Most Famous Brazilian Scientists
Brazil has produced 56 notable scientists throughout history, led by José Bonifácio de Andrada. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
JB
José Bonifácio de Andrada Brazilian Naturalist 1763 – 1838
#
8,665
OC
Oswaldo Cruz Brazilian Physician 1872 – 1917
#
32,156
DR
Darcy Ribeiro Brazilian Anthropologist 1922 – 1997
#
33,462
MS
Milton Santos Brazilian Geographer 1926 – 2001
#
35,106
CF
Celso Furtado Brazilian Economist 1920 – 2004
#
40,554
AC
Augusto Cury Brazilian Psychologist Born 1958
#
50,389
VB
Vital Brazil Brazilian Biologist 1865 – 1950
#
74,700
JP
Jacob Palis Brazilian Mathematician Born 1940
#
97,434
WE
Warwick Estevam Kerr Brazilian Biologist 1922 – 2018
#
99,209
RN
Raimundo Nina Rodrigues Brazilian Psychiatrist 1862 – 1906
#
133,876
TD
Theotônio dos Santos Brazilian Economist 1936 – 2018
#
139,496
JH
Jacques Huber Brazilian Botanist 1867 – 1914
#
184,778
AR
Arthur Ramos Brazilian Physician 1903 – 1949
#
186,874
LB
Líbero Badaró Brazilian Botanist 1798 – 1830
#
187,615
WD
Welington de Melo Brazilian Mathematician 1946 – 2016
#
200,634
OV
Orlando Villas Bôas Brazilian Anthropologist 1914 – 2002
#
200,967
EB
Edmar Bacha Brazilian Economist Born 1942
#
225,741
HL
Harri Lorenzi Brazilian Botanist Born 1949
#
226,476
GM
Graziela Maciel Barroso Brazilian Botanist 1912 – 2003
#
252,443
IT
Içami Tiba Brazilian Physician 1941 – 2015
#
261,130