List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Wellington Nascimento Silva, known as Wellington Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Juventude.

Andréa Maltarolli was a Brazilian soap opera and telenovela screenwriter.

Sidney Cristiano dos Santos(born 20 July 1981 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) better known as Tita, is a professional footballer who most recently played for Nevşehir Belediyespor. He took the Turkish name Melih Gökçek after taking Turkish citizenship in 2011.

Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga, commonly known as Braguinha or João de Barro, was a Brazilian songwriter and occasional singer.

Renato Rezende is a Brazilian racing cyclist who represents Brazil in BMX. He represented Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event.

Maria Ceiça is a Brazilian actress, singer and performer, who has a significant career in theater, movies and television.

Guilherme Pereira da Costa is a Brazilian swimmer. He is the 400m freestyle bronze medalist at the 2022 World Championships. In the 1500 metre freestyle, he is the gold medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games. He is also currently the South American record holder in the 400, 800, and 1500 metre freestyle.

Giovanna Pedroso is a Brazilian diver. She competed in the synchronized women's 10 metre platform at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she and Ingrid Oliveira finished 8th out of 8 teams.

John Neschling is a Brazilian orchestral and operatic conductor. He was the musical director and the chief conductor of the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo from 1997 to 2008. He was the Artistic Director of the Municipal Theatre of São Paulo from January 2013 until September 2016, and has been a member of the Brazilian Academy of Music since 2003.

Augusto Boal was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical form originally used in radical left popular education movements. Boal served one term as a Vereador in Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1997, where he developed legislative theatre.