List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Josef de Souza Dias, known as Josef de Souza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş.

Beatriz de Toledo Segall was a Brazilian actress. One of her most notable works is the role of Odete Roitman on the telenovela Vale Tudo (1988). She is the mother of filmmaker Sérgio Toledo.

Bruno Mossa de Rezende is a Brazilian volleyball player, a member of Brazil men's national volleyball team and Italian club Funvic, 2016 Olympic Champion, double silver medalist of the Olympic Games, 2010 World Champion, double gold medalist of the World Grand Champions Cup, South American Champion, multimedalist of the World League, Pan American Games, Brazilian Champion, Italian Champion.

Roberto Jefferson Monteiro Francisco is a Brazilian politician.

Leticia Pena Spiller is a Brazilian actress.

Arlindo Cruz is a Brazilian musician and songwriter, working in the genre of samba and pagode. Arlindo took part in the most important formation of Grupo Fundo de Quintal, and is considered one of the most important figures of the pagode movement.

Cecilia Malan, is a Brazilian broadcast journalist. She is the daughter of Brazilian economist and former Minister of Finance, Pedro Malan. She has been the London-based correspondent for Rede Globo since 2011.

Ruth Pinto de Souza was a Brazilian actress.

Ludmila Oliveira da Silva, widely known by her stage name Ludmilla, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter who became known with song "Fala Mal de Mim". She is the biggest black female singer in South America. In September 2020, she became the first Black Latin-American female musician to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify.

Fábio Pereira da Silva, commonly known as Fábio or Fábio da Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for French club Nantes.