List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Quintino Antônio Ferreira de Sousa Bocaiuva was a politician and writer from Brazil. He served as the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, between 1889 and 1891, and also he was President of the State of Rio de Janeiro, between 1900 and 1903. He was known for his actions during the Proclamation of the Republic.

Cristiana Monteiro Peres, known professionally as Christiana Ubach, is a Brazilian actress. She played the lead role in a telenovela.

João Carlos Pedro Leopoldo Borromeo, Prince of Beira; was a Portuguese infante (prince), son of heir-apparent to the throne Pedro, Prince Royal and Maria Leopoldina of Austria.

Luiz Carlos dos Santos, widely known by his stage name Luiz Melodia, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter whose music was a characteristic crossover of multiple Music genres including Música popular brasileira (MPB), rock music, blues, soul music and samba. He has been described as 'one of the most important Brazilian-born musicians.'

Jucilei da Silva, known simply as Jucilei, is a Brazilian professional footballer who last played for São Paulo FC as a central or defensive midfielder.

Hélio Fernando Barbosa Lopes, also known as Hélio Negão and Hélio Bolsonaro, is a Brazilian military sub-lieutenant and politician.

Caio Canedo Corrêa, known as Caio Canedo or simply Caio, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Emirati club Al Ain and the United Arab Emirates national team.

Egídio de Araújo Pereira Júnior, simply known as Egídio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Coritiba.

Marcos Palmeira de Paula is a Brazilian actor. He is nephew of the siblings Chico Anysio and Lupe Gigliotti. In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor in the series Mandrake.

Benjamin Constant Botelho de Magalhães was a Brazilian military man and political thinker. Primarily a positivist, influenced heavily by Auguste Comte, he was the founder of the positivist movement in Brazil, and later this led to his republican views. He left the Brazilian Positivist society because of internal disagreements, but remained an ardent pupil of Comte until the end of his life.