Sportsmen
- Daniel Adler, sailing, Olympic silver (yachting; sailing class)
- Kevin Alves, (born 1991), Brazilian figure skater
- Thiago Alves
- Jade Barbosa, (1991- ), gymnast
- Leandro Barbosa, basketball player
- Rubens Barrichello
- Bebeto
- Adriana Behar, volleyball, beach player; 2-time Olympic silver; Pan American champion; 2-time world champion
- Bob Burnquist, professional skateboarder
- Cafu
- Roberto Carlos
- Ayrton Senna da Silva, (1960–94), 3-time Formula 1 World Champion, died on 1 May 1994, in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at the Tamburello curve, at the circuit at Imola.
- Bruno Senna, Formula One racing driver and the nephew of the late three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna
- Eronilde de Araújo - athlete who specializes in 400 metre hurdles
- Dida
- Junior dos Santos
- Benny Feilhaber, soccer player, center/attacking midfielder (AGF Aarhus & US national team)
- César Cielo Filho (1987- ), professional swimmer, having obtained two Olympic medals
- Garrincha,(1933–83) Legendary soccer player
- Giba, (born 1976), volleyball player, eight time World League champion
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Nenê Hilário, basketball player
- Kaká, Soccer Player
- Lúcio
- Lyoto Machida
- Maurren Maggi
- Felipe Massa
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
- Pelé, most famous Brazilian football player, three times World Cup Champion
- Neymar,Young promising footballer playing for Santos FC
- Nelson Piquet
- Bernard Rajzman, volleyball, Olympic silver; Pan American champion; world silver
- Rivaldo
- Robinho
- Rogério Ceni, football player, the greatest goalkeeper in the world top scorer with 99 goals scored
- Romário
- Ronaldinho, soccer player, two time Fifa World Player Of The Year
- Ronaldo, soccer player, two times World Cup champion.
- Oscar Schmidt, retired basketball player.
- Wanderlei Silva
- Anderson Silva
- Anderson Varejão, basketball player
- Diego Walsh
- Zico
- Zizinho
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