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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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Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

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.

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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Luís Carlos Prestes

1898 - 1990

Notable Births by Decade

What Porto Alegre Is Known For

Profession Mix Over Time

Luís Carlos Prestes

Manuela d'Ávila

Marco Aurélio Garcia

José Fogaça

Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho

Paulo Renato Souza

Jair Soares

José Maria Eymael

Ildo Meneghetti

Eduardo Rihan Cypel

Marcos Rolim

Moroni Bing Torgan

José Antônio Correia da Câmara

Onyx Lorenzoni

Walter Peracchi Barcelos

Luiza Helena de Bairros

Osmar Terra

Henrique Fontana

Cândido Batista de Oliveira

Carlos Marun

Brizola Neto

Nelson Marchezan Júnior

José Loureiro da Silva

José Paulo Cairoli

Yedo Fiúza

Afonso Motta

Mário Meneghetti

Hermann Brügelmann

José Otávio Germano

José Paulo Bisol

Mendes Ribeiro Filho

José Henrique Paim

Paulo Odone

Henrique Marques de Oliveira Lisboa

Armando Câmara

Juliana Brizola

Pedro Colin

Antero José Ferreira de Brito

Regina Becker Fortunati

Francisco Carlos de Araújo Brusque

Eliseu Santos

Germano Bonow

Clóvis Pestana

Luís Fernando Cirne Lima

Frederico Sólon de Sampaio Ribeiro

Mário Bernd

Tiago Simon

Tarso Dutra

Henrique Fonseca de Araújo

Ciro Simoni

Antônio Adolfo da Fontoura Mena Barreto

Telmo Thompson Flores

Marcelo Moraes

Covatti Filho

Walter Werner Bräuer

Pedro Rodrigues Fernandes Chaves

Fernando Antunes

Tapir Rocha

Plínio de Castro Casado

Idálio Sardenberg

Donato Renato Mosella

Luís Alves Leite de Oliveira Belo (I)

Ary Veiga Sanhudo

Sebastião Barreto Pereira Pinto

Célio Marques Fernandes

Sérgio Ilha Moreira

Miguel Muratore

Antônio Eleutério de Camargo

Pedro Vergara

Francisco Xavier da Cunha

Oscar Passos

João Carlos Vital

Wilson Vargas da Silveira

José Diogo Brochado da Rocha

Fausto de Freitas e Castro

Beatriz Santos

Manuel Antônio da Rocha Faria