List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Horatio Tertuliano Torromé, also credited as Henri Torromé, was a British figure skater who also competed for Argentina.

Madson Formagini Caridade, or simply Madson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as attacking midfielder for Fortaleza. He is known for his small stature and his set pieces.

Henrique da Rocha Lima was a Brazilian physician, pathologist and infectologist born in Rio de Janeiro. With his friend, Stanislaus von Prowazek, he described what would later be known as Rickettsia prowazekii, the pathogen of epidemic typhus. Rocha Lima named the organism after Prowazek and American bacteriologist Howard Taylor Ricketts (1871-1910).

Alexandre Rodrigues is a Brazilian actor. He is most famous for playing the part of Buscapé, the narrator and protagonist in the 2002 film Cidade de Deus. He has most recently appeared in American singer John Legend's music video for the song "P.D.A. " released in 2007. In 2018, it was revealed that Rodrigues had started driving for Uber, which prompted discussions about economic mobility and equality of opportunity in Brazil.