List of Famous people born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Aylon Darwin Tavella
Aylon Darwin Tavella , known simply as Aylon, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ituano.
Luís Inácio Adams
Luís Inácio Lucena Adams is a Brazilian lawyer who was appointed to be Brazil's Attorney General on October 23, 2009.
Vanessa de Oliveira
Vanessa de Oliveira is a Brazilian writer and former call girl.
Nestor Forster
Nestor José Forster Júnior is a Brazilian diplomat, currently serving as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the USA in the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Gabriela Markus
Gabriela Markus is a Brazilian engineer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brasil 2012. She represented Brazil in Miss Universe 2012,.
João Derly
João Derly de Oliveira Nunes Jr. is a former male judo player from Brazil, the only Brazilian to ever become a two-time world champion, winning consecutively the 2005 World Judo Championships and 2007 World Judo Championships. He also won the junior world championship in 2000, the 2007 Pan American Games, and has 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals in Judo World Cups.
Dorval Rodrigues
Dorval Rodrigues, simply known as Dorval, was a Brazilian footballer who played mainly as a right winger.
Paulo Roberto Curtis Costa
Paulo Roberto Curtis Costa, known as just Paulo Roberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Brazil and Paraguay.
Ricardo Dias Acosta
Ricardo Dias Acosta, commonly known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará as a midfielder.
Martha Medeiros
Martha Medeiros is a Brazilian writer and journalist. She works as columnist of the Zero Hora and O Globo newspapers.