List of Lebanese Brazilians

This is a list of notable individuals born in Brazil of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese and Brazilian dual nationality who live or lived in Brazil.

Arts

• Antonio Abujamra – playwright and actor
• Sergio Assad – artist
• João Bosco – singer
• Fagner – singer
• Milton Hatoum – writer
• Malu Mader – actress
• Tito Madi – artist
• Raduan Nassar – writer
• Almir Sater – singer
• Wanderlea – singer

Athletes

• Branco – football (soccer) player
• Nacif Elias – Lebanese olympian in judo
• Luís Fernandes – football (soccer) player
• Gilberto – football (soccer) player
• Beatriz Haddad Maia – tennis player
• Tony Kanaan – race car driver
• Allam Khodair – race car driver
• Marcílio – football (soccer) player
• Thaísa Menezes – volleyball player
• Jadir Morgenstern – football (soccer) player
• Felipe Nasr – race car driver
• Newton – football (soccer) player
• Emil Assad Rached – professional basketball player
• Salomão Salha – football (soccer) player
• Mario Zagallo – soccer player and coach

Business

• Alberto Dualib – businessman
• Carlos Ghosn – businessman
• Edmond Safra – businessman
• Joseph Safra – businessman
• Roberto Dualibi – advertising executive
• Moise Safra – businessman

Entertainment

• Luciana Gimenez – television presenter
• Arnaldo Jabor – film director, screenwriter and producer
• Sabrina Sato – comedian and television presenter
• Joãosinho Trinta – director of parades for Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro Brazil during Carnival (carnavalesco)
• Julia Gama – Miss Brazil 2020, 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2020
• Mia Mamede – Miss Brazil 2022

Politics

• Geraldo Alckmin – governor of São Paulo state, current Vice President of Brazil
• José Maria Alkmin – vice-president of Brazil (1964–1967)
• Iolanda Fleming – politician, former governor of Acre
• Fernando Haddad – politician
• Tasso Jereissati – former governor of Ceará state
• Paulo Maluf – former governor of São Paulo state
• Pedro Simon – former senator
• Simone Tebet – senator, presidential candidate
• Michel Temer – former president of Brazil

Medicine

• Roger Abdelmassih – former in vitro doctor accused of sexual assault against women
• Adib Jatene – heart surgeon

See also

• Lebanese Brazilian
• Arab Brazilian
• List of Lebanese people
• List of Lebanese people (Diaspora)

References

1. Lebanese Brazilians
2. Arab Brazilians
3. List of Lebanese people
4. Lebanese diaspora
5. List of Lebanese by net worth
6. Lebanese people
7. List of Lebanese Americans
8. Lebanese Mexicans
9. Chinese Brazilians
10. Arab diaspora
11. Lebanon
12. Lists of Lebanese diaspora
13. Brazilians
14. List of wars involving Brazil
15. Flag of Lebanon
16. Luís Fernandes (footballer)
17. White Brazilians
18. Brazil
19. Lebanese Americans
20. List of airlines of Brazil