Foz do Iguaçu
Foz do Iguaçu ranks 16,549th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Palmares Paulista, Palmeira d'Oeste, and Parapuã. Memorable people born in Foz do Iguaçu include Pepê, and Thiago Ponciano. Foz do Iguaçu has been the birth place of many soccer players, and handball players. Foz do Iguaçu is located in Brazil.
Foz do Iguaçu, colloquially referred to as Foz, is the Brazilian city on the border of Iguaçu Falls. Foz in Portuguese means the mouth or end of a river and Iguaçu in Guarani or Tupi comes from the words "y", meaning "water" or "river", and "guasu", meaning "big". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1994 and 1997, Foz do Iguaçu was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Pepê, and Thiago Ponciano.
People Born in Foz do Iguaçu
Go to all RankingsPepê
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 2
Thiago Ponciano
HANDBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 18.08
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Foz do Iguaçu were soccer players (1), and handball players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Foz do Iguaçu, including Pepê. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Foz do Iguaçu, including Pepê.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Foz do Iguaçu since 1700.