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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.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Porto Alegre during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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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.
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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Martha Medeiros
Born 1961
Eduardo Bueno
Born 1958
Caco Barcellos
Born 1950
Breno Caldas
1910 - 1989
Paulo Sant'Ana
1939 - 2017
Daniel Herz
1954 - 2006
Mário Pereira (jornalista)
1947 - 2014
David Coimbra
Born 1962
Lauro Quadros
Born 1939
Cristina Ranzolin
Born 1966
Cristiane Dias
Born 1980
Nelson Sirotsky
Born 1953
Flávio Fachel
Born 1965
Marco de Vargas
Born 1973
Carlos Thompson Flores
1843 - 1904
Milton Jung
Born 1963
Paula Valdez
Born 1979
Cláudia Laitano
Born 1966
Pedro Ernesto (radialista)
Born 1950
José Antônio Daudt
1940 - 1988
Guilherme Portanova
Born 1976
Flávio Alcaraz Gomes
1927 - 2011
Maurício Saraiva
Born 1964
André Petry
Born 1961
Sergio Xavier Filho
Born 1966
Pedro Boticário
1799 - 1850
Eduardo Meditsch
Born 1956
Jader Rocha
Born 1976
Teresa Toda
Born 1950
Chico Garcia (jornalista)
Born 1981
Pedro Sirotsky
Born 1956
Farid Germano Filho
Born 1966
Cláudio Cabral
1940 - 2012
Enildo Paulo Pereira
1952 - 2012
Zenon de Almeida
1892 - 1940
Felicíssimo Manuel de Azevedo
1823 - 1905
Fernando Vieira (jornalista)
1941 - 2020
Alec Duarte
Born 1969
Raquel Schneider
Born 1984
Kellen Caldas
Born 1976
Manuel Veloso Paranhos Pederneiras
1832 - 1907
José Amádio
1923 - 1992
Eduardo Duarte (escritor)
1874 - 1962
José Apolinário Pereira de Morais
1808 - 1833
João Câncio Gomes
1836 - 1889
Mário Cinco Paus
1890 - 1949