Fluminense Federal University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Brazilian Presidents

• President Ranieri Mazzilli (1910–1975): former President of Brazil. Bachelor in Law.

Governors of Rio de Janeiro

• Wellington Moreira Franco (1944-): Chief-Minister of the Strategic Affairs Secretariat, former Governor of Rio de Janeiro,
• Roberto Silveira (1923–1961): former Governor of Rio de Janeiro (1959–1961),
• Celso Peçanha (1916-?): former Governor of Rio de Janeiro (1961–1962),
• Badger da Silveira (1916–1999): former Governor of Rio de Janeiro,
• Geremias Fontes (1930–2010): former Governor of Rio de Janeiro(1967–1971).

Mayors of Rio de Janeiro

• Cesar Maia (1945-): politician and economist, three times mayor of Rio de Janeiro. Cesar Maia is one of the national leaders of Democratas, the right-wing Brazilian party.

Other politicians and diplomacy

• Daniel Filmus (1955-): Senator of the Republic of Argentina, former Minister of Education of Argentina,
• Celso Barroso Leite: lawyer and politician, former Minister of Social Security (1967). Worked in the International Labour Organization in order to create the Social Security System of Angola,
• João Augusto de Araújo Castro (1919–1975): Diplomat, former Minister of International Relations, former Brazilian Ambassor in the United Nations (1968) and Brazilian Ambassor in the USA (1971),
• Brígido Fernandes Tinoco (1910-?): former Minister of Education (1961),
• João de Seixas Dória: former Governor of Sergipe (1963–1964),
• Jorge Lacerda (1914–1958): former Governor of Santa Catarina,
• Afonso Cláudio de Freitas Rosa: first Governor of Espírito Santo,
• José Carlos de Matos Peixoto (1884–1976): former Governor of Ceará,
• Válder de Lima Sarmanho: former President of BNDES, Brazilian Ambassor in Uruguay (1958–1963) and Peru (1963–1964), former Consul of Brazil in New York,
• Evaristo de Morais (1871–1939): founder of the Brazilian Socialist Party,
• Celso Pitta (1946–2009): economist and former Mayor of São Paulo.

Justice

• Geraldo Montedônio Bezerra de Menezes: creator and former minister of the Brazilian Labour Justice,
• Waldemar Zveiter: former Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice.

Sports

• João Havelange (1916-): former President of FIFA (1974–1998), former President of CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation). Bachelor in Law.

Arts

• Walter Lima Junior (1938-): winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin, 1969,
• Evanildo Bechara (1928-): writer and member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters,
• Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928-): movie director, founder of the undergraduate course of Film.

Scholars

• Theotonio dos Santos (1936-): economist, Professor of Economics,
• Francisco José de Oliveira Vianna (1883–1951) - jurist, sociologist, professor at the Law School, member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Former Minister of Tribunal de Contas da União.

Businessmen

• Maria das Graças Foster (1953-): CEO of PETROBRAS, graduated in Chemical Engineering (1978),
• Luiz Eduardo Guimarães Carneiro: CEO of OGX., graduated in Mechanical Engineering.