Barreto (surname)
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Barreto is a Portuguese language
surname
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It can refer to:
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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It can refer to:
- Francisco BarretoFrancisco BarretoFrancisco Barreto was a Portuguese soldier and explorer. An officer in Morocco during his early life, Barreto sailed to Portuguese India and was eventually appointed viceroy of the colony. After his return to Lisbon, he was tasked with an expedition to southeast Africa in search of legendary gold...
- Viceroy of Portuguese India (1555-1558) - Antonio Moniz Barreto - Governor of Macau (1727-1732)
- Bruno BarretoBruno BarretoBruno Barreto is a Brazilian film director born in Rio de Janeiro. He has been making feature-length films ever since he was seventeen years old and remains one of Brazil’s most accomplished and popular directors to this day...
- Brazilian film director - Claudemir Jeronimo BarrettoCacauCacau is a Brazilian Modernist novel. It was written by Jorge Amado in 1933 and was his second novel....
, Brazilian footballer, known as "Cacau" - Diego BarretoDiego BarretoDiego Daniel Barreto Cáceres is a Paraguayan football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Cerro Porteño in the Paraguayan Primera División.Diego is the brother of fellow Paraguayan footballer, Édgar Barreto.-Career:...
- Paraguayan football player - Edgar BarretoEdgar BarretoÉdgar Osvaldo Barreto Cáceres is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Palermo and the Paraguay national football team. Édgar is the brother of fellow Paraguayan goalkeeper, Diego Barreto....
- Paraguayan football player - Gonzalo BarretoGonzalo BarretoGonzalo Barreto Mastropierro, , is a Uruguayan football striker who currently plays for Lazio.-Danubio:...
- Uruguayan football player - Honório BarretoHonório BarretoHonório Pereira Barreto was a governor of the Portuguese colony of Guinea . Born in Guinea of a Guinean mother and Cape Verdean father, he maintained Portuguese control of the area and even extended its influence...
- Governor of the Portuguese Senegambia - Jose Ramirez BarretoJose Ramirez BarretoJose Ramirez Barreto is a Brazilian football player who is currently playing for his second period with the Indian football club Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. He plays as withdrawn forward or playmaker but also can play as striker and midfielder...
- Brazilian football player - Juan BarretoJuan BarretoJuan Alejandro Barreto Cipriani is a politician in Venezuela. He was mayor of Caracas from 2004 until 2008. Juan Barreto belongs to the United Socialist Party of Venezuela .-Congressperson:...
- Mayor of Caracas (2004-) - Júlio Francisco Adeodato BarretoAdeodato BarretoJúlio Francisco António Adeodato Barreto , popularly known as Adeodato Barreto, was an Indo-Portuguese poet and writer....
- Indo-Portuguese writer - Lia Menna BarretoLia Menna BarretoBorn in Rio de Janeiro in 1959, Lia Menna Barreto is a Brazilian artist currently based in Rio Grande do Sul.Her formal education occurred at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Design in 1985. She is most famous for her deconstruction of childhood...
- Brazilian artist - Lima BarretoLima BarretoAfonso Henriques de Lima Barreto was a Brazilian novelist and journalist. A major figure on the Brazilian Pre-Modernism, he is famous for the novel Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma, a bitter satire of the first years of the República Velha in Brazil.-Life:Lima Barreto was born in Rio de Janeiro in...
- Brazilian writer - Nuno BarretoNuno BarretoNuno Barreto is a Portuguese competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.He won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, along with his partner Hugo Rocha.-References:...
- Portuguese bronze medal winner at 1996 Summer Olympics for Sailing, men's 470 team competition - Paulo S. L. M. BarretoPaulo S. L. M. BarretoPaulo S. L. M. Barreto is a Brazilian cryptographer and one of the designers of the Whirlpool hash function and the block ciphers Anubis and KHAZAD, together with Vincent Rijmen...
- Brazilian cryptographer - Paulo Vitor Barreto - Brazilian football player
- Ray BarrettoRay BarrettoRay Barretto was a Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican jazz musician.-Early years:Barretto was born in New York City of Puerto Rican descent...
also known as Hard Hands - Puerto Rican-American jazz musician - Vlademir Jeronimo BarretoVlademir Jeronimo BarretoVlademir Jeronimo Barreto , simply known as Vlademir, is a professional Brazilian football striker who plays for Esporte Clube Havaí.-Career:...
, Brazilian footballer