List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Carolina Osório de Castro is a Brazilian actress. Carol Castro appeared in the August 2008 Brazilian issue of men's magazine Playboy.

Luma de Oliveira is a former model, actress and Brazilian carnival queen. She was Madrinha da Bateria for a number of samba schools up until 2005, before returning to the role for the famous Portela school in 2009.

Agnaldo Rayol is a Brazilian singer and actor. He sings love ballads and romantic music in general, with an emphasis on Italian songs.

Jorge José Emiliano dos Santos also known by his nickname, Margarida was a Brazilian football referee, known for his flamboyant style. He is recognized as an iconic figure in Brazilian football and was one of the first openly gay referees in Brazil.

Antônio Francisco Bonfim Lopes, better known as Nem or Nem da Rocinha, is a Brazilian drug lord and one of the leaders of "Amigos dos Amigos". Lopes had a net worth of R$100 million, was the undisputed head of all drug trafficking operations in Rocinha and branded by the Brazilian government as "Public Enemy #1".

Neguinho da Beija-Flor, whose real name is Luiz Feliciano Antonio Marcondes, is a samba singer and composer. He has been the official interpreter of the Beija Flor since 1976.

João Carlos de Albuquerque Melo Barroso was a Brazilian actor and voice actor.

Rodrigo Amarante de Castro Neves is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. He is part of the bands Los Hermanos, Orquestra Imperial, and Little Joy, and released his first solo record, Cavalo, in Brazil in late 2013 and worldwide in May 2014. He also wrote and performed the narcocorrido "Tuyo", the theme song for the Netflix Original Series Narcos (2015) and Narcos: Mexico (2018), and wrote the score for the film "7 Days In Entebbe" (2018).

Deivid de Souza, commonly known as Deivid, is a retired Brazilian footballer, who played as a striker or attacking midfielder, and the current manager of Criciúma.

Maytê Piragibe is a Brazilian actress and keyboardist.