelé, Ayrton Senna, and Paulo Coelho. Additionaly, 411 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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People Deceased in Present Day Brazil

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Brazil were soccer players (1774), athletes (204), politicians (106), actors (97), and writers (43),  while most who died were soccer players (159), politicians (57), writers (42), religious figures (14), and singers (14).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Brazil, including Pelé, Garrincha, and Zico. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brazil, including Pelé, Garrincha, and Zico.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Brazil since 1700.