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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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Fernanda Garay

Born 1986

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0057 PLAYER

Marcelo Demoliner

Born 1989

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0071 PLAYER

Thiago Soares Alves

Born 1986

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0077 PLAYER

Thomaz Koch

Born 1945

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0082 PLAYER

Tomas Behrend

Born 1974

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0083 PLAYER

Guilherme Clezar

Born 1992

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0106 PLAYER

Gabriela Cé

Born 1993

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André Ghem

Born 1982

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0113 PLAYER

Carolina Albuquerque

Born 1977

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0174 PLAYER

Ana Paula Ferreira

Born 1980

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Niege Dias

Born 1966

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Fabrício Neis

Born 1990

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0235 PLAYER

Francisco Costa (tennis)

Born 1973

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0246 PLAYER

Manius Abbadi

Born 1976

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0257 PLAYER

Jorge Edson

Born 1966

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0268 PLAYER

Janelson Carvalho

Born 1969

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0270 PLAYER

Lucas Provenzano de Deus

Born 1987

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0281 PLAYER

Gilmar Teixeira

Born 1970

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Paulo Silva (volleyball)

Born 1963

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0334 PLAYER

Murilo Radke

Born 1989

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0355 PLAYER

Priscila Daroit

Born 1988

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0372 PLAYER

Luciano Bozko

Born 1978

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0449 PLAYER

Raphael Florêncio Margarido

Born 1983

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0593 PLAYER

Ney Keller

Born 1958

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0668 PLAYER

Enrico Zappoli

Born 1995

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0747 PLAYER

Alessandra Alves Sperb

Born 1985

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0770 PLAYER

Valquíria Dullius

Born 1994

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0773 PLAYER

Luciano Minossi

Born 1976

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0781 PLAYER

Douglas Correia Bastos

Born 1995

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0803 PLAYER

Marcelo Fronkowiack

Born 1968

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0823 PLAYER

Eduardo Valdez Basso

Born 1961

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0872 PLAYER

Ivan Luiz Fagundes Walter

Born 1982

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0901 PLAYER

Marcelo Baretto

Born 1982

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0905 PLAYER

Kerley Becker

Born 1986

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0908 PLAYER

Diva Santiago Correia

Born 1938

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0916 PLAYER

Liv Fortes

Born 1988

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0922 PLAYER

Diná Pettenuzzo Santiago

Born 1941

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0930 PLAYER

Marina Conceição Celistre

1938 - 2007

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0953 PLAYER

Alexsander Celente

Born 1980

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0956 PLAYER

Bruno Irigoyen

Born 1992

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