Contemporary Leaders
• Pedro Casaldáliga: One of the most known practitioners of Liberation Theology
• Valdemiro Santiago: Brazilian Evangelical pastor and leader of the Universal Church of the Power of God; has members in established churches in all Brazilian states
• Luiz de Carvalho: He introduced guitar into worship in the 1950s and became the first gospel singer to record an album in Brazil
Historic Leaders
• Mestre Gabriel: Founder of Uniāo do Vegetal, a Christian religious sect that recieves Hoasca as a Sacrament.
• Jacobina Mentz Maurer: Believed by some to be a prophet, she led the Revolt of the Muckers in Brazil in 1873-74. Muckers were a group of immigrated Germans to Brazil who faced religious persecution.