Historical figures in São Paulo
The atlas holds 22 people and 42 moments here, from 1912 to 2022. The most recorded lives are Hebe Camargo, Ayrton Senna and Garrincha. Among them Writers, Educators and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Alan García
in 2012
1 moment here
Alan García Pérez was a Peruvian politician and leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party who served two nonconsecutive terms as president of Peru, from…
Albert Camus
in 1949
1 moment here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Astrud Gilberto
in 1965
1 moment here
Brazilian-American singer and songwriter best known for her English-language vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Born in Salvador, she grew up in Rio…
Ayrton Senna
from 1960 to 1993
5 moments here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Cesária Évora
in 2008
1 moment here
Cape Verdean singer celebrated internationally for morna and coladeira, known as the “Barefoot Diva.” Born and long associated with Mindelo on São…
Freddie Mercury
in 1981
1 moment here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1937
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Garrincha
from 1957 to 1966
3 moments here
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…
Getúlio Vargas
in 1930
1 moment here
Brazilian lawyer, military officer, and politician who led Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and again from 1951 until his death in 1954.…
Hebe Camargo
from 1943 to 2012
14 moments here
Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…
Jorge Amado
in 1945
1 moment here
Brazilian modernist writer, journalist, and Communist politician whose life moved between Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, South America, Europe,…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1970
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
José Mujica
in 2012
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Juan Manuel Fangio
in 1993
1 moment here
Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Momoko Kōchi
in 1957
1 moment here
Japanese film, stage, and television actress, born Momoko Ōkōchi. She became widely known for playing Emiko Yamane in Godzilla (1954), later worked…
Néstor Kirchner
in 2006
1 moment here
Argentine lawyer and Peronist politician. Kirchner was mayor of Río Gallegos, governor of Santa Cruz Province, president of Argentina from 2003 to…
Pelé
in 2022
2 moments here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 2007
1 moment here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Ronald Reagan
in 1982
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Rubén Darío
in 1912
1 moment here
Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a central initiator of Spanish-language Modernismo.…
William Faulkner
in 1954
1 moment here
American novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose work was closely associated with Oxford and north Mississippi.…
Yukio Mishima
in 1952
1 moment here
Yukio Mishima, born Kimitake Hiraoka, was a Japanese novelist, playwright, actor, and political activist.…
Moments
- 1912 Magazine-promotion tour in São Paulo Rubén Darío
- 1930 Train movement into São Paulo during the Revolution Getúlio Vargas
- 1937 Honorary membership in São Paulo Gabriela Mistral
- 1943 Move to São Paulo and radio appearances Hebe Camargo
- 1945 Moved to São Paulo to direct Hoje Jorge Amado
- 1949 Lecture visit to São Paulo Albert Camus
- 1950 TV Tupi inaugural broadcast Hebe Camargo
- 1952 Stay in São Paulo Yukio Mishima
- 1954 International Writers' Conference visit William Faulkner
- 1955 Debut of O Mundo é das Mulheres Hebe Camargo
- 1957 Brazil versus Portugal Garrincha
- 1957 Toho branch-opening visit Momoko Kōchi
- 1958 Brazil World Cup preparation match Garrincha
- 1960 Birth at Pro-Matre Maternity Hospital Ayrton Senna
- 1963 Return to São Paulo Hebe Camargo
- 1964 Residence in Sumaré Hebe Camargo
- 1965 Return performance in São Paulo Astrud Gilberto
- 1966 First Sunday program on Rede Record Hebe Camargo
- 1966 Brazil versus Peru Garrincha
- 1970 Appearance at Praça Ramos Hebe Camargo
- 1970 Premio Literario Iberoamericano in São Paulo Jorge Luis Borges
- 1973 First kart racing at Interlagos Ayrton Senna
- 1977 Graduation from Colégio Rio Branco Ayrton Senna
- 1981 South American stadium tour Freddie Mercury
- 1982 Continues Brazil visit in São Paulo Ronald Reagan
- 1991 First home Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
- 1993 Senna celebration at Interlagos Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
- 1998 Launch show for Pra Você Hebe Camargo
- 2006 Thousandth SBT program recording Hebe Camargo
- 2006 Trilateral presidential meeting Néstor Kirchner
- 2007 Brazilian canonization Mass Pope Benedict XVI
- 2008 Virada Cultural opening performance Cesária Évora
- 2010 Cancer treatment at Albert Einstein Hospital Hebe Camargo
- 2010 Return to SBT after treatment Hebe Camargo
- 2010 Hebe Mulher DVD recording Hebe Camargo
- 2011 First RedeTV! program recording Hebe Camargo
- 2012 Visit to Lula da Silva José Mujica
- 2012 Speech to business leaders Alan García
- 2012 Death at her Morumbi home Hebe Camargo
- 2022 Final hospitalization Pelé
- 2022 Death in São Paulo Pelé