Brazilian-born beauty Gisele Bündchen is a top fashion model, and the wife of professional football player Tom Brady.
Brazilian racecar driver Helio Castroneves won the Indianapolis 500 three times, and finished first on the television dance competition show Dancing with the Stars.
Soccer player Ronaldo starred for the Brazilian national team and several European clubs over the course of a career that spanned nearly two decades.
Professional soccer player Kaká helped São Paulo take home the World Cup title in 2002. He later lead Milan to Champions League and Club World Cup titles.
A member of three Brazilian World Cup-champion teams, Pelé is considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time.
Soccer superstar Ronaldinho was a member of Brazil's 2002 World Cup championship team and twice won the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Sebastião Salgado is an award-winning photographer known for his arresting documentation of communities across the world.
20th century Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos’s work, including Bachianas brasileiras, brought Brazilian folk motifs to American classical music.