List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Michel Macedo Rocha Machado is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Ceará.

Waldyr Pereira, also known as Didi, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder or as a forward and is considered one of the best football players of all time. He played in three FIFA World Cups, winning the latter two and was awarded the Golden Ball, given to the tournament's best player, for his performance at the 1958 competition.

Eduardo Alves da Silva, commonly known as Eduardo, sometimes nicknamed Dudu, is a Brazilian-born Croatian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Ingrid de Oliveira is a Brazilian competitive diver. She competed in the 10 metre platform, individual, and synchronized events at the 2015 Pan American Games and 2015 World Aquatics Championships, and won a silver medal in the synchronized event at the Pan American Games. She qualified in both events for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Almir de Souza Serra, better known by his stage name Almir Guineto, was a Brazilian sambista, singer and songwriter and instrumentalist, working in the genres of samba and pagode.

Fernando Azevedo e Silva is a Brazilian politician and reserve army general. He served as the Brazilian Minister of Defence during the first half of President Jair Bolsonaro's term from January 2019 to March 2021.

Emílio Vitalino Santiago, known as Emílio Santiago, was a Brazilian singer.

Athos Bulcão was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.

Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior, known as Alan Kardec, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays for Shenzhen as a striker.

Bruno Alexandre Sutter de Lima is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, bassist, record producer, actor, humorist, YouTuber, and television music and talent competition judge. He is famous for being a founding member of the comedy troupe Hermes & Renato, and under the alias Detonator he fronts the parodic heavy metal projects Massacration and Detonator e as Musas do Metal.