List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

'André Felippe Di Mauro' is a Brazilian actor, director, producer, writer and screenwriter. As an actor he played some outstanding characters in popular works such as "Rodrigues" in the film Elite Squad and "Lipe" of the soap opera Chamas da Vida. He is the great-nephew of filmmaker Humberto Mauro, pioneer of cinema in Brazil, author of the book Humberto Mauro - the father of Brazilian cinema and director of the film "Humberto Mauro" selected for the 75th Venice International Film Festival the world premiere took place on September 5, 2018. And the premiere in Brazil took place at the 51st Festival de Brasília of Brazilian Cinemaand still in 2018, the film participated in other important festivals and shows such as the 42nd São Paulo International Film Festival the 20th Festival do Rio and the 40th Havana Festival, among others. In 2019, he participated in two more important film festivals in Europe, the 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam and the 15th Play-Doc International Documentary Film Festival where the film won the award for "Best Film".

Antônio Karabachian Araújo, better known as Tom Karabachian, is a Brazilian actor.

Luiz Paulo Fernández Conde was a Brazilian architect and politician. He was Mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 1997 to 2001 and Vice Governor from 2003 to 2007.

Thiago Soares is a Brazilian ballet dancer. He is a former principal dancer with The Royal Ballet in London.

Regina Vilela is a Brazilian volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Jair Marinho de Oliveira, known as Jair Marinho, was a Brazilian footballer.

Dom Sebastian Gabriel de Bourbon y Braganza, Infante of Portugal and Spain, was an Iberian prince of the 19th century, progenitor of the Spanish ducal lines of Hernani, Ansola, Dúrcal and Marchena, and Carlist army commander in the First Carlist War.

João Paulo Gomes da Costa, known as João Paulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for América Mineiro.

Daniel Benzali is a Brazilian-American stage, television and film actor.

Jair da Rosa Pinto, or simply Jair, was an association footballer who played offensive midfielder – one of the leading Brazilian footballers of the 1940s and 1950s, who is best remembered for his performance in Brazil's 1950 FIFA World Cup campaign. Usually playing as an inside-forward, Jair da Rosa was noted for his free-role style of play and was most known for his pace and technical ability.