List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

José Maurício Nunes Garcia

First Name José

Last Name Garcia

Died on April 18, 1830

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

José Maurício Nunes Garcia was a Brazilian classical composer, one of the greatest exponents of Classicism in the Americas.

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Roger Gracie

Roger Gracie Gomes

First Name Roger

Last Name Gracie

Born on September 26, 1981 (age 44)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Height 194 cm | 6'4

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.

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André Brasil

First Name André

Last Name Brasil

Born on May 23, 1984 (age 42)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Andre Brasil is a Paralympic swimmer from Brazil. He had poliomyelitis as a child. He competes in the S10 classification.

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Fernando Mac Dowell

First Name Fernando

Last Name Dowell

Born on July 7, 1945

Died on May 20, 2018 (aged 72)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

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.

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Paulo Rabello de Castro

First Name Paulo

Last Name Castro

Born on January 4, 1949 (age 77)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

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.

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Diego Maurício

Diego Maurício Machado de Brito

First Name Diego

Last Name Maurício

Born on June 25, 1991 (age 34)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Height 183 cm | 6'0

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Diego Maurício Machado de Brito is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Indian Super League side Odisha FC.

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Nélida Piñon

First Name Nélida

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Nélida Piñon is a Brazilian author and professor. Piñon "is considered among the foremost writers in Brazil today".

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Pedro Duarte Guimarães

First Name Pedro

Last Name Guimarães

Born on March 4, 1971 (age 55)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

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.

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MC Carol

First Name MC

Last Name Carol

Born on October 6, 1993 (age 32)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

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.

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Antônio Carlos Santos

First Name Antônio

Last Name Santos

Born on June 8, 1964 (age 61)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Height 179 cm | 5'10

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Antônio Carlos Santos is a Brazilian former footballer. He played the bulk of his career for Club América in Mexico.

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