19 Notable alumni of
Federal University of Ceara

Updated:

EduRank

The Federal University of Ceara is 1405th in the world, 59th in Latin America, and 16th in Brazil by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from the Federal University of Ceara sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Ciro Gomes

    Ciro Gomes
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    politicianprofessorlawyer
    Biography

    Ciro Ferreira Gomes, known mononymously as Ciro, is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and academic. Ciro is currently affiliated with and vice-president of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT).

  2. Renato Aragão

    Renato Aragão
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1935-.. (age 89)
    Occupations
    television actorlawyerscreenwritersingeractor
    Biography

    Antônio Renato Aragão, nicknamed Didi, is a Brazilian comedian actor, producer, filmmaker, TV presenter, singer and writer. He is best known as Didi, because of his leading role in the television series Os Trapalhões.

  3. Camilo Santana

    Camilo Santana
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    politicianagricultural engineerteacher
    Biography

    Camilo Sobreira de Santana is a Brazilian agricultural engineer and politician, affiliated to the Workers' Party (PT). He has a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering from the Federal University of Ceará and a master's degree in Development and Environment from the same university. As an undergraduate, he held the director function UFC Students of Central Directory. He was Secretary of Agrarian Development of the State of Ceará in the government of Cid Gomes, from 1 February 2007 to 31 December 2010, as well as Secretary of Cities in the same government.

  4. Falcão

    Falcão
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    composerhumoristarchitectactortelevision presenter
    Biography

    Marcondes Falcão Maia, better known by his stage name Falcão, is a singer-songwriter, actor, television presenter, and humorist. Recording on brega and comedy rock genres, Falcão has already released nine studio albums, and popular songs "I'm Not Dog No", "Black People Car", "Holiday Foi Muito", "Homem é Homem" and "I Love You Tonight."

  5. Cid Gomes

    Cid Gomes
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Cid Ferreira Gomes is a Brazilian politician who serves as a Senator for the state of Ceará since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) since 2015, and is the brother of fellow Brazilian politician Ciro Gomes.

  6. Roberto Cláudio Rodrigues Bezerra

    Roberto Cláudio Rodrigues Bezerra
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    physicianpolitician
    Biography

    Roberto Cláudio Rodrigues Bezerra is a Brazilian politician, the former mayor of Fortaleza, the fifth largest city in Brazil, from 2013 to 2021.

  7. Izolda Cela

    Izolda Cela
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Maria Izolda Cela de Arruda Coelho is a Brazilian professor, psychologist, politician and the first female governor in the history of the Brazilian state of Ceará. Affiliated to the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) until 2022, she was the Vice Governor (from 2015 to 2022) and Governor of Ceará (from April to December 2022), being succeeded by Elmano de Freitas. She took office after the resignation of Camilo Santana.

  8. José Nobre Guimarães

    José Nobre Guimarães
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    José Nobre Guimarães is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil representing the state of Ceará and a member of the Workers' Party (PT).

  9. Luizianne Lins

    Luizianne Lins
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    politicianjournalist
    Biography

    Luizianne de Oliveira Lins is a Brazilian journalist. politician and former mayor of Fortaleza. She was Fortaleza's second female mayor.

  10. Inês Etienne Romeu

    Inês Etienne Romeu
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1942-2015 (aged 73)
    Enrolled in the Federal University of Ceara
    In 1981 graduated with Licentiate in study of history
    Occupations
    partisanhistoriangovernment employeeresistance fighter
    Biography

    Inês Etienne Romeu was a Brazilian political prisoner held in extrajudicial detention in a Brazilian torture camp in the early 1970s. Romeu has been described as the sole captive to survive the camp. In 2014, Colonel Paulo Malhães testimony to the National Truth Commission revealed that Colonel of the Army Cyro Guedes Etchegoyen was the person in charge of the House of Death. He was head of the Army Information Center (CIE) from 1971 to 1974. He was also in charge of a group Brazilian military sent to train Augusto Pinochet's military personnel. Colonel Etchegoyen was trained at US Army School of the Americas. Paulo Malhães, would later claim that the purpose of the center was to convince suspected political opponents to serve as double agents against regime opponents. The main technique used to turn suspects into double agents was torture, which would be backed up by blackmail and clandestine payments.

  11. José de Anchieta Júnior

    José de Anchieta Júnior
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1965-2018 (aged 53)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    José de Anchieta Júnior was a Brazilian politician and member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He served as the Governor of the northern Brazilian state of Roraima from the death of his predecessor, the late Governor Ottomar Pinto, in December 2007 to April 2014.

  12. Elmano Férrer

    Elmano Férrer
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1942-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    politicianmayorlawyer
    Biography

    Elmano Férrer is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He has represented Piauí in the Federal Senate from 2015 to 2023. Previously he was mayor of Teresina from 2010 to 2013. He is a member of Progressistas (PP).

  13. José Barroso Pimentel

    José Barroso Pimentel
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    José Barroso Pimentel is a Brazilian banker and politician. He has represented Ceará in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously, he was a deputy from Ceará from 1995 to 2011. He is a member of the Workers' Party.

  14. Socorro Acioli

    Socorro Acioli
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Enrolled in the Federal University of Ceara
    1996-2002 graduated with bachelor's degree in social communication
    2002-2004 graduated with master's degree in children's and youth literature
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Socorro Acioli was born in Fortaleza, Ceará, in 1975. She is a journalist, has a master's degree in Brazilian literature and is currently following a PhD. in Literary Studies at the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro. She started her career in 2001 and since then has published books of various genres, such as biographies Frei Tito and Rachel de Queiroz (2003), children’s short stories and youth novels. In 2006, she was selected to take part in a workshop called ‘How to tell a tale’, conducted by the Nobel Prize Winner Gabriel García Márquez at the San Antonio de Los Banõs International Film and Television School, Cuba. The author was selected by García Márquez himself based on the synopsis of the novel A cabeça do santo/The Head of the Saint, which was published in the UK in 2014 and in the US in 2016. In 2007, she was a visiting researcher at the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany. She has also given lectures in several countries such as Portugal, Bolivia and Cape Verde. Mrs. Accioli is also a translator, essayist and literary theory teacher.

  15. José Reinaldo Tavares

    José Reinaldo Tavares
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1939-.. (age 85)
    Enrolled in the Federal University of Ceara
    Studied civil engineering
    Occupations
    politicianengineer
    Biography

    José Reinaldo Carneiro Tavares is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He served as governor of Maranhão, from 2002 to 2007. Was minister of Transport (1986–1990) on gubernatorial of Sarney. Tavares serves as federal deputy.

  16. Hélio Gueiros

    Hélio Gueiros
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1925-2011 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    journalistpoliticianlawyer
    Biography

    Hélio Gueiros was a Brazilian politician who served as the Governor of Pará from 1987 to 1991. He also served as the Mayor of Belém from 1993 to 1996.

  17. Carlos Higino Ribeiro de Alencar

    Carlos Higino Ribeiro de Alencar
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyereconomist
    Biography

    Carlos Higino Ribeiro de Alencar is a Brazilian economist and politician. He was the interim and second Minister of Transparency, Monitoring and Control and was the executive secretary of the Comptroller General of the Union.

  18. Aécio de Borba Vasconcelos

    Aécio de Borba Vasconcelos
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1931-2021 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    futsal coachpolitician
    Biography

    Aécio de Borba Vasconcelos was a Brazilian politician who served as a Deputy from 1983 to 1995 and 1997–1998.

  19. Hermes Carleial

    Hermes Carleial
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1904-1954 (aged 50)
    Occupations
    writerlawyerpoet
    Biography

    Hermes Carleial, was a Brazilian poet, lawyer, accountant and writer.