List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
José Maurício Nunes Garcia
José Maurício Nunes Garcia was a Brazilian classical composer, one of the greatest exponents of Classicism in the Americas.
Roger Gracie
Roger Gracie Gomes is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a retired mixed martial artist. A member of the Gracie family, he is the son of Reila Gracie and Mauricio Motta Gomes. Roger was awarded his black belt by his cousin Renzo Gracie at the behest of Carlos Gracie, Jr. whilst training in New York in 2003. He is currently a fourth degree black belt. Roger Gracie is the founder and head instructor at The Roger Gracie Academy located in Hammersmith, London, England. Notable Black belt promotions include Raymond Stevens, Nicolas Gregoriades and Kywan Gracie Behring. Roger is the former ONE World Cruiserweight Champion.
André Brasil
Andre Brasil is a Paralympic swimmer from Brazil. He had poliomyelitis as a child. He competes in the S10 classification.
Fernando Mac Dowell
Fernando Luiz Cumplido Mac Dowell da Costa was a Brazilian engineer and politician. He worked in several governments in Brazil, always defending the accomplishment of great interventions in the urbanism of Rio de Janeiro. He was one of the great critics of the transport system of Rio de Janeiro during the government of Sérgio Cabral.
Paulo Rabello de Castro
Paulo Rabello de Castro is a Brazilian economist, incumbent president of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). He was also the president of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). For both offices, Rabello was appointed by president Michel Temer.
Diego Maurício
Diego Maurício Machado de Brito is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Indian Super League side Odisha FC.
Nélida Piñon
Nélida Piñon is a Brazilian author and professor. Piñon "is considered among the foremost writers in Brazil today".
Pedro Duarte Guimarães
Pedro Guimarães is a Brazilian economist. He is the current chairman of Caixa Econômica Federal since 2018 and former partner of the investment bank Brasil Plural.
MC Carol
MC Carol, stage name of Carolina de Oliveira Lourenço, is a Brazilian singer and composer. She is known for her social themes regarding feminism and, at the same time, double entendre songs related to explicit sex.
Antônio Carlos Santos
Antônio Carlos Santos is a Brazilian former footballer. He played the bulk of his career for Club América in Mexico.