List of people in Brasília

List of people in Brasília

"Notable people" who live in Brasília include:

Contributors to the foundation of Brasília

*Jose Bonifacio - First Brazilian chancellor to suggest the Idea of building a capital in the interior of Brazil, away from the chaotic life of its predecessor, Rio.
*Don Bosco - Priest
*Juscelino Kubitschek - President and Founder
*Oscar Niemeyer -Arquitect
*Lucio Costa - Urban Planner

Famous alumni at the University of Brasília

*Darcy Ribeiro, anthropologist, founder.
*Anísio Teixeira, educator, founder.
*Oscar Niemeyer,architect, Pritzker Prize 1988, founder.
*Athos Bulcão, artist, founder.
*Cyro dos Anjos, writer.
*Cláudio Santoro, composer and violinist.
*Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco, diplomat and poet.
*Nelson Pereira dos Santos, cineast.
*Roberto Saturnino Braga, engineer and politician.
*Roberto Aureliano Salmeron, nuclear physicist.
*Otto Richard Gottlieb, chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry nominee.

Athletes

*Kaká, Football Player (current club A.C Milan)
*Lúcio, footballer (current club Bayern Munich)
*Amoroso, played for several years with AC Milan, and is back to play for Corinthians in the 2007 season
*Marílson Gomes dos Santos, professional athlete, winner of the New York City Marathon (2006)
*Hudson de Souza, middle distance runner
*Oscar Schmidt, Basketball Legend
*Tande, Volleyball Player
*Leila Barros, Volleyball player
*Leandro Macedo, Triathlon
*Mariana Ohata, Triathlon
*Tatiana Lemos, Swimmer
*Rebeca Gusmão, Swimmer
*Nelson Piquet, Racecar pilot. Born in Rio de Janeiro, but lived in Brasília in his childhood and started his racing career
*Nelsinho Piquet, Racecar pilot
*Rodrigo Medeiros, Jiu Jitsu World Champion

Professionals

*Antonio de Affonseca, Space Engineer, European Space Agency
*Ana Paula Padrao - Journalist,
*Filipe Beiruti Monte Serrat- Architect and Designer at Quitanda Architects, a firm located in Brasilia.

Politicians

*Cristovam Buarque - Renowned Brazilian Intellectual, former Dean of the University of Brasilia, Brazilian Congressman, former governor of the Federal District, candidate for the Brazilian presidential campaign of 2006, and current Brazilian Senator.

Artists

*Ney Matogrosso - Singer
*Oswaldo Montenegro - singer
*Cassia Eller - singer
*Zélia Duncan - Singer and former Lead Singer from Os Mutantes
*Digao - Former player of the Brazilian band Raimundos
*Syang - Singer and artist
*Renato Russo - Singer and former lead singer of the brazilian band Legiao Urbana


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