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Most Famous Brazilian Actors & Filmmakers

1,547 GB

Gisele Bündchen Brazilian Actor b. 1980

5,528 SB

Sônia Braga Brazilian Actor b. 1950

6,475 RS

Rodrigo Santoro Brazilian Actor b. 1975

9,161 X

Xuxa Brazilian Film b. 1963

16,092 FB

Florinda Bolkan Brazilian Actor b. 1941

18,723 GR Glauber Rocha Brazilian Screenwriter 1939–1981

21,564 FG

Ferreira Gullar Brazilian Screenwriter 1930–2016

23,691 VF Vera Fischer (actress) Brazilian Actress b. 1951

24,154 LS

Lucélia Santos Brazilian Film b. 1957

27,322 ER

Elba Ramalho Brazilian Actor b. 1951

30,077 RD

Regina Duarte Brazilian Actor b. 1947

33,675 CA

Chico Anysio Brazilian Comedian 1931–2012

33,848 TR

Tony Ramos Brazilian Actor b. 1948

34,645 JW

José Wilker Brazilian Actor 1944–2014

35,432 OD

Olivia Del Rio Brazilian Actor b. 1969

36,981 SM

Selton Mello Brazilian Actor b. 1972

38,345 LD

Lima Duarte Brazilian Actor b. 1930

42,456 IG

Izabel Goulart Brazilian Model b. 1984

46,180 JP

Juliana Paes Brazilian Actress b. 1979

52,504 DG

Dercy Gonçalves Brazilian Comedian 1907–2008

55,560 MG

Milton Gonçalves Brazilian Actor b. 1933

56,585 MB

MV Bill Brazilian Actor b. 1974

59,473 LR

Lais Ribeiro Brazilian Model b. 1990

59,597 RZ

Raquel Zimmermann Brazilian Model b. 1983

70,156 CT

Caroline Trentini Brazilian Model b. 1987

73,277 OB

Othon Bastos Brazilian Actor b. 1933

75,352 JM

José Mayer Brazilian Actor b. 1949

76,750 SG

Stênio Garcia Brazilian Actor b. 1932

77,783 RF Roberto Farias Brazilian Film 1932–2018

79,713 ED

Emanuela de Paula Brazilian Model b. 1989

84,203 RA

Renato Aragão Brazilian Comedian b. 1935

91,416 HC Herson Capri Brazilian Actor b. 1951

92,482 ÍV

Ísis Valverde Brazilian Actor b. 1987

95,229 FA

Flávia Alessandra Brazilian Actor b. 1974

98,239 PB

Paulo Betti Brazilian Actor b. 1952

99,324 HM

Humberto Mauro Brazilian Actor 1897–1983

105,653 MT Marlon Teixeira Brazilian Model b. 1991

105,868 LH

Leon Hirszman Brazilian Film 1937–1987

111,860 CD Chica da Silva Brazilian Film 1732–1796

113,434 MA

Maria Adelaide Amaral Brazilian Screenwriter b. 1942

117,933 DN

Débora Nascimento Brazilian Actress b. 1985

121,756 MF

Maria Flor Brazilian Actor b. 1983

126,283 LC

Leona Cavalli Brazilian Actor b. 1969

126,992 LL

Lucas Lucco Brazilian Actor b. 1991

143,580 GM

Grazi Massafera Brazilian Actor b. 1982

149,414 T

Tiririca Brazilian Comedian b. 1965

157,859 NS

Nívea Stelmann Brazilian Actor b. 1974

162,161 IS

Irandhir Santos Brazilian Actor b. 1978

163,685 CY

Cleyde Yáconis Brazilian Actor 1923–2013

172,225 JB João Batista de Andrade Brazilian Film b. 1939

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Inside Brazil Actors & Filmmakers

188 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous brazil actors & filmmakers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Brazil Actors & Filmmakers peaked in the 1980s with 33 people.

What Brazil Actors & Filmmakers Are Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive

Actor are Brazil Actors & Filmmakers's biggest group — 67% of all notables (125).

Brazil Actors & Filmmakers over-index on model — 73.0× the global rate.

Actor12567%
Model2714%
Film147.4%
Comedian73.7%
Presenter52.7%
Screenwriter31.6%
Actress31.6%
News Presenter10.5%

Model2773.0×
Comedian729.1×
Presenter525.3×
Actor12514.4×
Film147.2×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Brazil Actors & Filmmakers compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.