The Most Famous
JOURNALISTS from Brazil
This page contains a list of the greatest Brazilian Journalists. The pantheon dataset contains 196 Journalists, 2 of which were born in Brazil. This makes Brazil the birth place of the 14th most number of Journalists behind India, and Hungary.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Brazilian Journalists of all time. This list of famous Brazilian Journalists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Sebastião Salgado (1944 - 2025)
With an HPI of 75.59, Sebastião Salgado is the most famous Brazilian Journalist. His biography has been translated into 43 different languages on wikipedia.
Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior (8 February 1944 – 23 May 2025) was a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. Salgado traveled in more than 120 countries for his photographic projects, which appeared in numerous press publications and books. Touring exhibitions of his work have been presented throughout the world. He was a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He was awarded the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Grant in 1982, Foreign Honorary Membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992; and the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS) in 1993. He was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts at the Institut de France since April 2016.
2. Plínio Salgado (1895 - 1975)
With an HPI of 58.24, Plínio Salgado is the 2nd most famous Brazilian Journalist. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Plínio Salgado (Portuguese: [ˈplĩnju sawˈɡadu]; January 22, 1895 – December 8, 1975) was a Brazilian politician, writer, journalist, and theologian. He founded and led Brazilian Integralist Action, a political party inspired by the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. Initially a supporter of the dictatorship led by Getúlio Vargas, he was later persecuted and exiled in Portugal for promoting an uprising against the government. After his return, he launched the Popular Representation Party, and was elected to represent Paraná in the Chamber of Deputies in 1958, being re-elected in 1962, this time to represent São Paulo. He was also a candidate in the 1955 presidential election, securing 8.28% of the votes. After the 1964 coup d'état, which led to the extinction of political parties, he joined the National Renewal Alliance, obtaining two terms in the Chamber of Deputies. He retired from politics in 1974, just a year before his death.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Brazilian journalists born between 1895 and 1944. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Brazilian journalists include Sebastião Salgado, and Plínio Salgado. As of April 2024, 2 new Brazilian journalists have been added to Pantheon including Sebastião Salgado, and Plínio Salgado.
