Henfil

Henfil

male, deceased (1988)
Henrique de Souza Filho, commonly known as Henfil was a Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, journalist and writer, born in Ribeirão das Neves, M...
Venceslau Brás

Venceslau Brás

male, deceased (1966)
Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes was a Brazilian politician. Brás was born in Minas Gerais State. He became governor of that state in 1909, but in 19...
Rubem Alves

Rubem Alves

male, 76 years old
Rubem Alves, Brazilian theologian, philosopher, educator, writer and psychoanalyst, was born on 15 September 1933, in Boa Esperança, Minas Gerais.
Vital Brazil

Vital Brazil

male, deceased (1950)
Vital Brazil Mineiro da Campanha, known as Vital Brazil, (b. April 28, 1865 in Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil, d. May 8, 1950) was a Brazilian...

José Otávio

male
José Otávio, or Zé Otávio, is a Brazilian bodyboarder. He was born in the landlocked state of Minas Gerais. He started to surf in Guarapari, Espí...
Rubem Fonseca

Rubem Fonseca

male, 84 years old
Rubem Fonseca (born May 11, 1925) is an important Brazilian writer. He was born in Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, on May 11, 1925, but he...
Rubem Braga

Rubem Braga

male, deceased (1990)
Rubem Braga was a notable Brazilian writer of short stories. He was born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim city, state of Espírito Santo, on January 12, 1...

Adélia Prado

female, 74 years old
Adélia Prado, is a leading Catholic writer and poet in Brazil. She was born in Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, and started writing at the age of 40 wh...
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira

Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira

male, deceased (1976)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (JK) was a prominent Brazilian politician who was President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. He was born in...
Chico Rei

Chico Rei

male
Chico Rei is a semi-mythic heroic figure from the slave trade in Brazil. In about 1740, Galanga, a tribal leader from the Congo, was taken along...