List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Carlos Chagas Filho was a Brazilian physician, biologist and scientist active in the field of neuroscience. He was internationally renowned for his investigations on the neural mechanisms underlying the phenomenon of electrogenesis by the electroplaques of electric fishes. He was also an important scientific leader, being one of the founders of the Biophysics Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and was also a president for 16 years of the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (1965–1967).

Marcus Vinicius Carvalho Lopes D'Almeida, known as Marcus D'Almeida, is a Brazilian athlete who competes in recurve archery.

Joel Rufino dos Santos was a Brazilian writer. He was born in 1941 in Rio de Janeiro. He died from complications from cardiac surgery on 4 September 2015.

Fernando Arêas Rifan is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church from Campos, Brazil. He is currently the Apostolic Administrator of the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney, which is also called the Priestly Union of Saint Jean-Marie Vianney.

Gracinha Leporace is a Brazilian singer who works extensively with her husband Sérgio Mendes and his band.

Jorge Sayed Picciani was a Brazilian cattle rancher and politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). He was preventively arrested at the José Frederico Marques Public Prison, in Benfica, where he was later released by the Federal Supreme Court for house arrest.

Aílton dos Santos Ferraz, commonly known as Aílton, is a retired association footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for several Série A clubs.