List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

João Vicente Barbosa da Silva de Castro is a Brazilian actor and comedian, famous for being one of the founding members of the video production company Porta dos Fundos.

Viviane dos Santos Araújo is a Brazilian photographic model, actress and reality television personality.

Eduardo Galvão was a Brazilian actor. He participated in the Caça Talentos program, on Rede Globo, alongside Angélica. He died on the night of 7 December 2020, aged 58, a victim of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. The 7th-day mass in his honour was celebrated on 14 December 2020.

Melissa Maia de Sousa, better known as Mel Maia is a Brazilian actress. She was born in Rio de Janeiro.

Wong Yuk-hei, better known by the mononym Lucas is a Hong Kong rapper, singer, and model of Thai and Chinese descent. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT, its Chinese sub-unit WayV and rotational sub-unit NCT U, as well as the supergroup, SuperM. In China, he has appeared as a regular cast member of the seventh season of the popular variety show Keep Running.

Bruno Gagliasso Marques is a Brazilian actor.

Sandra Cristina Frederico de Sá is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

Carlos Lamarca was a Brazilian Army Captain who deserted to become a member of the armed resistance to the Brazilian dictatorship. He was a part of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard and became, along with Carlos Marighella, one of the leaders of the armed struggle against the military dictatorship. Such groups were armed chiefly for self-protection from the Right-wing dictatorship that unleashed state terrorism against any who opposed their regime, including students, the clergy, and the children of those who called for democracy. The kidnappings by a few armed groups were conducted to free comrades suffering extremely brutal torture in Brazil's prisons.

Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist, best known for his novel The Alchemist. In 2014, he uploaded his personal papers online to create a virtual Paulo Coelho Foundation.

Preta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira, known as Preta Gil, is a Brazilian singer and actress. She is the daughter of Gilberto Gil, a famous musician and former Minister of Culture in Brazil.