Brilhante is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfredo Brilhante da Costa (1904–1980), Brazilian footballer Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra (1932–2015), Brazilian army colonel and politician Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa (born 1964), Portuguese diplomat Robson José Brilhante Martins (born 1998), Brazilian footballer
Other uses Brilhante (TV series), a 1981 Brazilian telenovela Brilhante F.C., a 2011 Brazilian teen drama series Brilhante River, a river in southwestern Brazil