22.9085° S, 43.1965° W

RIO DE JANEIRO

Most Famous People Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Notable people
5,466
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1956
Most distinctive
Martial Art 13.2×

The capital that wasn't, but acted like one. Rio's most distinctive profession is martial arts at more than thirteen times the global rate — the home of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the Gracie family — alongside the composers, singers, and music players of bossa nova and samba and a deep diplomatic-and-journalistic bench from its century as the seat of the Portuguese and then Brazilian empires. Footballers and actors are tied at almost exactly the same share, a balance that you don't see in any other Brazilian city.

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What Rio de Janeiro Is Known For

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Football is Rio de Janeiro's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (898).

Rio de Janeiro over-indexes on martial art 13.2× the global rate.

Rio de Janeiro under-produces painter — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football 898 1.5×
  2. Actor 896 3.1×
  3. Politician 372 0.6×
  4. Singer 309 2.7×
  5. Composer 270 3.7×
  6. Writer 216 1.2×
  7. Music 213 2.7×
  8. Journalist 168 1.9×
  1. Martial Art 74 13.2×
  2. Composer 270 3.7×
  3. Actor 896 3.1×
  4. Music 213 2.7×
  5. Singer 309 2.7×
  6. Diplomat 73 2.3×
  7. Swimmer 55 2.1×
  8. Journalist 168 1.9×
  1. Painter 74 0.5×
  2. Politician 372 0.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Rio de Janeiro's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1800 1850 1900 1950 2000
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Showing 194 of 5,466 notable people

0003 ARCHITECT

Oscar Niemeyer

1907 - 2012

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0048 WRITER

Cecília Meireles

1901 - 1964

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0073 SINGER

Cartola

1908 - 1980

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0141 OPERA

Bidu Sayão

1902 - 1999

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0156 JOURNALIST

Roberto Marinho

1904 - 2003

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0207 COMPOSER

Braguinha (composer)

1907 - 2006

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0351 POET

Adalgisa Nery

1905 - 1980

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0444 ADMIRAL

Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald

1905 - 1985

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0511 FOOTBALL

Fernando Giudicelli

1906 - 1968

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0514 WRITER

Marques Rebelo

1907 - 1973

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0578 FOOTBALL

Preguinho

1905 - 1979

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0615 SINGER

Moreira da Silva

1902 - 2000

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0661 FOOTBALL

Luiz Gervazoni

1907 - 1963

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0662 ACTOR

Raul Roulien

1905 - 2000

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0669 FOOTBALL

Alfredo Brilhante da Costa

1904 - 1980

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0712 FOOTBALL

Nilo Murtinho Braga

1903 - 1975

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0717 LINGUIST

Joaquim Mattoso Câmara Júnior

1904 - 1970

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0745 FOOTBALL

Russinho

1902 - 1992

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0748 COMPOSER

Lamartine Babo

1904 - 1963

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0805 ACTOR

Aracy Cortes

1904 - 1985

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0831 FOOTBALL

Benedicto de Moraes Menezes

1906 - 1944

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0839 FOOTBALL

Hermógenes Fonseca

Born 1908

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0845 FOOTBALL

Joel de Oliveira Monteiro

1904 - 1990

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0850 SINGER

Elsie Houston

1902 - 1943

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0878 JOURNALIST

Otávio de Faria

1908 - 1980

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0881 FOOTBALL

José Luiz de Oliveira

Born 1904

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0891 POET

Augusto Frederico Schmidt

1906 - 1965

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0910 MILITAR

Waldemar Levy Cardoso

1900 - 2009

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0935 FOOTBALL

Agostinho Fortes Filho

1901 - 1966

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0943 ECONOMIST

Otávio Gouveia de Bulhões

1906 - 1990

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0978 FOOTBALL

Jaguaré Bezerra de Vasconcelos

1905 - 1946

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0990 SINGER

Mário Reis

1907 - 1981

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1015 ACTOR

Adhemar Gonzaga

1901 - 1978

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1024 SCIENTIST

José Reis (scientist)

1907 - 2002

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1026 MUSIC

Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo

1905 - 1992

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1042 PHYSICIAN

Evandro Chagas

1905 - 1940

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1059 FOOTBALL

Humberto de Araújo Benevenuto

Born 1903

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1061 FOOTBALL

Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira

1900 - 1988

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1070 FOOTBALL

Doca (footballer)

1903 - 1956

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1095 FOOTBALL

Alfredo Alves Tinoco

1904 - 1975

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1135 ACTOR

Pascoal Carlos Magno

1906 - 1980

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1161 FOOTBALL

Sylvio Hoffmann

1908 - 1991

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1189 POLITICIAN

Edmundo de Macedo Soares e Silva

1901 - 1989

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1192 DIPLOMAT

Vasco Leitão da Cunha

1903 - 1984

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1215 SUFFRAGETTE

Maria Werneck de Castro

1909 - 1993

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1281 SINGER

André Filho

1906 - 1974

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1400 ARCHITECT

Carlos Leão

1906 - 1983

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1451 JOURNALIST

Prudente de Moraes Neto

1904 - 1977

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1576 COMPOSER

Mario Maurano

1905 - 1974

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1602 SINGER

Sílvio Caldas

1908 - 1998

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1656 COMPOSER

Helza Cameu

1903 - 1995

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1663 JOURNALIST

Hélio Silva (jornalista)

1904 - 1995

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1699 PROFESSOR

Américo Jacobina Lacombe

1909 - 1993

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1768 CHEMIST

Paulo Carneiro

1901 - 1982

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1781 ARCHITECT

Olavo Redig de Campos

1906 - 1984

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1798 POLITICIAN

Bernardo Sayão Carvalho Araújo

1901 - 1959

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1812 MUSIC

Paulo da Portela

1901 - 1949

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1821 COMPOSER

Almirante (compositor)

1908 - 1980

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1848 FOOTBALL

Démosthenes Magalhães

Born 1909

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1867 ACTOR

Lia Torá

1907 - 1972

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1885 ENGINEER

Thomás Pompeu de Souza Brasil Netto

1908 - 1985

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1928 ACCOUNTANT

Basil Smallpeice

1906 - 1992

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2056 PAINTER

Thomaz de Mello

1906 - 1990

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2121 COMPOSER

Roberto Martins

1909 - 1992

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2142 COMPOSER

Alberto Ribeiro

1902 - 1971

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2162 POLITICIAN

José de Segadas Viana

1906 - 1991

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2168 MUSIC

J. B. de Carvalho

1901 - 1979

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2190 SINGER

Laura Suarez (singer)

1909 - 1990

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2230 PAINTER

Orlando Teruz

1902 - 1984

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2276 COMPOSER

Carlos Cachaça

1902 - 1999

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2313 MISSING

Manuel Jacinto Coelho

1903 - 1991

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2366 PHILANTHROPIST

Laura Alvim

1902 - 1984

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2369 ENGINEER

José Vicente Faria Lima

1909 - 1969

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2414 PAINTER

Alcides Rocha Miranda

1909 - 2001

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2441 TENENTE

Francisco de Assis Correia de Melo

1903 - 1971

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2504 FOOTBALL

Mario Gonçalves Vianna

1902 - 1989

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2568 PAINTER

Paulo Werneck

1907 - 1987

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2625 PAINTER

Bustamante Sá

1907 - 1988

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2626 FOOTBALL

Carlos Nascimento

1904 - 1979

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2666 POLITICIAN

José J. de Sá Freire Alvim

1909 - 1981

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2682 ACTOR

Mercedes Carné

1908 - 1988

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2708 FOOTBALL

Ladislau da Guia

1905 - 1988

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2850 POLITICIAN

Agildo Barata

1905 - 1968

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2868 ACTOR

Apolo Correia

1901 - 1987

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2946 ATHLETE

Guilherme Catramby Filho

1905 - 1995

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2967 FOOTBALL

Paschoal Silva Cinelli

1900 - 1987

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2988 ROWER

Edmundo Branco

Born 1900

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3021 SWIMMER

Jorge de Paula

Born 1906

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3049 POLITICIAN

Jurandir Pires

1900 - 1982

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3059 ARCHITECT

Hélio Duarte

1906 - 1989

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3061 MISSING

Renato Murce

1900 - 1987

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3098 PHYSICIAN

Ugo Pinheiro Guimarães

1901 - 1992

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3117 PAINTER

Oswaldo Teixeira

1905 - 1974

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3142 MISSING

Nélson Freire Lavanére-Wanderley

1909 - 1985

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3143 ACTOR

Humberto Catalano

1904 - 2000

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3233 JUDGE

Hahnemann Guimarães

1901 - 1980

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3240 POLITICIAN

Roberto Morena

1902 - 1978

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3331 SINGER

Leonel Azevedo

1908 - 1980

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3352 PERCUSSIONIST

Luciano Perrone

1908 - 2001

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3390 COMPOSER

Buci Moreira

1909 - 1982

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3420 ACTOR

Manoel Vieira

1905 - 1979

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3431 COMPOSER

Zé da Zilda

1908 - 1954

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3466 DIPLOMAT

Odette de Carvalho e Souza

1904 - 1970

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3479 POLITICIAN

Miguel Couto Filho

1900 - 1969

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3624 LAWYER

Plínio Doyle

1906 - 2000

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3645 SINGER

Jaime Vogeler

1906 - 1966

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3723 ARCHITECT

Abelardo de Souza

1908 - 1981

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3800 MISSING

Sílvio Heck

1905 - 1988

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3859 GUERRA MUNDIAL

José Machado Lopes

1900 - 1990

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3868 MISSING

Gabriel Grün Moss

1904 - 1989

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3876 CRICKET

Ronald Pryor

1901 - 1977

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3903 MINISTR

Araken de Oliveira

1909 - 2000

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3924 ALMIRANTE

Adalberto de Barros Nunes

1905 - 1984

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3931 TENENTE

Joelmir Campos de Araripe Macedo

1909 - 1993

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3936 COMPOSER

Dunga (compositor)

1907 - 1991

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3941 CHESS

Oswaldo Cruz Filho

1903 - 1977

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3958 SPORT

Antônio Guimarães

1900 - 1974

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3999 FOOTBALL

Antônio Dino Galvão Bueno

Born 1901

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4041 ATHLETIC

Matheus Marcondes

Born 1903

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4063 COMPOSER

Geysa Bôscoli

1907 - 1978

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4091 ALMIRANTE

Paulo Bosísio

1900 - 1985

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4107 JOURNALIST

Eratóstenes Frazão

1901 - 1977

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4109 ECONOMIST

Eduardo Lopes Rodrigues

1907 - 1980

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4112 COLLECTOR

Ema Klabin

1907 - 1994

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4126 POLITICIAN

Augusto do Amaral Peixoto

1901 - 1984

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4149 ATHLETIC

Mario Marques (athlete)

Born 1909

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4158 PAINTER

Hilda Campofiorito

1901 - 1997

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4177 LAWYER

Francisco Mangabeira

1909 - 1993

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4186 MINISTR

Sílvio Borges de Sousa Mota

1902 - 1969

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4196 POLITICIAN

Mário Bittencourt Sampaio

1903 - 1990

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4200 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Luiz Gama Filho

Born 1906

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4229 ALMIRANTE

Ângelo Nolasco de Almeida

1905 - 1996

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4244 ATHLETIC

Eurico de Freitas

Born 1900

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4277 ALMIRANTE

Pedro Paulo de Araújo Suzano

1903 - 1978

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4297 ENGINEER

Euclydes Pontes

1908 - 2003

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4305 POLITICIAN

Alim Pedro

1907 - 1975

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4318 BATERISTA

Valfrido Silva

1904 - 1972

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4320 ALMIRANTE

Zilmar Campos de Araripe Macedo

1908 - 2010

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4321 POLITICIAN

Sávio Cotta de Almeida Gama

1907 - 1985

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4376 FILM

Eurides Ramos

1906 - 1986

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4396 POLITICIAN

Oscar Santa Maria Pereira

1901 - 1961

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4397 POLITICIAN

Rodrigo Otávio Jordão Ramos

1909 - 1980

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4407 WRITER

Ari Kerner

1906 - 1963

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4427 MISSING

Henrique Fleiuss (militar)

1904 - 1988

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4445 ROWER

Álvaro de Sá Freire

Born 1909

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4502 MILITAR

Reinaldo Joaquim Ribeiro de Carvalho Filho

1903 - 1973

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4515 GEÓGRAF

Reinaldo Ramos de Saldanha da Gama

1905 - 1990

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4537 FOOTBALL

Alberto Malcher

1908 - 1966

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4547 COMPOSER

Alcides Malandro Histórico

1909 - 1987

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4550 ROWER

Fernando de Abreu (rower)

Born 1906

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4566 VOCALIST

Leonel Faria

1908 - 1935

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4575 POLITICIAN

Osvaldo Maia Penido

1908 - 1989

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4599 ATUAÇÃO

Mário Machado Bittencourt

1909 - 1932

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4615 ACTOR

Maria Vidal

1905 - 1963

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4644 ROWER

José Mò

Born 1907

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4647 MISSING

Raul Capitão

1909 - 1997

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4653 SPORT

Manoel Braga

Born 1902

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4654 ORGANISTA

Antônio Silva (organista)

1908 - 1960

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4660 ROWER

José de Campos

Born 1908

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4667 SPORT

José Castro (sport shooter)

Born 1907

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4671 ROWER

Durval Lima

Born 1908

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4687 ROWER

Joaquim Faria

Born 1904

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4707 AVIADOR

José Angelo Gomes Ribeiro

1901 - 1932

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4794 ARCHITECT

José da Silva Azevedo Neto

1908 - 1962

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4798 SPRINT

José de Almeida

Born 1904

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4827 SPORT

João Clemente da Silva

Born 1905

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4834 HERÓI

Sylvio Fleming

1905 - 1932

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4856 MUSIC

Brancura

1908 - 1935

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4870 MISSING

Luiz Teixeira Martini

Born 1903

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4906 POLITICIAN

Laurita Ortega Mari

1908 - 1977

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4909 SINGER

Breno Ferreira

1907 - 1966

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4942 COMPOSER

Felisberto Martins

1904 - 1980

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4977 WRITER

Jorge Faraj

1901 - 1963

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5011 SINGER

Camaz

1900 - 1948

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5016 SINGER

Murilo Caldas

1905 - 1999

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5020 PRIEST

Renato de Pontes

1902 - 1940

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5087 COMPOSER

Armando Vieira Marçal

1902 - 1947

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5139 WRITER

Arnaldo Tabayá

1901 - 1937

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5144 WRITER

Carmen Cinira

1902 - 1933

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5167 MUSIC

Alberto Lonato

1909 - 1998

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5168 COMPOSER

Antenor Gargalhada

1909 - 1941

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5196 COMPOSER

J. Thomaz

1900 - 1964

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5203 ACORDEONISTA

Juca do Acordeom

1900 - 1969

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5243 FOOTBALL

Segreto

Born 1906

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5285 COMPOSER

Djalma Mafra

1900 - 1974

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5331 SINDICATO

Domício Velloso da Silveira

1908 - 1985

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5352 COMPOSER

Dann Mallio Carneiro

1907 - 1937

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5353 POLITICIAN

Abelardo Mata

1906 - 1976

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5358 DIPLOMAT

Altamir de Moura

1903 - 1988

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5389 SINGER

Helena Figner

1908 - 1994

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5394 POLITICIAN

Francisco Pires de Gaioso e Almendra

1901 - 1968

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5407 DIPLOMAT

Roberto Barthel Rosa

1906 - 1990

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5429 ALMIRANTE

Murillo Vasco do Valle e Silva

1907 - 1980

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5459 SWORDSMAN

Frederico Serrão

1908 - 1992

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