Notable Brazilians With Ukrainian Born Ancestors
- Eliana Michaelichen Bezerra (Russian-Ukrainian descent on maternal side) Popular television hostess.
- Clarice Lispector - Jewish writer born in Ukraine whose family immigrated to Brazil before she was two. Became widely known as an influential writer in the Portuguese Language. Never identified as Ukrainian or Ukrainian Brazilian ("Eu, enfim, sou brasileira, pronto e pronto." - "To sum it up, I am Brazilian, and that is it".)
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