List of Famous people born in Pernambuco, Brazil

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

First Name Luiz
Last Name Silva
Born on October 27, 1945 (age 78)
Born in Brazil, Pernambuco

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, is a Brazilian politician and former union leader who served as the 35th President of Brazil from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010. He was a founding member of the Workers' Party (PT) and ran unsuccessfully for president three times before achieving victory in the 2002 election. He was then re-elected in 2006.

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Paulo Freire

First Name Paulo
Last Name Freire
Died on May 2, 1997 (aged 27)
Born in Brazil, Pernambuco

Paulo Reglus Neves Freire (1921–1997) was a Brazilian educator and philosopher who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy. He is best known for his influential work Pedagogy of the Oppressed, which is generally considered one of the foundational texts of the critical pedagogy movement.

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Lampião

Born on June 7, 1897
Died on July 28, 1938 (aged 41)
Born in Brazil, Pernambuco

"Captain" Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, better known as Lampião, was probably the twentieth century's most successful traditional bandit leader. The banditry endemic to the Brazilian Northeast was called Cangaço. Cangaço had origins in the late 19th century but was particularly prevalent in the 1920s and 1930s. Lampião led a band of up to 100 cangaceiros, who occasionally took over small towns and who fought a number of successful actions against paramilitary police when heavily outnumbered. Lampião's exploits and reputation turned him into a folk hero, the Brazilian equivalent of Jesse James or Pancho Villa.

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Cléber Santana

First Name Cléber
Born on June 27, 1981
Died on November 28, 2016 (aged 35)
Born in Brazil, Pernambuco
Height 187 cm | 6'2

Cléber Santana Loureiro was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

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Randolfe Rodrigues

Randolph Frederich Rodrigues Alves
First Name Randolfe
Born on November 6, 1972 (age 51)
Born in Brazil, Pernambuco

Randolph Frederich Rodrigues Alves, commonly known as Randolfe Rodrigues, is a Brazilian journalist and politician. Since 2011, Rodrigues serves as a Senator for the state of Amapá.

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Rivaldo

Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira

Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira, known as Rivaldo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He played mainly as an attacking midfielder but also as a second striker. Often considered one of the best players of his generation, Rivaldo is also regarded as one of the greatest of all time. Labelled a "bandy-legged genius" by The Guardian, although he was predominantly left footed he was capable of playing on either flank, and was on occasion deployed as a wide midfielder or as a winger.

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Luiz Gonzaga

Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento
First Name Luiz
Last Name Gonzaga
Born on December 13, 1912
Died on August 2, 1989 (aged 76)
Born in Brazil, Pernambuco

Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, Sr. was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician and poet and one of the most influential figures of Brazilian popular music in the twentieth century. He has been credited for having presented the rich universe of Northeastern musical genres to all of Brazil, having created the musical genre baião and has been called a "revolutionary" by Antônio Carlos Jobim. According to Caetano Veloso, he was the first significant cultural event with mass appeal in Brazil. Luiz Gonzaga received the Shell prize for Brazilian Popular Music in 1984 and was only the fourth artist to receive this prize after Pixinguinha, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Dorival Caymmi. The Luiz Gonzaga Dam was named in his honor.

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Joelinton

Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira
Born on August 14, 1996 (age 27)
Born in Brazil, Pernambuco
Height 186 cm | 6'1

Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Newcastle United. Starting his career with Sport Recife, Joelinton joined Hoffenheim in 2015, and was loaned to Rapid Wien for two years from 2016. He has also been capped for the Brazil under-17 national team.

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Romero Britto

First Name Romero
Last Name Britto
Born on October 6, 1963 (age 60)
Born in Brazil, Pernambuco

Romero Britto is a Brazilian artist, painter, serigrapher, and sculptor. He combines elements of cubism, pop art, and graffiti painting in his work, using vibrant colors and bold patterns as a visual expression of hope, dreams, and happiness.

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Juninho Pernambucano

Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior

Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior, commonly known as Juninho or Juninho Pernambucano, is a Brazilian former footballer, who is currently the sporting director of Olympique Lyonnais. Noted for his bending free kicks, Juninho holds the record for the highest number of goals scored through free kicks (75) and many consider him to be the greatest free kick-taker of all time.

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