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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.

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0087 COMPOSER

Lupicínio Rodrigues

1914 - 1974

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0109 FOOTBALL

Alfredo Eduardo Barreto de Freitas Noronha

1918 - 2003

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0140 BOTANIST

Guido Frederico João Pabst

1914 - 1980

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0143 LAWYER

Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha

1910 - 1962

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0152 FOOTBALL

Sylvio Pirillo

1916 - 1991

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0222 PALAEONTOLOGIST

Carlos de Paula Couto

1910 - 1982

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0239 PALAEONTOLOGIST

Irajá Damiani Pinto

1919 - 2014

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0284 JOURNALIST

Breno Caldas

1910 - 1989

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0318 PAINTER

Alice Brueggemann

1917 - 2001

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0323 ACTOR

Walter D'Ávila

1911 - 1996

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0397 ACTOR

Ema D'Ávila

1916 - 1985

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0406 INDUSTRIAL

Guido Mondin

1912 - 2000

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0458 ARCHITECT

Edvaldo Pereira Paiva

1911 - 1981

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0478 ARTIST

Nelson Boeira Faedrich

1912 - 1994

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0482 ROWER

Henrique Kranen

1911 - 1974

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0494 ACTOR

Norah Fontes

1910 - 1996

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0516 CHEMIST

Otto Alcides Ohlweiler

1914 - 1991

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0538 DIPLOMAT

Fernando Ramos de Alencar

1919 - 1994

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0658 POLITICIAN

Tarso Dutra

1914 - 1983

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0662 POLITICIAN

Henrique Fonseca de Araújo

1913 - 1996

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0683 PILOTO

Catarino Andreatta

1911 - 1970

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0695 ACTOR

Jordano Martinelli

1912 - 1990

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0723 POLITICIAN

Ary Veiga Sanhudo

1915 - 1997

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0732 PAINTER

Edgar Koetz

1914 - 1969

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0740 PROFESSOR

Paulo Luís Vianna Guedes

1916 - 1969

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0759 POLITICIAN

Célio Marques Fernandes

1913 - 1989

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0761 PAINTER

Jacintho Moraes

1917 - 1982

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0800 GUERRA MUNDIAL

Adamastor Baptista Pereira

1919 - 1998

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0857 PILOTO

Júlio Andreatta

1917 - 1981

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0871 MISSING

Elena Tortolero

1913 - 1960

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0931 POLITICIAN

Paulo da Silva Fernandes

1915 - 1997

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