List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vinny Magalhães
Vinicius "Vinny" de Magalhães, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Professional Fighters League's Light heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he was a finalist in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir and has fought five times within two stints with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Titan FC Light heavyweight Champion, M-1 Global Light heavyweight Champion and is also a former jiu-jitsu no-gi world champion and ADCC champion. Magalhães currently fights in the light heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League.
Leandro Alves de Carvalho
Leandro Alves de Carvalho, known as Leandrinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Operário Ferroviário.
Isabel Swan
Isabel Marques Swan is a Brazilian sailor. She won a bronze medal in 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza
Prince Pedro Luiz of Orléans-Bragança was the son of Prince António of Orléans-Bragança, and was third in the line of succession to the former Brazilian throne, abolished in 1889.
Jay Vaquer
Jay Vaquer is a Brazilian singer and songwriter.
Marcelo Ferreira
Marcelo Ferreira is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the Star Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with Torben Grael. He received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Rodrigo Barba
Los Hermanos is a rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The group was formed in 1997 by Marcelo Camelo (vocals/guitar), Rodrigo Amarante (guitar/vocals), Rodrigo Barba (drums), and Bruno Medina. Currently they are on an extended hiatus, performing some concerts sporadically.
Gabriela Alves
Gabriela Storace Alves is a Brazilian actress.
Rodrigo Netto
Rodrigo da Silva Netto, better known as Rodrigo Netto or Nettinho, was the rhythm guitarist of the Brazilian rock band Detonautas.
Marcus Vinicius de Souza
Marcus Vinicius Vieira de Souza, commonly known as Marquinhos Vieira, or simply Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He currently plays with Flamengo in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). He also represents the senior Brazilian national team. At a height of 2.07 m (6'9") tall, and a weight of 102 kg (225 lbs.), he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions.