List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro, known as Luiz Otávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará as a central defender.

Júlia da Silva Bruhns was a German-Brazilian writer. She was the wife of the Lübeck senator and grain merchant Johann Heinrich Mann, and also mother of writers Thomas Mann and Heinrich Mann.

Maria Cláudia de Souza Santos is a Brazilian actress, television presenter, journalist, producer, dancer and model.

Gilberto da Silva Melo, more commonly known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He played at left-back for the majority of his career. Gilberto's brothers Nenei and Nélio are also former footballers.

João Alberto Barone Reis e Silva, better known as João Barone, is a Brazilian drummer.

Wescley Gomes dos Santos, simply known as Wescley, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gol Gohar.

Wergiton do Rosario Calmon, known as Somália is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ferencváros.

Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas was a journalist, lawyer, teacher and congressman, as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the presidency of João Goulart. He is considered one of the forerunners of the "Independent Foreign Policy", which sought to diversify Brazil's international relations and refused automatic alignments with any country or bloc.