22.9085° S, 43.1965° W
RIO DE JANEIRO
Most Famous People Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Notable people
- 5,466
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1956
- Most distinctive
- Martial Art 13.2×
The capital that wasn't, but acted like one. Rio's most distinctive profession is martial arts at more than thirteen times the global rate — the home of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the Gracie family — alongside the composers, singers, and music players of bossa nova and samba and a deep diplomatic-and-journalistic bench from its century as the seat of the Portuguese and then Brazilian empires. Footballers and actors are tied at almost exactly the same share, a balance that you don't see in any other Brazilian city.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Rio de Janeiro during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Rio de Janeiro Is Known For
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Football is Rio de Janeiro's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (898).
Rio de Janeiro over-indexes on martial art — 13.2× the global rate.
Rio de Janeiro under-produces painter — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Rio de Janeiro's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1760s Clear ×
José Maurício Nunes Garcia
1767 - 1830
Sousa Caldas
1762 - 1814
João da Silva Feijó
1760 - 1824
Francisco Vilela Barbosa
1769 - 1846
Francisco das Chagas Santos
1763 - 1840
Inácio Ferreira Pinto
1765 - 1828
José Bernardo de Figueiredo (juiz)
1769 - 1854
Domingos Vidal de Barbosa Lage
1761 - 1793
Antônio Rodrigues de Aguiar
1768 - 1818
Frei José da Costa Azevedo
1763 - 1822
Manuel Bernardes Pereira da Veiga
1766 - 1837
José Pinto de Azeredo
1766 - 1810