66 Notable alumni of
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
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The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul is 720th in the world, 23rd in Latin America, and 6th in Brazil by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 66 notable alumni from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Dilma Rousseff
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- economistinternational forum participant
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Dilma Vana Rousseff is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the first woman to have held the Brazilian presidency and had previously served as chief of staff to former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from 2005 to 2010. She has been chair of the New Development Bank since March 2023.
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Getúlio Vargas
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- politicianlawyer
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Getúlio Dornelles Vargas was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954, respectively. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazil's provisional, constitutional, and dictatorial leader, he is considered by historians as the most influential Brazilian politician of the 20th century.
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João Goulart
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- politicianlawyer
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João Belchior Marques Goulart, commonly known as Jango, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 24th president of Brazil until a military coup d'état deposed him on 1 April 1964. He was considered the last left-wing president of Brazil until Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in 2003.
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Manuela d'Ávila
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- journalistdeputyactivistpolitician
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Manuela Pinto Vieira d'Ávila is a Brazilian journalist, writer and politician, a member of the Communist Party of Brazil since 2001.
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Leonel Brizola
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- civil engineerpolitician
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Leonel de Moura Brizola was a Brazilian politician. Launched into politics by Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas in the 1930–1950s, Brizola was the only politician to serve as elected governor of two Brazilian states. An engineer by training, Brizola organized the youth wing of the Brazilian Labour Party and served as state representative for Rio Grande do Sul and mayor of its capital, Porto Alegre. In 1958 he was elected governor and subsequently played a major role in thwarting a first coup attempt by sectors of the armed forces in 1961, who wished to stop João Goulart from assuming the presidency, under allegations of communist ties. Three years later, facing the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état that went on to install the Brazilian military dictatorship, Brizola again wanted the democratic forces to resist, but Goulart did not want to risk the possibility of civil war, and Brizola was exiled in Uruguay.
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Teori Zavascki
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- judgelawyer
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Teori Albino Zavascki was a Brazilian judge who served as a Minister of the Superior Court of Justice from 8 May 2003 until 29 November 2012, appointed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and as a Minister of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil from 29 November 2012 until his death on 19 January 2017, having been appointed to the position by President Dilma Rousseff. At the time of his death he was the justice in charge of the trials resulting from Operation Car Wash.
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Rosa Weber
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- judge
- Biography
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Rosa Maria Pires Weber is a Brazilian magistrate, former justice and former president of the Supreme Federal Court, former president of the Superior Electoral Court and former justice of the Superior Labor Court.
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Vitória Strada
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- actormodeltelevision actor
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Vitória Longaray Strada is a Brazilian actress and model.
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Humberto Gessinger
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- writerguitaristpianistharmonicistsinger
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Humberto Gessinger is best known as the musician, guitarist, and bassist from the Brazilian band Engenheiros do Hawaii.
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Ellen Gracie
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- judgelawyer
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Ellen Gracie Northfleet is a Brazilian judge. She is the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Brazil and the Court's first female president.
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Maria do Rosário
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- politician
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Maria do Rosário Nunes is a Brazilian teacher and politician. She graduated in pedagogy from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and took a postgraduate degree at the University of São Paulo. From 2011 to 2014, she served as the Secretary for Human Rights under the Rousseff administration. With the exception of her three-year tenure as Human Rights Secretary, she has been a congresswoman since 2003, representing the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul as a member of the Worker's Party (Brazil).
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Leona Cavalli
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- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
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Alleyona Canedo da Silva, known professionally as Leona Cavalli, is a Brazilian actress and stage director.
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Marcel van Hattem
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- politician
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Marcel van Hattem is a political scientist, journalist, international relations consultant and Brazilian politician. He currently serves in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies and is known for his conservative views.
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Nelson Jobim
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- university teacherpoliticianjudge
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Nelson Azevedo Jobim is a Brazilian jurist, politician and businessman. He held the positions as congressman, Minister of Justice, Minister of Defense, Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), where he was also president between 2004 and 2006. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors and responsible for Institutional Relations and Compliance Policies at BTG Pactual Bank.
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Moacyr Scliar
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- physicianwriter
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Moacyr Jaime Scliar was a Brazilian writer and physician. Most of his writing centers on issues of Jewish identity in the Diaspora and particularly on being Jewish in Brazil.
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Marcia Tiburi
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- novelistwriteruniversity teacherphilosopher
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Márcia Angelita Tiburi is a Brazilian plastic artist, professor of philosophy, literary critic, and writer. Her main areas of research are ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of knowledge.
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Luciana Genro
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- politicianlawyer
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Luciana Krebs Genro is a Brazilian politician, state deputy and one of the founders of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL). In 2014, she was the PSOL nominee for President of Brazil. She came in 4th place, receiving more than 1.6 million votes nationally. She is the daughter of Tarso Genro, an important Workers' Party (PT) politician and former governor of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Olívio Dutra
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- politician
- Biography
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Olívio de Oliveira Dutra is a Brazilian politician. He is a founding member of the Workers' Party.
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Lya Luft
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- writernovelistpoettranslatorjournalist
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Lya Fett Luft was a Brazilian writer and a prolific translator, working mostly in the English-Portuguese and the German-Portuguese language combinations.
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Werner Schünemann
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- film directortelevision actorscreenwriteractor
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Werner Eduardo Schünemann is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter.
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Antônio Britto
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- journalistbusinesspersonpolitician
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Antonio Britto Filho is a Brazilian journalist and politician, who held the positions of Congressman, Social Security Minister, and Governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Fabrício Carpi Nejar
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- writerpoet
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Fabrício Carpi Nejar or Fabricio Carpinejar is a Brazilian writer. He was born in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. His father is the poet Carlos Nejar.
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Jorge Furtado
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- film directorwriterscreenwriterfilm screenwriter
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Jorge Alberto Furtado is a Brazilian film and television director and screenwriter.
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Carlos Marun
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- politician
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Carlos Eduardo Xavier Marun is a Brazilian politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies, lawyer and civil engineer. He is part of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB). Currently, is Secretary of Government, nominated by president Michel Temer.
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Alceu Collares
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- politicianlawyer
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Alceu de Deus Collares is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was the Governor of Rio Grande do Sul state (1991–95), and was also a member of the Chamber of Deputies and Mayor of Porto Alegre (1986–89).
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José Fortunati
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- politician
- Biography
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José Alberto Reus Fortunati is a Brazilian lawyer, politician, and member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT). Fortunati served as the Mayor of Porto Alegre from March 30, 2010, to January 1, 2017. He won re-election in 2012 with 65.2% of the vote in the city's mayoral election.
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Germano Rigotto
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- politicianlawyer
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Germano Antônio Rigotto is a Brazilian politician currently affiliated to the MDB.
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Regina Silveira
- Enrolled in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
- 1957-1959 graduated with bachelor's degree
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- university teacherpainterphotographerillustratorengraver
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Regina Silva Silveira is a Brazilian artist known for her work with light, shadows and distortions exploring ideas of reality. Silveira has used many media throughout her career but focuses mainly on videography, painting, and printmaking (including some lithography.) She is based in São Paulo.
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Paulo Renato Souza
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- economistpolitician
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Paulo Renato Costa Souza was a Brazilian economist and politician.
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Fernanda Melchionna
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- librarianpoliticiancouncil member
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Fernanda Melchionna e Silva is a Brazilian politician and former bank clerk and librarian. She has spent her political career representing the state of Rio Grande do Sul, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.
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Marco Aurélio Garcia
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- politician
- Biography
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Marco Aurélio Garcia was a Brazilian politician, as a member of the Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores). He was a professor of Latin American History on leave from UNICAMP University and a left idealist. He was previously professor at the Latin American Social Science Faculty of the University of Chile and of the Paris-VIII and Paris-X universities.
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Paulo Brossard
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- lawyerpoliticianuniversity teacherjudge
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Paulo Brossard de Souza Pinto was a Brazilian jurist and politician. Born in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, he graduated in Law and served several terms as a parliamentarian in his state and in the National Congress as well. He also was a member of the Supreme Federal Court and the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil.
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José Paulo Bisol
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- politician
- Biography
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José Paulo Bisol was a Brazilian politician and judge. Bisol most notably served as the vice presidential running mate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, in the 1989 presidential election. Bisol was originally set to serve as Lula's running mate in the 1994 presidential election, but was replaced by Aloizio Mercadante. Bisol was famous for being an opponent of corruption, and was said to have had a "Mr. Clean" image that was damaged by accusations surrounding his career as a judge during the 1994 campaign.
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José Lutzenberger
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- politicianwriterenvironmentalist
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José Antônio Kroeff Lutzenberger was a Brazilian agronomist and environmentalist. In 1988, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for his "contribution to protecting the natural environment in Brazil and worldwide".
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Carlos Gorito
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- socialitediplomat
- Biography
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Carlos Augusto Cardoso Gorito is a Brazilian who lives and performs in South Korea as a television personality and embassy worker. He is currently a cast member in the talk show Non-Summit. In 2015, he wrote a column for the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper on topics like association football, Korean Wave and traditional festivals.
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Luís Inácio Adams
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- lawyer
- Biography
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Luís Inácio Lucena Adams is a Brazilian lawyer who was appointed to be Brazil's Attorney General on 23 October 2009.
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Marcia Barbosa
- Enrolled in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
- 1984-1988 graduated with doctorate in physics
- Occupations
- university teacherphysicist
- Biography
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Márcia Cristina Bernardes Barbosa is a Brazilian physicist known for her research on the properties of water, and for her efforts for improving the conditions for women in academia. She is a professor at UFRGS, and a director of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
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Ronaldo Nogueira
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- politician
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Ronaldo Nogueira de Oliveira is a Brazilian administrator, pastor of Assembly of God Church and politician, affiliated to the Brazilian Labor Party. Currently, is discharged federal deputy and minister of Labour and Social Security of Brazil since 12 May 2016, appointed by president Michel Temer.
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Alessandro Teixeira
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- economistpolitician
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Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira is a Brazilian economist. From April to May 2016, he was Brazil´s Minister of Tourism and left after Dilma Rousseff was impeached.
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Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha
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- university teacherpoliticianlawyer
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Francisco de Paula Brochado da Rocha was a Brazilian counsel, professor and politician.
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Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter
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- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter is a Brazilian businessman of German descent, great-grandson of Johann Heinrich Kaspar Gerdau, Gerdau Group's founder. He held various positions within the Gerdau Group, and was its CEO from 1983 to 2006. He was chairman until 2015. Since 2011, he has been president of the Chamber of Management Policies, Performance and Competitiveness (CGDC), an organization linked to the Presidency of Brazil.
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José Mariano Beltrame
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- police officerwriterlawyer
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José Mariano Benincá Beltrame is a Brazilian federal police commissioner and former Secretary of Security of Rio de Janeiro.
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Fábio Medina Osório
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- politicianlawyer
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Fábio Medina Osório is a lawyer, professor, and former Attorney General of Brazil. He is the former State Prosecutor of Rio Grande do Sul, and was appointed Attorney General of Brazil by Acting President Michel Temer.
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Maria Berenice Dias
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- judge
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Maria Berenice Dias is a Brazilian judge and the first woman to take the bench in her home state of Rio Grande do Sul. Dias obtained her Post Graduate Degree and Master in Civil Proceeding from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Nestor Forster
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- writerdiplomat
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Nestor José Forster Júnior is a Brazilian diplomat, currently serving as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to the United States of America in Washington, D.C.
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Ana Lucia Araujo
- Enrolled in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
- Studied in 1995
- Occupations
- writerhistorian
- Biography
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Ana Lucia Araujo is an American historian, art historian, author, and professor of history at Howard University. She is a member of the International Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Slave Route Project. Her scholarship focuses on the transnational history, public memory, visual culture, and heritage of slavery and the Atlantic slave trade.
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Padma Samten
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- Lama
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Padma Samten is a Brazilian Buddhist lama.
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Michel Laub
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- novelistjournalistwriter
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Michel Laub is a Brazilian writer and journalist.
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Luiza Helena de Bairros
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- sociologistpoliticianofficial
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Luiza Helena de Bairros was a Brazilian administrator and sociologist. She was the chief minister of the Special Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality between 2011 and 2014.
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Angélica Freitas
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- journalistpoettranslatorwriter
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Angélica Freitas is a Brazilian poet and translator.
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Vilson Pedro Kleinübing
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- politician
- Biography
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Vilson Pedro Kleinübing was a Brazilian politician who served as Governor of Santa Catarina from 1991 until 1994.
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Darcísio Perondi
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- politician
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Darcisio Paulo Perondi is a Brazilian politician and pediatrician. He has spent his political career representing São Paulo, having served as federal deputy representative from 1995 to 2011 and from 2015.
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Gilson Langaro Dipp
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- judge
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Gilson Langaro Dipp was a Brazilian jurist and magistrate. He served as Minister of the Superior Court of Justice from 1998 to 2014.
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Thaisa Storchi Bergmann
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- astrophysicist
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Thaisa Storchi Bergmann is a Brazilian astrophysicist working at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil. She won the Women in Science Award in 2015 for her work on supermassive black holes.
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Luisa Geisler
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- writer
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Luisa Geisler is a Brazilian writer.
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Cesar Victora
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- university teacherepidemiologist
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Cesar G. Victora is a Brazilian-born epidemiologist, academic and specialist in child health and nutrition. He is an Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology at the Federal University of Pelotas and holds honorary appointments at the Universities of Harvard, Oxford, and Johns Hopkins and formerly at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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Rosana Pinheiro-Machado
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- university teachersocial scientistanthropologist
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Rosana Pinheiro-Machado is a Brazilian anthropologist, currently a professor at the School of Geography at University College Dublin. She has been a lecturer at the Department of Social & Policy Sciences at the University of Bath and studies the economic and political effects of trade in the Global South, particularly in Brazil and China. She is also a columnist for The Intercept.
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Euclides Scalco
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- politicianpharmacist
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Euclides Scalco was a Brazilian politician who also co-founded the Brazilian Social Democracy Party.
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Marcelo Birck
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- guitaristsinger
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Marcelo de Campos Velho Birck is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist, arranger and guitarist, best known for his work with influential rock band Graforreia Xilarmônica.
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Patricia Pranke
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- 1967-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- biochemistuniversity teacher
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Patricia Helena Lucas Pranke is a Brazilian stem cell researcher at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Between 2003 and 2005, Pranke was one of two scientists who helped the Federal Government of Brazil write the National Biosafety Law, regulating research on human embryonic stem cells in Brazil.
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Jeferson Tenório
- Enrolled in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Jeferson Tenorio is a Brazilian writer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and now lives in Porto Alegre. He obtained a PhD in Literary Theory from PUC-RS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul). His debut novel O beijo na parede appeared in 2013 and was elected Book of the Year by Associação Gaúcha de Escritores. His stage texts and short stories have been translated into English and Spanish. His novel O avesso da pele (2020) won the Prêmio Jabuti. It is coming out in English translation from Charco Press, and has been optioned for translations in Portuguese, Italian, French, Chinese and other languages.
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Demetrius Klee Lopes
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- neurosurgeonneuroscientist
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Demetrius Klee Lopes is a cerebrovascular neurosurgeon specializing in neuroendovascular therapy. At Advocate Health, he serves as medical director of the cerebrovascular and neuroendovascular program and is co-director of their stroke program.
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Carlo Pianta
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- guitaristcomposer
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Carlo Machado Pianta is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist best known for being a founding member of two of the most important rock bands from Rio Grande do Sul during the mid-1980s: DeFalla and Graforreia Xilarmônica.
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Ana Luiza Koehler
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- comics artist
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Ana Luiza Koehler, is a Brazilian comics artist and architect. She has a master's degree in architecture from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and has worked with illustration since 1993, mainly with publishers of the Franco-Belgian comics market.
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José Mauro Volkmer de Castilho
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- 1946-1998 (aged 52)
- Occupations
- artificial intelligence researchercomputer scientist
- Biography
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José Mauro Volkmer de Castilho was a Brazilian scientist, teacher and researcher.
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Juli Manzi
- Occupations
- writer
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Giuliano Tosin, better known by his stage name Juli Manzi, is a Brazilian musician and biographer.
