List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola, was a Brazilian singer, composer and poet considered to be a major figure in the development of samba.

Nathalia Goyannes Dill Orrico, better known as Nathalia Dill, is a Brazilian actress. She has played the lead role in three telenovelas, the lead antagonist role in another two and the lead role in 2012's film Artificial Paradises.

Bernardo Rocha de Rezende, known as Bernardo Rezende and nicknamed Bernardinho, is a Brazilian volleyball coach and former player. He is the current coach of the female volleyball team Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube. Rezende is the most successful coach in the history of volleyball, accumulating more than 30 major titles in twenty-year career directing the Brazilian male and female teams, as of 2015 with 45 medals overall he is the most successful team sport coach of all time.

Fernanda Costa Campos Cotote is a Brazilian actress. She is most known for playing the lead role, Morena, in the telenovela Salve Jorge.

Nilo Procópio Peçanha was a Brazilian politician who served as seventh President of Brazil. He was Governor of Rio de Janeiro State (1903–1906), then elected Vice President of Brazil in 1906. He assumed the presidency in 1909 following the death of President Afonso Pena and served until 1910.

Adriana Moraes Rêgo Reis is a Brazilian actress.

Patrick Bezerra do Nascimento, simply known as Patrick, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for São Paulo FC.

Leonardo de Melo Vieira Leite, commonly known as Leo Higuita, is a Brazilian born Kazakhstani futsal player who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Kairat and the Kazakhstan national futsal team.

Marcelo Luiz Rezende Fernandes was a Brazilian journalist and television presenter.

Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski is a Brazilian judge and a former chief justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil.