List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lírio Mário da Costa, better known as Costinha, was a Brazilian comedian and actor.

Marcela de Sousa Barrozo is a Brazilian theatre and screen actress.

Solange Paiva Vieira is a Brazilian economist. She has held positions in economic policy and regulation at the Brazilian Development Bank and The Ministry of Social Security. She is a past Director of the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil, and in 2019 she was named the Superintendent of the Brazilian Federal Private Insurance Agency (Pt).

Edson Araujo Tavares is a Brazilian football manager.

Roan Carneiro is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2000, Carneiro was the winner of the Battlegrounds MMA's one-night, eight-man tournament, in which he won three fights to become the champion, and has also competed for DEEP.

William Silva Gomes Barbio, also known as William Barbio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Seoul E-Land FC, as a forward. Mainly used as a right winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder or a centre-forward.

Artur Avila Cordeiro de Melo is a Brazilian mathematician naturalized French working primarily on dynamical systems and spectral theory. He is one of the winners of the 2014 Fields Medal, being the first Latin American to win such an award. He has been a researcher at both the IMPA and the CNRS. He has been a professor at the University of Zurich since September 2018.

Juca Chaves is a Brazilian comedian, singer and writer well known for his irreverence. He is the son of Austrian Jewish immigrants.

Thiago de Los Reyes Peixoto is a Brazilian actor.

Christina Oiticica is a Brazilian artist. She has been married to Paulo Coelho since 1980.