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48 unusual facts about Brazilian people


Adailton de Jesus

Adailton de Jesus (born August 9, 1978) is a Brazilian boxer in the Featherweight division.

Adeyemo Alakija

The Oloye Alakija, whose first name originally was Plasido, was of Afro-Brazilian descent like many freed slaves resident in Lagos.

Adriana Araújo

Adriana Araujo (born 4 November 1981 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian female amateur boxer.She won the Bronze Medal in the Women's boxing Lightweight 60kg category in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Adriano De Souza

Adriano "Mineirinho" de Souza (born February 13, 1987) is a Brazilian professional surfer who competes on the Association of Surfing Professionals Men's World Tour.

Ailton Menegussi

Ailton Menegussi (born 5 November 1962) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.

Alexandre Birman

Alexandre Birman (born October 1, 1976) is Brazilian footwear designer and founder of his self-titled couture brand, "Alexandre Birman".

Antonio Gonzaga Netto

Antonio Gonzaga Netto, or more known as Toni Netto is a former Brazilian football player and manager.

Bülent Uygun

Bülent has stated that his managerial influence has come from Brazilian 1994 World Cup manager Carlos Alberto Parreira, whom he worked under while playing for Fenerbahçe S.K..

Carlos Bertulani

Carlos A. Bertulani is a Brazilian & American theoretical physicist and professor at the Department of Physics of the Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Cláudia Cepeda

Cláudia Cepeda (1967) is a Brazilian actress, mostly known for playing the role of "O" in the 1992 Brazilian erotic series História de O.

Clodoaldo

Clodoaldo Tavares de Santana, better known as Clodoaldo (born September 25, 1949 in Aracaju), is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Clodoaldo Silva

Clodoaldo Silva (born February 1, 1979) is a Brazilian swimmer.

Did I Let You Know

Although not officially released by the band, in response to being allowed to select the song as a single, a music video was released on March 9, 2012 and created by a group of Brazilian fans.

Dieter Eilts

His nickname was the Alemão of East Frisia, for his similarity with to Brazilian midfielder Alemão.

Djalma Bom

Djalma Bom (born March 29, 1939) is a former Brazilian politician and a founding member of the country's Workers' Party, the party of former president Luís Inácio Lula da Silva.

Eduardo Fraga

Luís Eduardo 'Selvagem' Fraga (November 20, 1973) is a Brazilian martial artist with a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Eduardo Reck Miranda

Eduardo Reck Miranda, Ph.D, (born 1963), is a Brazilian composer of chamber and electroacoustic pieces but is most notable in the United Kingdom for his scientific research into computer music, particularly in the field of human-machine interfaces where brain waves will replace keyboards and voice commands to permit the disabled to express themselves musically.

End Ever

End Ever is the debut album released in 2009 by the Brazilian thrash metal band Astafix.

Fabrício Guerreiro

Fabrício de Assis Costa da Silva (born July 24, 1990), better known as Fabrício Guerreiro, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in Bellator's featherweight division.

Fernanda Hermenegildo

Fernanda Hermenegildo (born October 13, 1988) is a professional Brazilian tennis player and former member of the Brazil Fed Cup team.

Genair da Silva

Genair da Silva (born December 26, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator Fighting Championships' featherweight division.

Guto Inocente

Carlos Augusto Inocente Filho (born May 29, 1986), better known as Guto Inocente, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competes in the UFC's heavyweight division.

Jaime Pedro Kohl

Jaime Pedro Kohl (born 12 December 1954) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.

João Inácio Müller

João Inácio Müller (born 15 June 1960) is a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.

John Lineker

John Lineker dos Santos de Paula (born January 1, 1990) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Jordan Ramos

Jordan is the son of Brazilian Stuntman "Marcelo The Daredevil" and Acrobat and Keep Fit Instructor Anita Grosvenor Ramos.

Leandro Dos Santos

Leandro Dos Santos (born 29 October 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Thai Premier League side Bangkok glass.

Leonardo Medeiros

Leonardo Wilson de Medeiros (born November 20, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actor.

Lucas Martins

Lucas Martins (born November 11, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship's bantamweight division.

Luiz Filipe Coelho

Luíz Fïlíp also Luiz Filipe Coelho (born November 14, 1984) is a Brazilian violinist.

Luiz Roberto Tommasi

Luiz Roberto Tommasi is a Brazilian zoologist who specialises in Echinoderms.

Malandro Records

Malandro Records was an American record label based in Cincinnati, Ohio which released albums by Brazilian musicians.

Manoel de Barros

Manoel Wenceslau Leite de Barros (born December 19, 1916) is a Brazilian poet.

Marco Maia

Marco Aurélio Spall Maia, better known as Marco Maia (born 27 December 1965), is a Brazilian politician, and the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from 2010 to 2013.

Maria do Rosário

Maria do Rosário Nunes (born 22 November 1966) is a Brazilian teacher and politician.

Marly Marley

Marly Marley (5 April 1938 – 10 January 2014) was a Brazilian actress.

Matthew Featherstone

Matthew Ross Featherstone (born 5 July 1970 in Bromley, Kent) is an English born Brazilian cricketer.

Otávio Augusto

Otávio Augusto de Azevedo Sousa (born January 30, 1945) is a Brazilian actor.

Paula Cristina Gonçalves

Paula Cristina Gonçalves (born August 11, 1990) is a professional Brazilian tennis player.

Priscila Machado

Priscila Machado (born January 4, 1986, in Canoas) is a Brazilian TV Host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brasil 2011.

Raphael Guzzo

Raphael Gregorio Guzzo (born 6 January 1995 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-born, Portuguese footballer who plays for Benfica B, as a midfielder.

Raúl Fabiani

After the departure of the Frenchman, Brazilian Gílson Paulo arrived at Malabo as his replacement and the player was included in the preliminary list for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

Richard Falcão

Richard Amorim Falcão, better known as Richard Falcão, is a Brazilian football player.

Rodrigo Branco

Rodrigo Branco Araújo is a Brazilian footballer who is currently playing for Horsham in the Isthmian League Division One South.

Rossana Ghessa

Rossana Ghessa (born 24 January 1943) is an Italian actress, from Sardinia, and a naturalized Brazilian.

Sancler Frantz

Sancler Frantz Konzen (Arroio do Tigre, April 9, 1991) is a Brazilian model, journalist and beauty queen.

Thiago Michel

Thiago Michel Pereira Silva, a.k.a. Thiago Michel (born May 15, 1984) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter currently fighting for Bellator Fighting Championships in their season six lightweight tournament.

Wahoo's Fish Taco

Wahoo's was founded in Costa Mesa, California in 1988 by Chinese-Brazilian brothers Eduardo Lee, Mingo Lee and Wing Lam, who mixed traditional Chinese and Brazilian flavors with dishes they encountered while traveling in Mexico.


Agnaldo Nunes

Agnaldo Nunes Magalhães (born March 7, 1976 in Piracicaba, São Paulo) is a Brazilian boxer, who represented his native country twice in the lightweight division at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.

Ana Maria Machado

Ana Maria Machado (born 24 December 1941) is a Brazilian writer of children's books, one of the most significant alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth Rocha.

Antônio de Barros Carvalho

Antônio de Barros Carvalho, better known as Barros Carvalho (Palmares, February 12, 1899 - Recife, September 3, 1966) was a landowner and Brazilian politician.

Chica Xavier

Francisca Xavier Queiroz de Jesus known professionally as Chica Xavier (born January 22, 1936 in Salvador) is a Brazilian actress.

Cícero Herbete de Oliveira Melo

Cícero Herbete de Oliveira Melo, commonly known as Beto (born September 3, 1980 in Itaporanga), is a Brazilian Association Football Striker.

Deyverson

Deyverson Brum Silva Acosta (born 8 May 1991 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Belenenses as a striker.

Franklin Vicente

Franklin William Vicente (born 12 June 1989 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer, who plays as a striker for Olimpija in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Jakelyne Oliveira

Jakelyne de Oliveira Silva (born January 20, 1993 in Rondonópolis) is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brasil 2013 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia.

Languages of Andorra

The traditional economic situation in Northern Portugal (mainly Norte) prompted a large migration flux to the country between 1960 and 1980, increasing the Portuguese population to 11% of the total, which added to a small community of Brazilians which migrated to Andorra in the 1990s has led to a present day lusophone population of about 13% of the country's total.

Mateus Soares de Azevedo

Mateus Soares de Azevedo (born 1959) is a Brazilian historian of religions, Islamologist, and journalist, who has written several books on the philosophy of religions.

Neílton

Neílton Meira Mestzk (born 17 February 1994 in Nanuque, Minas Gerais), commonly known as Neílton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Santos FC.

Planet Hemp

Planet Hemp was a Brazilian rap rock musical group, known for starting the career of rapper Marcelo D2 and for its lyrics supporting the legality of cannabis.

Ricardo Samuel Goldstein

Ricardo Samuel Goldstein is a Brazilian businessman, founder and chairman of Security Beverages Americas and consulting & advisory companies Gold & Bell, and RSG and one of Founders of Trump Realty Brazil, together with American billionaire Donald Trump.