Santa Cruz do Sul
Santa Cruz do Sul ranks 5,283rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Clerkenwell, Wenxi County, and Ascot, Berkshire. Memorable people born in Santa Cruz do Sul include Henrique Mecking, Ana Hickmann, and Pedro Henrique. Memorable people who died in Santa Cruz do Sul include Everaldo. Santa Cruz do Sul has been the birth place of many chess players, and models and the death place of many soccer players. Santa Cruz do Sul is located in Brazil.
Santa Cruz do Sul is a Brazilian municipality located in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, approximately 155 kilometres (96 mi) from Porto Alegre. According to estimates by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), its population in 2024 was 138,104, making it the 14th most populous municipality in Rio Grande do Sul. Covering an area of 733.4 square kilometres (283.2 sq mi), it is situated in the Vale do Rio Pardo region, bordering the municipalities of Vera Cruz, Rio Pardo, Sinimbu, Venâncio Aires, and Passo do Sobrado. The municipality has a temperate climate, lies in a physiographic transition zone between the Brazilian Highlands and the Central Depression, and features vegetation from both the Atlantic Forest and the Pampas, with a predominance of volcanic rocks. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1952 and 1990, Santa Cruz do Sul was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Henrique Mecking, Ana Hickmann, and Pedro Henrique. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Santa Cruz do Sul including Everaldo.
People Born in Santa Cruz do Sul
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Henrique Mecking
CHESS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 3
Ana Hickmann
MODEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 2
Pedro Henrique
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 1
Fernanda Martins
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 25.64
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Santa Cruz do Sul
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Newly Added People Deceased in Santa Cruz do Sul
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Most individuals born in present day Santa Cruz do Sul were chess players (1), models (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chess players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Santa Cruz do Sul, including Henrique Mecking. Whereas, throughout history, chess players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Santa Cruz do Sul, including Henrique Mecking.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Santa Cruz do Sul since 1700.
