Sousa refers to *

John Philip Sousa John Philip Sousa ( , ; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic music, Romantic era known primarily for American military March (music), marches. He is known as "The March King" or th ...

(1854–1932), American composer of marches Sousa also may refer to:

People

Sousa (surname) Sousa, Souza, de Sousa (literally 'from Sousa'), de Souza, Dsouza or D'Souza ( , ) is a common Portuguese language, Portuguese-language surname, especially in Portugal, Brazil, East Timor, India (among Catholics in Goa, Mumbai, Mangaluru and Fort ...

, including other Portuguese variants such as Souza, de Sousa, D'Souza, etc. *

João Sousa João Pedro Coelho Marinho de Sousa (born 30 March 1989), known as João Sousa (), is a Portuguese former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of No. 28 on 16 May 2016 a ...

, Portuguese tennis player * Paulo Sousa, Portuguese football manager * Souza (footballer, born 1975), José Ivanaldo de Souza, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Souza (footballer, born 1977), Sergio Roberto Pereira de Souza, Brazilian football midfielder * Souza (footballer, born 1979), Willamis de Souza Silva, Brazilian former football midfielder and television pundit * Souza (footballer, born 1982), Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso, Brazilian football striker * Souza (footballer, born 1988), Elierce Barbosa de Souza, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Souza (footballer, born 2006), João Victor de Souza Menezes, Brazilian football left-back * Sousa (Brazilian footballer), Van Basty Sousa e Silva, (born 1994), Brazilian football midfielder * Daniel Sousa (Born 2012), Portugal Footballer

Animals

* ''Sousa'', genus making up the

humpback dolphin Humpback dolphins are members of the genus ''Sousa''. These dolphins are characterized by the conspicuous humps and elongated dorsal fins found on the backs of adults of the species. Humpback dolphins inhabit shallow nearshore waters along coast ...

Places

Africa

*Soussa or Susa, Libya, town and seaside resort in Jabal al Akhdar District *Susa, Sūsa, Soussa, or

Sousse Sousse, Sūsah , or Soussa (, ), is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which ...

, Tunisian city in Sousse Governorate

Asia

*Sousa or

Sōsa District, Chiba was a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The district was dissolved March 27, 2006 when the town of Hikari was merged with the town of Yokoshiba (from Sanbu District) to create the town of Yokoshibahikari, with the new town designat ...

, Japan, dissolved in 2006

Americas

* Sousa, Paraíba, municipality in Brazil * John Philip Sousa Bridge, in the United States

Europe

* Portugal: **

Sousa River The Sousa River (, ) is a river in Portugal, a tributary of the Douro. It rises in the parish of Friande, Felgueiras, in the Porto District of northwest Portugal, and is a right tributary of the Douro, which it meets at the parish of Foz do Sous ...

, in northern Portugal **

Aguiar de Sousa Aguiar de Sousa is a Portuguese parish of the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and region ...

, parish in Paredes municipality, Portugal ** Paço de Sousa, parish in

Penafiel Penafiel ( or ) is a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) in the Norte Region, Portugal, northern Portugal, Portuguese Porto District, district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion ...

, Portugal **

Tâmega e Sousa The Intermunicipal communities of Portugal, Comunidade Intermunicipal do Tâmega e Sousa () is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It was created in 2009. Since January 2015, Tâmega e Sousa is also a NUTS3 subregion of Norte Region, P ...

, administrative division in northern Portugal

Other uses

Second United States Army Second Army was most recently located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia as a Direct Reporting Unit to Headquarters U.S. Army, Chief Information Officer (CIO)/G-6. Under the CIO/G-6, Second Army served as the single point of contact for Army missions an ...

Sousaphone The sousaphone ( ) is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J.W. Pepper & Son, J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was design ...

, marching-band-suitable tuba associated with John Philip Sousa *

Sousa Esporte Clube Sousa Esporte Clube, commonly known as Sousa, is a Brazilian football team based in Sousa, Paraíba state. They competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil three times. Sousa is currently ranked fourth among Paraíba teams in CBF's nati ...

, Brazilian football (soccer) club *

House of Sousa The House of Sousa( pt. ''Casa de Sousa'') is an ancient Portuguese noble family which originated in the 9th century, It is considered to be one of the eldest and most noble houses in the Kingdom of Portugal. History The Sousa Family originate ...

, A noble house of Portugal between the 9th and 20th centuries