Living people

Marcos José Franklin Macena de Melo, known as Marquinhos Caruaru (born 4 November 1977 in Caruaru), is a Brazilian football player.

Álvaro André Rodrigues da Silva (born November 14, 1989, in Paulista), or simply Branquinho, is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Manaus.

Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva (born 18 April 1989), commonly known as Ciro Alves or simply Ciro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung.

Everton Felipe de Oliveira Silva (born 28 July 1997), known as Everton Felipe, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Retrô.

João Fernando Gomes Valério (born 31 July 2002) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter who came to national prominence with his debut album Eu tenho a senha. One song from the album, "Meu Pedaço de Pecado", was the most played song among Brazil's Spotify users as of 1 July 2021, and also appeared in Spotify's Top 50 Global chart the same month.

José Vitor Rodrigues da Silva dos Santos (born 28 April 1998), commonly known as Pernambuco, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger for Hungarian club Diósgyőri VTK.

Sofia Padua Manzano (born 19 May 1971) is a Brazilian economist, professor and politician. She was the Brazilian Communist Party candidate for President in the 2014 and 2022 Brazilian general election.

Mylla Christie Vitta Sartori (born June 10, 1971, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian actress, model, singer, television presenter and businesswoman.

Alê Abreu (born March 6, 1971) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Sírius, his first short film, debuted at the 1993 Anima Mundi as the only Brazilian animation that year. It won the Best Film Award at the Festival de Cine para Niños y Jovenes and was also screened at the Mostra Internacional de Cinema São Paulo and at the section Animation for Children of the Hiroshima International Animation Festival. His second short film, Espantalho (lit. "Scarecrow"), released in 1998, won the 3rd Best Brazilian Animation at the Anima Mundi, the Best Art Direction Award at the Brazilian Film Festival of Miami, and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil. His first feature film, Garoto Cósmico, debuted at the 2007 Anima Mundi. In 2013, at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, he released his second film, Boy and the World. This film became an international success, was nominated at the 88th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, and won several prizes, including the Best Feature Film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and the Best Animated Feature-Independent at the Annie Awards.

Monica Doti (born 12 May 1970) is a Brazilian table tennis player. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.