List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ada Chaseliov

First Name Ada

Last Name Chaseliov

Born on March 30, 1952

Died on October 27, 2015 (aged 63)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Ada Chaseliov was a Brazilian actress in Brazilian television and film.

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Isabel Salgado

First Name Isabel

Last Name Salgado

Born on August 2, 1960 (age 66)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Maria Isabel Barroso Salgado Alencar is a former Brazilian volleyball player and coach. She played for the Brazilian national team, at the 1986 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

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Jorge Aragão

First Name Jorge

Last Name Aragão

Born on March 1, 1949 (age 77)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Jorge Aragão is a Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter, working in the genres of samba and pagode. He is a multi-instrumentalist, and plays the guitar, surdo, cavaco and banjo, among other instruments. In performance, he usually plays the cavaquinho most of the show, and sometimes the banjo.

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Michel Gomes

First Name Michel

Last Name Gomes

Born on February 4, 1989 (age 37)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Actor

Michel de Souza Gomes is a Brazilian actor.

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Baden Powell

First Name Baden

Last Name Powell

Died on September 26, 2000 (aged 30)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Baden Powell de Aquino, known professionally as Baden Powell, was a Brazilian guitarist. He combined classical techniques with popular harmony and swing. He performed in many styles, including bossa nova, samba, Brazilian jazz, Latin jazz and MPB. He performed on stage during most of his lifetime. Powell composed many pieces for guitar, such as "Abração em Madrid", "Braziliense", "Canto de Ossanha", "Casa Velha", "Consolação", "Horizon", "Imagem", "Lotus", "Samba", "Samba Triste", "Simplesmente", "Tristeza e Solidão", and "Samba da Benção".

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Renato Rocha

First Name Renato

Born on May 27, 1961

Died on February 22, 2015 (aged 53)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Renato da Silva Rocha, affectionately known as Billy or Negrete by his close friends, was a Brazilian musician and songwriter famous for being the bassist of influential rock band Legião Urbana from 1984 until 1989. He helped to compose some of the band's most memorable songs, such as "Angra dos Reis", "Acrilic on Canvas", "Quase sem Querer" and "Daniel na Cova dos Leões".

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Sylvia Telles

First Name Sylvia

Last Name Telles

Born on August 27, 1934

Died on December 19, 1966 (aged 32)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Silvia Telles was a Brazilian jazz samba and bossa nova singer of the 1950s and 1960s.

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Mônica Carvalho

First Name Mônica

Last Name Carvalho

Born on March 28, 1971 (age 55)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Mônica Rodrigues Carvalho is a Brazilian actress and former model.

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Athirson Mazolli e Oliveira

First Name Athirson

Born on January 16, 1977 (age 49)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Height 181 cm | 5'11

Athirson Mazzoli e Oliveira,, better known as Athirson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as left-back and current coach.

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André Mattos

First Name André

Last Name Mattos

Born on October 8, 1961 (age 64)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Actor

André de Mello Tavares de Mattos is a Brazilian actor. Most known for his roles as Fininho on the sitcom Escolinha do Professor Raimundo, John VI of Portugal on the minisseries O Quinto dos Infernos, and Madruga on the telenovela Senhora do Destino. In cinema, his most known role is Fortunato in Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, for which he won Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro for Best Supporting Actor.

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