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Rio de Janeiro (bra)

Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro ranks 24th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Barcelona, Milan, and Boston. Memorable people born in Rio de Janeiro include Paulo Coelho, Oscar Niemeyer, and Zico. Memorable people who died in Rio de Janeiro include Garrincha, Mário Zagallo, and Oscar Niemeyer. Rio de Janeiro has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Rio de Janeiro is located in Brazil.

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1831 and 2004, Rio de Janeiro was the birth place of 281 globally memorable people, including Paulo Coelho, Oscar Niemeyer, and Zico. Additionaly, 151 globally memorable people have passed away in Rio de Janeiro including Garrincha, Mário Zagallo, and Oscar Niemeyer.

People Born in Rio de Janeiro

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People Deceased in Rio de Janeiro

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Rio de Janeiro were soccer players (163), actors (28), politicians (14), musicians (13), and writers (10),  while most who died were soccer players (56), politicians (26), writers (16), musicians (7), and composers (6).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rio de Janeiro, including Zico, Jairzinho, and Carlos Alberto Torres. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rio de Janeiro, including Zico, Jairzinho, and Carlos Alberto Torres.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Rio de Janeiro since 1700.