20th-century Brazilian people

Gisele Caroline Bündchen is a Brazilian model and activist. Since 2001, she has been one of the highest-paid models in the world. In 2007, Bündchen was the 16th-richest woman in the entertainment industry and earned the top spot on Forbes top-earning models list in 2012. In 2014, she was listed as the 89th-most-powerful woman in the world by Forbes.

Brazilian photographer (1944–2025)

Willian Thiego de Jesus (22 July 1986 – 28 November 2016), known as Willian Thiego or simply Thiego, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a centre back. He was one of the victims when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed on 28 November 2016.

indigenous man living alone in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest

Brazilian politician and academic (1900–1987)

Brazilian supercentenarian

Brazilian physicist (1914–1990)

Yanomami shaman, activist and political leader

Brazilian blessed (1919–1931)

Brazilian politician

Brazilian politician

Young Brazilian Roman Catholic

Brazilian agronomist, writer, philosopher, landscaper and environmentalist (1926-2002)

Brazilian activist (1969/1970–2024)

Brazilian martyr and blessed

Former Brazilian delegate, former Minister of Justice of Brazil from 2021 to 2022

leader of the Kayapo people, an indigenous tribe of Brazil (1953–2020)

Two Sicilian Royal (1897–1975)

Brazilian nun and martyr (1953–1993)

José Abelardo Barbosa de Medeiros (September 30, 1917 – June 30, 1988), better known as Chacrinha (), was a Brazilian comedian, radio and TV personality. His career was at its peak from 1950 to 1980. He was author of a famous Brazilian phrase that states: "Na televisão, nada se cria, tudo se copia" ("In television, nothing is created, everything is copied"). Famous Brazilian celebrities made their debut on his show, such as Roberto Carlos and Raul Seixas.

Brazilian association footballer

artist, professor and curator (born 1967)

Paralympic boccia player (1980–2020)

Brazilian martyr (1908–1924)

Brazilian activists

telecommunications technician, trade unionist and Brazilian politician

Candomblé mãe-de-santo, a spiritual leader

Brazilian actress and socialite (1971-2011)

Brazilian anthropologist (1914–2002)