Notable People
- Gustavo Kuerten or Guga, tennis player.
- Fernando Scherer or Xuxa, swimmer.
- Cruz e Sousa, symbolist poet.
- Lauro Müller, politician.
- Rafael Verga, model.
- Victor Meirelles, painter.
- Solange Wilvert, model.
- Thiago Tavares, UFC fighter.
- Pedro Barros, skater.
- Fabiano Iha, MMA Fighter.
- Juarez Machado, painter.
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