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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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0901 PLAYER

Marcelo Baretto

Born 1982

Notable Births by Decade

What Porto Alegre Is Known For

Profession Mix Over Time

Marcelo Baretto

Eduardo Ruiz Caravantes

Carlo Pianta

Márcia Cibilis Viana

Kerley Becker

Papú

Artur Elsner

Diva Santiago Correia

Helena Amélia Oehler Stemmer

Vespúcio de Abreu

Alexandre García (judoka)

Pedro Hamilty

Manuel José de Campos

Marcelo Baumbach

Pedro de Sá Pereira

Liv Fortes

Flávio Corrêa

Vitório Andreatta

Carlos Maria da Silva Teles

Carlos Martins Pereira e Souza

Antônio Carlos Penafiel

Diná Pettenuzzo Santiago

João Pereira Maciel Sobrinho

Bruno Heck

Guilherme Só

Aluizio Veras

Francisco Antunes Ferreira da Luz

Deise Falci

José Auto da Silva Guimarães

Marina Conceição Celistre

Paulo da Silva Fernandes

Patrick Borges

Flávia Castro

Neno Miranda

José Luís Cardoso de Sales Filho

Ismael Teixeira dos Santos

José Amádio

Roberto Raphael Weber

Keko Brandão

Leda Lúcia Martins Camargo

João Batista da Silva Teles

Coelho de Souza

Silvia Rothfeld

Eloar Guazzelli

José Bernardino dos Santos

Raul Jobim Bittencourt

Dante Heroico Fortunato de Patta

Antônio Garcia Miranda Neto

Giane Ronchi

Inácio Weingärtner

Eduardo Duarte (escritor)

Luís Henrique dos Santos Silva

Alexsander Celente

Mariana Pistoia

Joaquim Pantaleão Teles de Queirós

Bruno Irigoyen

João Prestes Barreto da Fontoura

Gaston Englert

Helga Winge

Gustavo Ilha

Gastão de Brito

José Teodoro de Sousa Lobo

Manuel Pereira da Silva Ubatuba

Damaso Rocha

Carlos Augusto Osório Bordini

Ricardo Pereira Machado

João Fanfa Ribas

Líbio Vinhas

Vanderson Luís Chaves

Vivita Cartier

Edmar da Silva Carvalho

Carlos Sérgio Rosa Martins

José Apolinário Pereira de Morais

Lindolfo Leopoldo Collor

José Bernardino da Cunha Bittencourt

João Câncio Gomes

Marcelo Blessmann