List of Brazilian Americans
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This is a list of Brazilian Americans, Americans of Brazilian ancestry, including both immigrants from Brazil who have American citizenship or residency, and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Brazilian American or must have references showing they are Brazilian American and are notable.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
List
- Carmen Miranda - One of the most prominent singer and actress from the 40's and 50's
- Naza, Visual Artist
- Hailey Baldwin - model
- Alessandra Ambrosio - model
- Pedro Andrade - model, actor and journalist
- Morena Baccarin - actress
- Ana Beatriz Barros - model
- Anderson Silva - UFC Middleweight Champion
- Vitor Belfort - former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
- Lyoto Machida - former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira - former Interim UFC Heavyweight
- Royce Gracie - UFC Hall of Famer
- Leandro Barbosa - basketball player
- Bruno Barreto - film director
- Walter Salles - film director
- Camilla Belle - actress (Brazilian mother)[1][2]
- Daniel Benzali - actor
- Blondfire - brother and sister musical act
- Jordana Brewster (1980 - ) - film actress (Brazilian mother)[3][4]
- Marshall Brickman - screenwriter
- Alexandra Bruce - writer and filmmaker
- Gisele Bundchen - model and entrepreneur
- Bob Burnquist - professional skateboarder[5][6]
- Mario Caldato, Jr. - music producer
- Bruno Campos - actor
- Sergio Cariello - comic book artist
- Ana Maria Carvalho - linguistic professor
- Max Cavalera - musician
- Lin Chao - biologist and geneticist
- Flavia Colgan - political strategist
- Nelson Cupello - soccer player
- Bruce Driscoll - musician
- Lucy D’Escoffier Crespo da Silva - astronomy student for whom asteroid 96747 Crespodasilva was named after
- Guy Ecker - actor
- Sergio Kato - actor, host, comedian and businessman.
- Benny Feilhaber - soccer player
- Val Fernandes - soccer player
- A. C. Frieden - author
- Breno Giacomini - American football player
- Bebel Gilberto - singer
- Alésia Glidewell - Actress, 1/2 Japanese descent
- Ben Goertzel - artificial intelligence researcher
- Yan Gomes - baseball player
- Julia Goldani Telles - actress and ballet dancer
- Carley Gracie - members of the Gracie family
- Rolles Gracie Jr. - members of the Gracie family
- Bill Handel, radio personality
- Nene Hilário, basketball player
- Ryan Hollweg - hockey player
- Adriana Lima - model
- Carlos Metidieri - soccer player
- Pele (real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento) - retired professional soccer player; considered the best player of all time
- David Neeleman - founder of JetBlue Airways, also CEO and founder of Azul Airlines
- Michelle Nordin - actress
- Nancy Randall - model
- Andre Rienzo - baseball player
- Bianca A. Santos - actress, 1/2 Cuban descent
- Jovino Santos-Neto - musician
- Zuleyka Silver - model and actress
- Tiago Splitter - basketball player
- Ed Soares - martial arts businessman
- Maiara Walsh - actress
- Robert Rey - plastic surgeon featured on TV series Dr. 90210
- Rodrigo Santoro - actor
- Lateef Crowder dos Santos - actor and martial artist
- Eduardo Saverin - entrepreneur, co-founder of Facebook
- Anderson Varejão - basketball player
- Fabrício Werdum - MMA fighter, current UFC Heavyweight Champion
- Cristiane Justino – MMA fighter, current Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion
- Walter Afanasieff - Grammy Award-winning record producer and songwriter
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ "She's part Brazilian – her mother is from Sao Paulo"
- ↑ "Belle already speaks fluent Portuguese — her mother is Brazilian"
- ↑ "Nationality:, American/Brazilian"
- ↑ "The 5’7’’ American Brazilian actress..."
- ↑ Ruibal, Sal (2008-06-18). "Skateboarder Burnquist strikes a balance on Dew Tour - USATODAY.com". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2006/aug/04/sports/sp-xdiary4 Los Angeles Times
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