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- Abel Braga – Paris SG – 1979–81
- Adeílson – Nice – 2008–09
- Agostinho Zara – Saint-Étienne – 1951–52
- Alex – Saint-Étienne, Paris SG – 1999-01, 2001–02
- Aloísio – Saint-Étienne, Paris SG – 1999-01, 2001–03
- Adaílton – Rennes – 2004–06
- Adaílton – AS Nancy – 2005-
- Adaílton – Paris SG – 1998–99
- Airton – Stade Français – 1966–67
- Adriano – Monaco – 2007–11
- Álvaro Santos – Sochaux, Strasbourg – 2006–07, 2007–08
- André Luís – Marseille – 2005–06
- André Luiz – Marseille, Paris SG, Ajaccio – 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–06
- André Luiz – AS Nancy – 2005–12
- Antonio Borges – Cannes, Antibes – 1935–36, 1938–39
- Antônio Carlos – Ajaccio – 2005–06
- Armando Da Silva Martins – Lens – 1952–54
- Baltazar – Rennes – 1991–92
- Brandão – Marseille – 2008–12
- Brandãozinho – Nice – 1953–56
- Bolivar – Monaco – 2006–08
- Caçapa – Lyon – 2000–07
- Carlão – Sochaux – 2008–12
- Carlos Henrique – Bordeaux – 2005–12
- Carlos Mozer – Marseille – 1989–92
- Carlos Adriano – Marseille – 2000–01
- Carlos Ruiter – Bordeaux, Monaco – 1966–72, 1973–74
- Ceará – Paris SG – 2007–12
- Célio Silva – Caen – 1993–94
- César – Paris SG, Rennes – 1999-00, 2000–02
- Christian – Paris SG, Bordeaux – 1999-01,
- Cléber Anderson – Lyon – 2007–08
- Cris – Lyon – 2004–12
- Cuca – Saint-Étienne – 1995–96
- Dante – Lille OSC – 2003–05
- Deivid – Bordeaux – 2003–04
- Demetrius Ferreira – AS Nancy, Bastia, Marseille, Troyes – 1998-00, 2000–03, 2003–06, 2006–07
- Denílson – Bordeaux – 2005–06
- Dill – Marseille – 2001–02
- Douglão – Nantes – 2008–09
- Dudu Cearense – Rennes – 2004–06
- Ederson – Nice, Lyon – 2004–08, 2008–12
- Edivaldo Pita – Strasbourg – 1988–89
- Edmílson – Lyon – 2001–04
- Edmílson – Paris SG – 1997–98
- Edson – Marseille – 1998–99
- Édson – Ajaccio – 2004–06
- Eduardo Adelino da Silva – Toulouse FC – 2003–05
- Eduardo Costa – Bordeaux, Marseille, Monaco – 2001–04, 2004–05, 2009–10
- Eduardo Oliveira – Sedan – 1999-01
- Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos – Lens – Ajaccio – 2009–11, 2011–12
- Élber – Lyon – 2003–04
- Elinton Andrade – Marseille – 2009–12
- Emerson – Lille OSC – 2006–11
- Emerson – Lorient – 1998–99
- Everson – Nice – 2002–04
- Éverton Santos – Paris SG – 2007–08
- Fabinho – Toulouse FC – 2006–07
- Fábio Santos – Lyon – 2007–09
- Fábio Santos – Monaco – 2007–08
- Faustinho – Sedan – 1961–62
- Fernandão – Marseille, Toulouse FC – 2001–03, 2003–04
- Fernando Cônsul Fernandes – Valenciennes – 1967–68
- Fernando Guidicelli – Antibes – 1935–36
- Fernando Menegazzo – Bordeaux – 2005–11
- Flavio Camargo – Bastia – 1994–95
- Fred – Lyon – 2005-
- Géder – Le Mans – 2008–10
- Geninho – Bastia – 1970–71
- Geraldo Dutra Pereira – Paris SG – 1991–92
- Gil – Valenciennes – 2011–12
- Grafite – Le Mans – 2006–07
- Helder – AS Nancy – 2008–12
- Hilton – Bastia, Lens, Marseille – Montpellier – 2003–04, 2004–08, 2008–11, 2011–12
- Ilan – Sochaux, Saint-Étienne – Ajaccio – 2004–06, 2006–09, 2011–12
- Isaias – Metz – 1995–97
- Jairzinho – Marseille – 1974–75
- Jeovânio – Valenciennes – 2006–09
- Joaquim Francisco Filho – Nîmes Olympique – 1966–67
- Joel Camargo – Paris SG – 1971–72
- Júlio César da Silva – Brest, Montpellier – 1986–87, 1987–90
- Juninho – Lyon – 2001–09
- Jussiê – Lens, Bordeaux – 2005–07, 2007–12
- Kim – AS Nancy – 2005–08
- Leandro Amaral – Istres – 2004–05
- Leonardo – Paris SG – 1996–98
- Luan – Toulouse – 2009–10
- Lucas Perreira – Ajaccio – 2004–06
- Lucas Severino – Rennes – 2000–02
- Luís Fabiano – Rennes – 2000–02
- Luizinho da Silva – Nîmes Olympique, Montpellier – 1974–81, 1981–82
- Luiz Alberto – Saint-Étienne – 2000–01
- Luiz Henrique Pereira Dos Santos – Monaco – 1992–94
- Maicon – Monaco – 2004–06
- Marcelinho – Marseille – 2000–01
- Marcelinho – Ajaccio – 2004–05
- Marcelo Djian – Lyon – 1993–97
- Márcio Santos – Bordeaux – 1992–94
- Marcos António – Auxerre – 2007–08
- Marcos Paulo – Le Mans – 2008–09
- Matheus Vivian – Metz – 2007–08
- Michel Bastos – Lille OSC, Lyon – 2006–09, 2009–12
- Miranda – Sochaux – 2005–06
- Nenê – Monaco, Paris SG – 2007–10, 2010–12
- Nilmar – Lyon – 2004–05
- Nivaldo – Saint-Étienne – 2007-
- Oswaldinho – Saint-Étienne – 1951–52
- Paulão – Saint-Étienne – 2011–12
- Paulo André – Le Mans – 2006–09
- Paulo César – Paris SG, Toulouse FC – 2002–05 and 2005–07, 2007–09
- Paulo César – Marseille – 1974–75
- Paulo Miranda – Bordeaux – 2001–02, 2003–04
- Paulo Sérgio Gralak – Bordeaux – 1996–98
- Constantino Pires – Nîmes Olympique, Marseille, Lyon – 1951–55 and 1960–65, 1955–56, 1956–60
- Plinio – Bordeaux – 1969–70
- Renivaldo Pereira de Jesus Pena – Strasbourg – 2002–03
- Rafael Moura – Lorient – 2007–08
- Rafael Schmitz – Lille OSC, Valenciennes – 2001–07, 2008–12
- Raí – Paris SG – 1993–98
- Reinaldo – Paris SG – 2003–05
- Ricardinho – Bordeaux – 1997–98
- Ricardo Gomes – Paris SG – 1991–95
- Roberto Assis – Montpellier – 2001–02
- Rodrigo – Ajaccio, Strasbourg – 2003–06, 2007–08
- Ronaldinho – Paris SG – 2001–03
- Rubenilson – Nice – 1996–97
- Rubens Vinicius de Oliveira Rocha – Caen – 1991–92
- Felipe Saad – Evian – 2011–12
- Sávio – Bordeaux – 2002–03
- Severo – Lens – 1952–54
- Sonny Anderson – Marseille, Monaco, Lyon – 1993–94, 1994–97, 1999-03
- Souza – Paris SG – 2007–08
- Thiago Ribeiro – Bordeaux – 2004–05
- Túlio de Melo – Le Mans, Lille OSC – 2005–08, 2008–12
- Valdeir Celso Moreira – Bordeaux – 1992–95
- Valdo Filho – Paris SG – 1991–95
- Valeriano de Oliveira – RC Lens – 1993–94
- Vander – Rennes – 2000–01
- Vampeta – Paris SG – 2000–01
- Vasconcellos – Marseille – 1936–39
- Vicente Nola – Saint-Étienne – 1951–53
- Walquir Mota – Lille OSC – 1992–94
- Weldon – Sochaux, Troyes – 2005–06, 2006–07
- Wendel – Bordeaux – 2006–11
- William Amaral de Andrade – Bastia – 1995–96
- Yeso Amalfi – Nice, RC Paris, Marseille – 1950–51, 1954–56, 1957–58
- Zé Alcino – AS Nancy – 1999-00
- Zeglio – Sochaux, CO Roubaix-Tourcoing – 1951–52 and 1953, 1954–55
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