Brazilian people of Italian descent

Carlos Império Hamburger, better known as Cao Hamburger (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaw ɐ̃ˈbuʁɡeʁ]; born 27 February 1962), is a Brazilian film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the creators of the Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum series of programs for children in the TV Cultura of São Paulo, along with Flávio de Souza, which gave origin to a successful movie with the same title. Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum was one of the most successful children shows to air in Brazil. He directed in 2006 another successful film, The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, partly based on his childhood memories.
Hamburger was also one of two creative directors for Rio's contribution to the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. He won twice the International Emmy Kids Awards of best series with the works Pedro & Bianca and Young Hearts: Embrace Diversity, in 2014 and 2019 respectively.

Marcelo Mendonça Rossi (born 20 May 1967) is a Brazilian Catholic priest widely known and popular in the country for his novel approaches to ministering to the faithful. He is also a writer and a singer, and he uses music intensely in his Masses. He has recorded several music CDs, hosts several radio and TV programs on many stations, and has appeared as an actor in two movies with religious themes. All of these endeavors have been big hits in the media, but Father Rossi donates all the proceeds to Catholic charities and his own parish.

Maria Izildinha "Zizi" Possi (Portuguese pronunciation: [ziˈzi ˈpɔsi], born March 28, 1956) is a Brazilian singer from São Paulo, the daughter of Italian immigrants. She sings in Portuguese, English, and Italian. In 2007, she sang at the opening of the Military World Games, alongside Toquinho, Jorge Aragão, Alcione and the Paralamas do Sucesso band.Possi is openly bisexual. She is the mother of another famous Brazilian singer, Luiza Possi.

Cláudio Salvador Lembo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklawdju ˈlẽbu]; born 12 October 1934 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician and university professor from Neapolitan background. He was elected Vice Governor in 2002 with Governor Geraldo Alckmin. After Alckmin's resignation, to be able to run for the presidency of Brazil in the general elections of October 2006, Lembo became governor of São Paulo on 31 March 2006. His political origins are in the ARENA pro-military party of the 1970s.Lembo is professor of constitutional law and civil law at Mackenzie Presbyterian University.

Maria Luisa Tisi (20 June, 1954 in São Paulo) better known as Lu Grimaldi, is a Brazilian actress, known for her work on Apocalipse (2017), Rock Story (2017), for her portrayal of Maria I of Portugal in Liberdade, Liberdade (2016) and Ambitious Women (2015).

Severino José Cavalcanti Ferreira (18 December 1930 – 15 July 2020) was a Brazilian politician, born in João Alfredo, Pernambuco. He was a member of the Progressive Party, despite having changed parties eight times in his career. He was the mayor of João Alfredo, a member of the Pernambuco State Assembly and a federal congressman.
In 2005, he ran for the presidency of Brazilian chamber of deputies, thinking that the official candidate of the Lula government, Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh, would win. However, because of the internal crisis of the government at the time, Cavalcanti was able to take the post.On 21 September 2005, he resigned from his position as federal deputy, and his position as President of the House was taken over provisionally by the Vice-President of the House José Thomaz Nonô.In October 2008, Cavalcanti was elected as mayor of João Alfredo.

Marco Antônio Barroso Nanini (born 31 May 1948) is a Brazilian actor. Most of his activities have been in comedy.
Nanini achieved national sensation through his participation in the theatre piece "O Mistério de Irma Vap", together with fellow actor and friend Ney Latorraca. It was one of the biggest box office successes in Brazil, staying for 11 consecutive years with the same casting (a Guinness World Record). It was also filmed under the direction of Carla Camurati, premiering in 2006.