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PORTO ALEGRE

Most Famous People Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Notable people
991
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1960
Most distinctive
Model 3.9×

The gaucho capital's writer and journalist over-indexes reflect a Southern Brazilian literary tradition distinct from Rio or São Paulo — Moacyr Scliar built a magical-realist world from Jewish Porto Alegre, and Elis Regina redefined Brazilian popular singing before her 37th birthday. Ronaldinho learned futsal a short walk from both their childhood homes.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Porto Alegre during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 182 notable births.

What Porto Alegre Is Known For

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Football is Porto Alegre's biggest profession — 25% of all notables (247).

Porto Alegre over-indexes on model — 3.9× the global rate.

Porto Alegre under-produces painter — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football247
  2. Politician114
  3. Writer78
  4. Actor68
  5. Journalist46
  6. Player40
  7. Composer26
  8. Lawyer22
  1. Model103.9×
  2. Journalist463.0×
  3. Writer782.4×
  4. Missing162.4×
  5. Football2472.3×
  6. Player402.1×
  7. Composer262.0×
  1. Painter150.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Porto Alegre's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1800185019001950
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0006 POLITICIAN

Luís Carlos Prestes

1898 - 1990

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0196 WRITER

Eduardo Guimarães

1892 - 1928

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0254 POLITICIAN

Ildo Meneghetti

1895 - 1980

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0288 PAINTER

João Fahrion

1898 - 1970

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0294 PRIEST

Henrique Golland Trindade

1897 - 1974

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0327 TEACHER

Raul Pilla

1892 - 1973

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0470 POLITICIAN

Yedo Fiúza

1894 - 1975

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0500 PRECURSOR

Henrique Luís Roessler

1896 - 1963

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0517 POLITICIAN

Hermann Brügelmann

1899 - 1972

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0557 POLITICIAN

Armando Câmara

1898 - 1975

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0573 COMPOSER

Antônio de Assis Republicano

1897 - 1960

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0619 PHYSICIAN

Alcindo de Azevedo Sodré

1895 - 1952

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0638 LAWYER

Walter Só Jobim

1892 - 1974

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0646 MILITAR

Luís de Araújo Correia Lima

1891 - 1930

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0669 JUDGE

Cyro Pestana

1898 - 1982

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0697 BOTANIST

Anacreonte Ávila de Araújo

1898 - 1973

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0743 MISSING

Vasco Alves Seco

1898 - 1965

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0756 MISSING

Álcio Souto

1896 - 1948

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0779 POLITICIAN

Pedro Vergara

1895 - 1979

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0787 LAWYER

Edgar Schneider

1893 - 1963

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0805 JOURNALIST

Zenon de Almeida

1892 - 1940

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0832 PATENTE

José Bina Machado

Born 1898

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0907 PIANIST

Artur Elsner

1899 - 1978

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0915 MAESTRO

Pedro de Sá Pereira

1892 - 1955

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0942 LAWYER

Coelho de Souza

1898 - 1982

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0958 POLITICIAN

Gaston Englert

1895 - 1965

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0961 POLITICIAN

Gastão de Brito

1893 - 1952

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0970 MISSING

Vivita Cartier

1893 - 1919

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0971 POLITICIAN

Edmar da Silva Carvalho

Born 1898

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0985 JOURNALIST

Mário Cinco Paus

1890 - 1949

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