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Most Famous Brazilian Scientists & Academics

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2,787 AS Alberto Santos-Dumont Alberto Santos-Dumont Brazilian Inventor 1873–1932
8,665 JB José Bonifácio de Andrada José Bonifácio de Andrada Brazilian Naturalist 1763–1838
32,156 OC Oswaldo Cruz Oswaldo Cruz Brazilian Physician 1872–1917
33,462 DR Darcy Ribeiro Darcy Ribeiro Brazilian Anthropologist 1922–1997
35,106 MS Milton Santos Milton Santos Brazilian Geographer 1926–2001
40,554 CF Celso Furtado Celso Furtado Brazilian Economist 1920–2004
50,389 AC Augusto Cury Augusto Cury Brazilian Psychologist b. 1958
69,837 AD Alberto de Oliveira Alberto de Oliveira Brazilian Teacher 1857–1937
74,700 VB Vital Brazil Vital Brazil Brazilian Biologist 1865–1950
82,498 AR André Rebouças André Rebouças Brazilian Engineer 1838–1898
97,151 JV José Veríssimo José Veríssimo Brazilian Educator 1857–1916
97,434 JP Jacob Palis Brazilian Mathematician b. 1940
99,209 WE Warwick Estevam Kerr Warwick Estevam Kerr Brazilian Biologist 1922–2018
133,876 RN Raimundo Nina Rodrigues Raimundo Nina Rodrigues Brazilian Psychiatrist 1862–1906
139,496 TD Theotônio dos Santos Brazilian Economist 1936–2018
159,924 MT Marcia Tiburi Marcia Tiburi Brazilian Professor b. 1970
181,435 LF Lourenço Filho Brazilian Educator 1897–1970
184,778 JH Jacques Huber Jacques Huber Brazilian Botanist 1867–1914
186,874 AR Arthur Ramos Arthur Ramos Brazilian Physician 1903–1949
187,615 LB Líbero Badaró Líbero Badaró Brazilian Botanist 1798–1830
200,634 WD Welington de Melo Welington de Melo Brazilian Mathematician 1946–2016
200,967 OV Orlando Villas Bôas Brazilian Anthropologist 1914–2002
225,741 EB Edmar Bacha Edmar Bacha Brazilian Economist b. 1942
226,476 HL Harri Lorenzi Brazilian Botanist b. 1949
252,443 GM Graziela Maciel Barroso Brazilian Botanist 1912–2003
261,130 IT Içami Tiba Içami Tiba Brazilian Physician 1941–2015
278,252 EB Eurípedes Barsanulfo Eurípedes Barsanulfo Brazilian Educator 1880–1918
285,468 PD Pirajá da Silva Pirajá da Silva Brazilian Botanist 1873–1961
331,926 TC Tereza Campello Tereza Campello Brazilian Economist b. 1962
389,066 EM Elsimar M. Coutinho Elsimar M. Coutinho Brazilian Scientist 1930–2020
390,025 LL Lucien Lison Brazilian Biologist 1907–1984
397,125 TP Theodor Peckolt Theodor Peckolt Brazilian Naturalist 1822–1912
400,775 AC Abílio César Borges Abílio César Borges Brazilian Physician 1824–1891
406,325 BR Balduíno Rambo Balduíno Rambo Brazilian Anthropologist 1906–1961
417,638 PH Peter Henry Rolfs Peter Henry Rolfs Brazilian Academic 1865–1944
426,898 NN Noel Nutels Noel Nutels Brazilian Physician 1913–1973
443,707 JG Joaquim Gomes de Souza Joaquim Gomes de Souza Brazilian Mathematician 1829–1864
448,754 ES Egon Schaden Brazilian Academic 1913–1991
498,173 SD Serafim da Silva Neto Brazilian Academic 1917–1960
533,661 JC José Cândido de Melo Carvalho Brazilian Entomologist 1914–1994
577,192 RP Rocha Pombo Rocha Pombo Brazilian Teacher 1857–1933
579,148 SA Saul Alves Martins Brazilian Anthropologist 1917–2009
596,006 BF Barbara Freitag Brazilian Sociologist b. 1941
615,957 FF Felisbelo Firmo de Oliveira Freire Felisbelo Firmo de Oliveira Freire Brazilian Physician 1858–1916
675,268 CC Celso Costa Brazilian Mathematician b. 1949
689,748 CL Celso Luft Brazilian Professor 1921–1995
717,014 DZ Dmytro Zajciw Brazilian Entomologist
718,170 MC Maria Cristina Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Brazilian Psychiatrist b. 1943
847,714 FK Fritz Köberle Brazilian Physician 1910–1983
849,544 EC Eva Chiavon Eva Chiavon Brazilian Physician b. 1960
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Inside Brazil Scientists & Academics

91 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous brazil scientists & academics born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Brazil Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1940s with 17 people.

What Brazil Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Physician are Brazil Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 20% of all notables (18).

Brazil Scientists & Academics over-index on professor — 47.4× the global rate.

  1. Physician18
  2. Teacher10
  3. Professor7
  4. Economist6
  5. Anthropologist5
  6. Botanist5
  7. Mathematician4
  8. Academic4
  1. Professor747.4×
  2. Teacher1036.1×
  3. Physician1826.1×
  4. Anthropologist520.1×
  5. Economist619.1×
  6. Botanist59.6×

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