List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Carlos Heitor Cony was a Brazilian journalist and writer. He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Andrew "Andrucha" Waddington is a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter.

Waldo Machado da Silva, known simply as Waldo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.

Tati Quebra-Barraco,, is a Brazilian rapper, whose music consists mostly of hip hop and funk carioca genre. Tati is considered Brazil's first lady of hip hop as the first woman to break the barrier of male-only funkers. She is a popularizer of Baile funk in Brazil and, having been born in Rio de Janeiro's City of God favela, exemplifies that style of hip hop. Her stage name literally translates into "Tati Shack-Wrecker".

Cláudio Adalberto Adão, or simply Cláudio Adão, is a former Brazilian football player. A gifted forward, Adão was the top-scorer of almost every championship he's played.

Mário Miranda is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed most recently for M-1 Global, fighting in their middleweight division. He is the former M-1 Global Middleweight champion.

Ibson Barreto da Silva, simply known as Ibson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Amazonas.

Diego Santos Gama Camilo, commonly known as Biro Biro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube as a forward.

Oswaldo Loureiro was a Brazilian film and television actor. Loureiro began his career as a child actor in the 1940s before moving on to adult roles.

Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian former football manager who holds the record for attending the most FIFA World Cup final tournaments as manager with six appearances. He also managed five different national teams in five editions of the FIFA World Cup. He managed Brazil to victory at the 1994 World Cup, the 2004 Copa América, and the 2005 Confederations Cup. He is also the only manager to have led two different Asian teams to conquer the AFC Asian Cup.