Most Famous Brazilian Academics

Brazil has produced 64 notable academics throughout history, led by Leonardo Boff. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Leonardo Boff — Brazilian Theologian (Born 1938) , ranked #14702
  2. Carlos Chagas — Brazilian Bacteriologist (1879–1934) , ranked #15629
  3. Rubem Alves — Brazilian Theologian (1933–2014) , ranked #42119
  4. Alberto de Oliveira — Brazilian Teacher (1857–1937) , ranked #69837
  5. Tobias Barreto — Brazilian Philosopher (1839–1889) , ranked #70291
  6. Clóvis Beviláqua — Brazilian Historian (1859–1944) , ranked #83036
  7. Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira — Brazilian Lexicographer (1910–1989) , ranked #91315
  8. João de Deus (medium) — Brazilian Therapist (Born 1942) , ranked #96967
  9. José Veríssimo — Brazilian Educator (1857–1916) , ranked #97151
  10. Júlio Afrânio Peixoto — Brazilian Medicine (1876–1947) , ranked #118478
  11. Waldo Vieira — Brazilian Philosopher (1932–2015) , ranked #122186
  12. José Murilo de Carvalho — Brazilian Historian (Born 1939) , ranked #141779
  13. Marcia Tiburi — Brazilian Professor (Born 1970) , ranked #159924
  14. Lourenço Filho — Brazilian Educator (1897–1970) , ranked #181435
  15. František Lorenz — Brazilian Philosopher (1872–1957) , ranked #239658
  16. Fernando Bastos de Ávila — Brazilian Theologian (1918–2010) , ranked #251699
  17. Huberto Rohden — Brazilian Philosopher (1893–1981) , ranked #257122
  18. Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro — Brazilian Herpetologist (1874–1939) , ranked #269727
  19. Eurípedes Barsanulfo — Brazilian Educator (1880–1918) , ranked #278252
  20. Lui Morais — Brazilian Dozent (Born 1961) , ranked #351117