| Amado, Jorge -Sky Light Cinema’s page on Brazil’s most translated contemporary
author and greatest novelist |
| Cardoso, Fernando Henrique (1) - President of Brazil, Sociologist, former Senator and Finance Minister |
| Cardoso, Fernando Henrique (2) - President’s interviews |
| Cardoso, Ruth Corrêa Leite - Anthropologist, Brazil’s First Lady |
| Coelho, Paulo - Best-selling author, playwright, theatre director and songwriter |
| Coimbra, Arthur Antunes (Zico) - Soccer star of the 80’s |
| Faria, Romário de Souza (1) - Soccer star currently with the Vasco da Gama club |
| Faria, Romário de Souza (2) - Official site, Portuguese only |
| Freire, Paulo - Educator, literacy pioneer |
| Grael, Torben - Olympic and World sailing champion |
| Jobim, Antonio Carlos (Tom Jobim) - Bossa Nova co-creator, composer of “Girl from Ipanema” |
| Klink, Amyr - sailor and adventurer, concluded first-ever solo world circumnavigation on a sailboat around Antarctica (site in Portuguese only) |
| Kuerten, Gustavo (Guga) - Tennis star, two-time French Open champion |
| Lima, Ronaldo Nazario de (Ronaldinho) - Brazilian international and Inter Milan soccer star |
| Meneghel, Maria da Graça (Xuxa) - Former model, film and television star |
| Miranda, Carmen - Film and recording star of the 1930’s and 40’s: |
| Miranda, Carmen - Film and recording star of the 1930’s and 40’s: More detailed site, in Portuguese only: Click Here! |
| Montenegro, Fernanda - 1998 best-actress Oscar nominee for her performance in The film “Central Station” |
| Moreira, Airto - Jazz musician and composer |
| Nascimento, Edson Arantes do (Pelé) (1) - “King of Soccer”, Athlete of the Century |
| Nascimento, Edson Arantes do (Pelé) (2) - Official site, Portuguese only |
| Purim, Flora - Jazz singer and composer |
| Niclevicz, Waldemar - First Brazilian to climb Mount Everest |
| Niemeyer, Oscar - Architect and designer of Brazil’s futuristic capital city, Brasilia |
| Kubitschek, Juscelino - Former president, best known for the construction of Brasilia |
| Piquet, Nelson - Three-time Formule One world race driving champion |
| Pitanguy, Ivo - World-renowed plastic surgeon |
| Portinari, Candido - Regarded as Brazil’s greatest artist, site in Portuguese only |
| Santos-Dumont, Alberto (1) - Aviation pioneer |
| Santos-Dumont, Alberto (2) - Additional info |
| Schürmann, Wilfredo - Sailor and adventurist, concluded two round-the-world sailing voyages |
| Senna, Ayrton (1) - Three-time world champion, possibly the greatest driver in the history of Formula One auto racing. Official Senna Foundation site |
| Senna, Ayrton (2) - Tribute site |
| Senna, Ayrton (3) - Tribute site |
| Souza, Herbert de (Betinho) - Writer and anti-poverty activist – profile written before His death in August of 1997 |
| Vargas, Getúlio Dornelles - Former president and dictator – info in Portuguese, English and French |
| Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1) - Classical composer |
| Villa-Lobos, Heitor (2) - A profile from the Villa-Lobos Museum website |
