List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Oswaldo de Oliveira Filho, known as Oswaldo de Oliveira, is a Brazilian football manager.

Jônatas Grassia Faro is a Brazilian actor and singer.

Elisabeth Xavier Miessa is a Brazilian actress, singer and playwright.

Luiza Possi is a Brazilian pop singer. She is the daughter of another famous Brazilian singer, Zizi Possi.

Maria José de Castro Polessa, whose stage name is Zezé Polessa, is a Brazilian actress.

Cláudio Rodrigues Gomes, commonly known as Guga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a right back.

Yvonne Lara da Costa, better known as Dona Ivone Lara, was a Brazilian singer and composer.

Cláudio Besserman Vianna, commonly known as Bussunda, was a Brazilian humorist and TV comedian, member of the Casseta & Planeta troupe. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, where he lived and worked, having started his career in the 1980s as a writer for satirical magazine Casseta Popular. One of the most popular Brazilian comedians of his generation, the overweight Bussunda was famous for his impersonations of football striker Ronaldo and of Brazil's president Lula. He also did the voice of Shrek in the Brazilian Portuguese version of Shrek and Shrek 2. He was of Jewish descent.

Marcelo Pereira Surcin, known as Marcelinho Carioca, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was noted for his accuracy from free kicks, earning him the nickname "Pé-de-Anjo".

Leci Brandão is a Brazilian politician, singer and composer of Brazilian Popular Music. She is the daughter of Pérola Negra, one of the artists who pioneered in making the Brazilian pagode music popular throughout the land. Her performance of "Quero Sim" won the National Meeting of Samba Composers in 1973.