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.
Standouts
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.
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- Field: Music Clear ×
Amon Tobin
Born 1972
Kiko Loureiro
Born 1972
Marcos Valle
Born 1943
Edu Lobo
Born 1943
Francisco Manuel da Silva
1795 - 1865
Gonzaguinha
1945 - 1991
Oscar Castro-Neves
1940 - 2013
Dom Um Romão
1925 - 2005
Raul de Souza
Born 1934
Bola Sete
1923 - 1987
Romero Lubambo
Born 1955
Arlindo Cruz
Born 1958
Milton Banana
1935 - 1998
Almir Chediak
1950 - 2003
Robertinho Silva
Born 1941
Arnaldo Cohen
Born 1948
Armando Marçal
Born 1956
João Barone
Born 1962
Donga (Musiker)
1890 - 1974
Arthur Maia
1962 - 2018
Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo
1905 - 1992
Mussum
1941 - 1994
Rubens Bassini
1933 - 1985
Duduka da Fonseca
Born 1951
Luiz Avellar
Born 1956
Omulu
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Carol Saboya
Born 1975
Bi Ribeiro
Born 1961
J. T. Meirelles
1940 - 2008
Luizão Maia
1949 - 2005
Renato Rocha (bassist)
1961 - 2015
José Carlos Cocarelli
Born 1959
Théo de Barros
Born 1943
Bianca Gismonti
Born 1980
Nelson Sargento
Born 1924
BNegão
Born 1973
Pedro dos Santos
1919 - 1993
Paulo da Portela
1901 - 1949
Mestre Marçal
1930 - 1994
Orlando Silva
1915 - 1978
Pedro Amorim
Born 1958
Teresa Cristina (cantora)
Born 1968
Niko Is
Born 1988
Luiz Ayrão
Born 1942
Sinhô
1898 - 1930
J. B. de Carvalho
1901 - 1979
MC Créu
Born 1978
Aniceto do Império
1912 - 1993
Jorge Veiga
1910 - 1979
Déo Rian
Born 1944
Jamily
Born 1992
Robson Jorge
1954 - 1992
Mister Jam
Born 1978
Marco Castillo
Born 1963
Joel Nascimento
Born 1937
Carlos Dafé
Born 1947
David Feldman (musician)
Born 1977
Ernani Braga
1888 - 1948
Luiz Antonio Millecco
1932 - 2005
Luiz Cláudio Ramos
Born 1949
Carlos Malta
Born 1960
Caique Botkay
Born 1951
Guto Goffi
Born 1962
Alberto de Castro Simões da Silva
1898 - 1986
Zeca do Trombone
Born 1944
Zé Paulo (sambista)
Born 1976
Arlindo Neto
Born 1991
Percy Weiss
1955 - 2015
João Palma
1941 - 2016
Claudio Szenkar
1940 - 2002
Rodrigo Santos
Born 1960
Bernardo Bessler
Born 1954
Wander Pires
Born 1972
Afro-X
Born 1973
Rose Nascimento
Born 1966
Carolina Cardoso de Menezes
1916 - 1999
Carlinhos Felix
Born 1962
Fê Lemos
Born 1962
Dominguinhos do Estácio
Born 1941
Mulher Pepita
Born 1990
MC Marcelly
Born 1992
Monarco
Born 1933
Flávio Lemos
Born 1963
Quinho
Born 1957
MC Smith
Born 1987
Menor do Chapa
Born 1982
Edgar Duvivier
Born 1955
Janet de Almeida
1919 - 1945
Bruno Ribas
Born 1975
Dona Neuma
1922 - 2000
Ciganerey
Born 1965
Paulinho Mocidade
Born 1960
Laíla
Born 1943
André Silva
Born 1971
Paulo César Barros
Born 1947
Gilsinho (sambista)
Born 1970
Aroldo Melodia
1930 - 2008
Ruy Quaresma
Born 1952
Ito Melodia
Born 1969
Tinga (cantor)
Born 1974
Beto sem Braço
1940 - 1993
Clóvis Pê
Born 1973
Marcus Ferrer
Born 1963
Renato Barros
1943 - 2020
Toni Costa
Born 1954
J. Piedade
1920 - 1978
Áurea Martins
Born 1940
Felipe Radicetti
Born 1958
Zé Ricardo
Born 1971
Reinaldo, O Príncipe do Pagode
1954 - 2019
Casquinha da Portela
1922 - 2018
Luciana Requião
Born 1968
Vaguinho (sambista)
Born 1966
Chico Adnet
Born 1960
André Renato
Born 1974
Alvin L
Born 1959
Rogério Vaz
Born 1969
Joaquim Manoel da Câmara
1780 - 1840
Darcy da Mangueira
1932 - 2008
Thiago Brito (sambista)
Born 1988
Walter Rosa (músico)
1925 - 2002
Luiza Dionizio
Born 1963
Sobrinho (sambista)
1951 - 2018
Dudu Caribé
1970 - 2010
Paulão Sete Cordas
Born 1958
Celino Dias
Born 1961
Macau (músico)
Born 1952
Claudio Cartier
Born 1950
Fernando Temporão
Born 1983
Baiaco
1913 - 1935
Dida Nascimento
Born 1963
Homero Ferreira
1929 - 2015
Mário Sève
Born 1959
Gian Fabra
Born 1965
Fred Camacho
Born 1977
Rodrigo Alzuguir
Born 1972
Ernani Filho
Born 1920
Ulisses Rocha (violonista)
Born 1960
Zilda do Zé
1919 - 2002
Daniela Spielmann
Born 1970
Gabriel Cavalcante
Born 1986
Bia Paes Leme
Born 1959
Rubens Campos
1912 - 1985
Renato Rocha (guitarist)
Born 1975
Victor Manga
1939 - 1970
Cacau de Queiroz
Born 1953
César Faria
1919 - 2007
Marquinhos de Oswaldo Cruz
Born 1961
Rodrigo Sha
Born 1976
Moacir Peixoto
1920 - 2003
Tunico Ferreira
Born 1973
Ivan Ferreira
Born 1925
Célia Vaz
Born 1948
Célio Barros
Born 1974
Wanderson Martins
Born 1962
Éfson
1944 - 2014
Aniceto da Portela
1912 - 1982
Miguel Gandelman
Born 1983
Bruno Medina
Born 1978
Tia Doca da Portela
1932 - 2009
Carmen Barbosa
1912 - 1942
Brancura
1908 - 1935
Waldir 59
1927 - 2015
Zé Paulo Becker
Born 1968
Monique Aragão
Born 1960
Babaú da Mangueira
1914 - 1993
Bruno Castro
Born 1973
Renato Ferreira
Born 1920
Ana Egito
Born 1964
Cláudio Jorge
Born 1949
Roberto Medronho
Born 1958
Ricardo Pontes
Born 1947
Roberto Nascimento (músico)
1940 - 2019
Picolino da Portela
Born 1930
Juca Kalut
1857 - 1922
Celso Castro
Born 1930
Yvonne Meyer
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Saturnino Gonçalves
1897 - 1935
Brasinha (compositor)
1925 - 1998
Bernardo Dantas
Born 1971
Gerson Ferreira Pinto
Born 1939
Bom Criolo
Born 1940
Cacala Carvalho
Born 1963
Caio Márcio
Born 1982
Careca (músico)
1886 - 1953
David de Castro
Born 1937
Alberto Lonato
1909 - 1998
Celsinho Silva
Born 1957
Ricardo Feijão
Born 1960
Carlinho Pretinho
Born 1951
Carlinhos Sideral
1931 - 2003
Capitão Rangel
1850 - 1900
Candinho Trombone
1879 - 1960
Carolina Bello
Born 1980
Carlos Fernando Cunha
Born 1970
Ceiça
Born 1964
Guilherme Brício
Born 1955
Berta Santos
1880 - 1940
Boaventura Fernandes do Couto
1820 - 1884
Carlota Marques
Born 1957
Azevedo Lemos (músico)
1860 - 1920
Chico Costa
Born 1960
Carlo Filipe
Born 1969
Marco Castilho
Born 1963
Carlos Uzêda
Born 1960
Big Otaviano
Born 1953
Berval Moraes
Born 1975
Zuzu Cavaquinho
1845 - 1905
Bruno Repsold
Born 1982
Azeredo Pinto
1880 - 1940
Eduardo Banks
Born 1978
Octávio Bevilacqua
1887 - 1953
Quirino Lopes
Born 1920