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- João Ramalho, explorer (1932, 1953) article in Portuguese
- Graciliano Ramos, novelist (1992)
- Orlando Rangel, pharmacist (1968)
- Elis Regina, MPB singer (1998)
- Aarão Reis. urban planner and engineer (1953) article in Portuguese
- Taciana Reis, film actress (1998)
- José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco, diplomat (1913, 1944, 1945, 1969, 1995)
- Glauber Rocha, film director (1986, 1998)
- Henrique da Rocha Lima, physician and pathologist (1966)
- Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (1906)
- João Barbosa Rodrigues, botanist (1943)
- Nelson Rodrigues, writer (2004)
- José Rodrigues de Carvalho, writer (1967) article in Portuguese
- Joaquim Rodrigues Torres, Viscount of Itaboraí, statesman (1953)
- Ada Rogato, aviatrix (2000) article in Portuguese
- Cícero Romão Batista, priest (1994)
- Sílvio Romero, writer (1951)
- Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, military officer and explorer (1958, 1965, 1985)
- Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist (x-ray of hand shown" 1995)
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US president (1940, 1949)
- Noel Rosa, singer and songwriter (1977)
- Johann Moritz Rugendas, German painter (1992)
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