List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Pelópidas Guimarães Brandão Gracindo, known as Paulo Gracindo, was a Brazilian actor.

Perilúcio José de Almeida, better known by his stage name Perry Salles, was a Brazilian film director and actor.

Bismarck Barreto Faria, better known as Bismarck is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Octavio Frias de Oliveira was a Brazilian businessman who gained recognition for turning newspaper Folha de S. Paulo – acquired by himself and partner Carlos Caldeira in August 1962 – into one of the most influential Brazilian media organizations. The newspaper became the cornerstone for a conglomerate called Grupo Folha.

Leonardo Fabiano Silva e Silva, commonly known as Leonardo Silva is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a central defender.

Wesley Henrique Lima Silva e Silva, commonly known as Pipico, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Santa Cruz.

Nilcéa Freire was a Brazilian academic and politician. After a career as a medical researcher and professor, Freire moved into university administration. She oversaw graduate studies and budgetary concerns before being promoted as dean of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In 2004 she became a government minister, as the Special Secretariat of Policies for Women. She served from 2005 to 2007 as the President of the Inter-American Commission of Women. At the end of her term, she became the Brazilian representative for the Ford Foundation and oversaw their programs to promote opportunity and justice for underrepresented minorities.

Marilu Bueno is a Brazilian actress.

Sandra Pires Tavares is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering Jackie Silva.

Luis Martins de Souza Dantas was a Brazilian diplomat who was awarded the Righteous Among the Nations by the Israeli Supreme Court in June 2003 for his participation during The Holocaust in helping Jews in France escape. It is estimated he saved 800 people, 425 confirmed to be Jewish. His actions were not limited to saving Jews, but others, such as communists and homosexuals.