List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Vágner Silva de Souza, known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kazakhstan Premier League team Kairat. He is a forward who has been described by World Soccer Magazine as possessing "mobility, flair, awareness and powerful shooting".

Talita Werneck Arguelhes, best known as Tatá Werneck, is a Brazilian actress, humorist, presenter, reporter, comedian, musician and former VJ.

Felipe Neto Rodrigues Vieira is a Portuguese-Brazilian manager, vlogger, actor, comedy actor, and writer. He is a well known YouTuber in Brazil with more than 41 million subscribers making his channel the 36st most-subscribed on the website. He started his YouTuber career by talking about celebrities, movies, daily activities in some criticizing or comic way, being the first YouTube channel to reach 17 million subscribers in Brazil. He is also the brother of YouTuber Luccas Neto. Currently, his videos focus on general entertainment.

Marielle Franco was a Brazilian politician, sociologist, feminist, socialist, and human rights activist. After earning a master's degree in public administration from the Fluminense Federal University, she served as a city councillor of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro for the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) from January 2017 until her death.

Paulo Roberto Nunes Guedes is an economist and co-founder of the investment bank BTG Pactual. He is also a co-founder of the think-tank Instituto Millenium, and was the economic advisor for the campaign of President Jair Bolsonaro. Guedes currently serves as the Minister of the Economy in the Bolsonaro administration.

Marina Souza Ruy Barbosa is a Brazilian actress. She started off her career as a child actress; her first major role was in the telenovela Começar de Novo. In 2006, she portrayed a prominent character in Silvio de Abreu's Belíssima. She later appeared in Sete Pecados (2007), Escrito nas Estrelas (2010), Morde & Assopra (2011), and Amor à Vida, interpreting Nicole, a young orphan and millionaire who gets cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma type 4.

Leandro Hassum Moreira, better known as Leandro Hassum, is a Brazilian actor, humorist, writer, producer, comedian and voice actor. He is well known for having played Jorginho in the TV Show humorous Zorra Total and Os Caras de Pau.

Arthur Antunes Coimbra, better known as Zico, is a Brazilian coach and former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Often called the "White Pelé", he was a creative playmaker, with excellent technical skills, vision, and an eye for goal, who is considered one of the most clinical finishers and best passers ever, as well as one of the greatest players of all time. One of the world's best players of the late 1970s and early 1980s, he is regarded as one of the best playmakers and free kick specialists in history, able to bend the ball in all directions. As stated on goal.com, Zico is the player that scored the most goals from direct free kicks, with 101 goals.

Cássia Rejane Eller was a Brazilian singer and musician. She came to prominence in the early 1990s and performed a mix of rock and MPB. Eller released five studio albums in her lifetime: Cássia Eller (1990), O Marginal (1992), Cássia Eller (1994), Veneno AntiMonotonia (1997) and Com Você... Meu Mundo Ficaria Completo (1999). Her sixth studio album, Dez de Dezembro (2002) was released posthumously. Eller's most successful album was Acústico MTV – Cássia Eller (2001), selling over 1 million copies. She was ranked as the 18th greatest vocalist and 40th greatest Brazilian musician by Rolling Stone Brasil. On December 29, 2001, Eller died of a heart attack caused by a malformation of her heart at the age of 39.

Diego de Souza Andrade, known as Diego Souza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Brazilian Série A club Grêmio.