List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Delma Gonçalves, commonly known as Pretinha, is a Brazilian professional soccer player who is a forward for Icheon Daekyo in South Korea's WK-League. A longtime member of the Brazil national team, for whom she debuted in 1991, she played for clubs in Brazil, the United States and Japan before moving to South Korea in 2009.

Talles Magno Bacelar Martins, commonly known as just Talles Magno, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2019".

Vinícius Pacheco dos Santos, known as Vinícius Pacheco, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portuguesa.

Pedro de Alcântara Carlos João Lourenço Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, known as Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza is a forest engineer, one of two claimants to the defunct Brazilian throne, and head of the Petrópolis branch of the Imperial House of Brazil.