List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Lorrane Oliveira
Lorrane dos Santos Oliveira is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Bi Ribeiro
Felipe de Nóbrega Ribeiro, better known as Bi Ribeiro is a bass player.
Vera Loyola
Irasema Dilián
Irasema Dilián was an actress. Born in Brazil to Polish parents, she began her film career in Italy, and appeared in Italian, Spanish and Mexican films.
Carlson Gracie
Carlson Gracie was a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A member of the Gracie family, he was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, and nephew to Hélio Gracie, founders of the Gracie jiu-jitsu.
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Laíla
Lana Bittencourt
Ygor Coelho
Ygor Coelho de Oliveira is a badminton player from Brazil. He won the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships six times in the boys' singles and 4 times in the mixed doubles event with Lohaynny Vicente. Oliveira placed 27th in the world junior ranking, and went on to compete at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. He won his first senior international title at the 2014 Puerto Rico International in the men's singles event. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and became the first Brazil's male Olympic badminton player. He clinched three gold medals at the 2018 South American Games in the men's singles, doubles, and team event. Coelho won a gold medal in the men's singles at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games.