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Brazilian association football player nicknamed 'Peito de Aço', celebrated as one of the greatest strikers of his generation for Vasco da Gama, Atlético Madrid, Palmeiras, and the Brazil national team

Brazilian association football player and coach, a two-time FIFA World Cup winner with Brazil in 1958 and 1962, known for his innovative play as a left-back

Brazilian photographer, economist, and environmentalist celebrated for his powerful black-and-white social documentary photography on global human issues and natural landscapes, including iconic projects like "Workers" and "Genesis"

Queen of Portugal, known as "the Educator" and "the Good Mother", who reigned during significant periods of Portuguese history

Brazilian footballer and coach who played in three FIFA World Cups, winning two

Japanese association football player and coach who represented his country internationally

Brazilian-American singer and songwriter, celebrated as the 'Queen of Bossa Nova' for her iconic voice on 'The Girl from Ipanema' and her role in popularizing bossa nova and jazz worldwide

Brazilian association football player and coach who starred in four World Cups, winning titles in 1958 and 1962, considered one of the greatest right-backs of all time

Brazilian association football player and manager who captained the 1970 World Cup-winning team and scored one of the tournament's greatest goals

Brazilian composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist known for integrating Brazilian folk music with classical forms, creating over 2,000 works that made him a globally recognized South American composer

Brazilian musician and recording artist who pioneered the bossa nova musical genre and won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 24th President of Brazil from 1961 until he was deposed by a military coup in 1964

Brazilian aviation pioneer, scientist, inventor, balloonist, and aircraft pilot who designed and flew the first powered airships and contributed to early heavier-than-air flight

Brazilian lawyer, businessman, and athlete who served as FIFA president from 1974 to 1998, overseeing significant global expansion of football, and a long-serving member of the International Olympic Committee

Brazilian military officer and politician who served as the first president of Brazil and led the coup that established the First Brazilian Republic

Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, and painter celebrated for his contributions to film and television

Brazilian composer, songwriter, and musician known as one of the fathers of bossa nova for merging samba with cool jazz

English-Brazilian biologist and Nobel laureate known as the "father of transplantation" for his work on acquired immune tolerance

Brazilian professional football player, coordinator, and manager known for his distinguished career on and off the field

Pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright, and co-founder of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, revered as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature

Brazilian president who built Brasília and implemented the ambitious "50 years in 5" development plan from 1956-1961

Brazilian writer, poet, and novelist known for his modernist works translated into 49 languages, depicting a Mestiço Brazil and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature multiple times

Brazilian association football player known as 'Garrincha' who, despite physical challenges, became one of the greatest dribblers of all time and led Brazil to two World Cup titles

Brazilian architect known for designing civic buildings for Brasília and his influential exploration of reinforced concrete aesthetics