List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz "Luisinho" Alberto Silva Lemos, also known as Luisinho Tombo was a Brazilian footballer and coach, who started his professional career at América.

Adriana Falcão is a Brazilian screenwriter.

Paulo Francis was a Brazilian journalist, political pundit, novelist and critic.

José Eduardo de Barros Dutra was a Brazilian businessman, geologist and politician. He joined Petrobras in 1983, and served as CEO from 2003 to 2005. From 2007 to 2009, Dutra led the fuel distribution unit at Petrobras. He was elected president of the Workers' Party in 2009, then returned to the company in 2012. He was elected to the Federal Senate in 1994 and served until his death from cancer in 2015.

Marcos Kostenbader Valle is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, and fusions of rock, soul, jazz, and dance music with Brazilian styles. Valle is regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian artists of all time.

Ricky Vallen is a Brazilian singer.

Helton da Silva Arruda, known simply as Helton, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Victor Assis Brasil was a Brazilian jazz saxophonist. He began playing the saxophone at the age of 16 and recorded his first album, Desenhos, in 1965. He later studied at Berklee College of Music. He also toured on three continents.

Monique Alves Frankenhuis was a Brazilian actress, daughter of Jean Pierre Frankenhuis and Alcina Maria Fernandes Alves. She passed away in 1994 due to complications from leukemia. She was married to director Dennis Carvalho, with whom she had a daughter, Tainah, now mother of Nina and Lara.

Jece Valadão, pseudonym of Gecy Valadão was a Brazilian actor, director and producer. He became known by his cafajeste roles in films such as Rio 40 graus, (1955) and Os Cafajestes (1962).