Socorro is a Portuguese-

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

noun meaning "help" or "relief" (cf. ''

succor In international relations, aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, foreign aid, economic aid or foreign assistance) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another. A ...

''). It may also refer to:

Places

Socorro, São Paulo Socorro is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The city is located on the "do Peixe" River and in Mantiqueira Mountains, bordering the state of Minas Gerais to the north and east. Currently, the city's economy is based in the se ...

, a city in São Paulo state, Brazil *

Socorro (district of São Paulo) Socorro (Portuguese for "Help") is a district in the subprefecture of Capela do Socorro, in southern São Paulo, Brazil. Between the Guarapiranga and Billings Reservoirs, lies the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. Education Colégio Humboldt São ...

, a district in São Paulo city, Brazil * Socorro River, a river in Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil * Socorro Island, an older name for Guamblin Island, Chile * Socorro, Santander, a town and municipality in Santander Department, Colombia *

Socorro Province Socorro Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824. See also *Revolt of the Comuneros (New Granada) The Revolt of the Comuneros was a popular uprising in the Viceroyal ...

, in the former country of Gran Colombia *

Socorro, Goa Socorro is a village that lies five kilometres to the east of Mapusa town in Bardez taluka. It is administered by a ''panchayat'' represented by members from the seven wards of Ambirna, Arrarim, Carrem, Maina, Porvorim, Vaddem and Zosvaddo. It i ...

, a village in Goa, India *

Socorro Island Socorro Island ( es, Isla Socorro) is a small volcanic island in the Revillagigedo Islands, a Mexican possession lying off the country's western coast. The size is 16.5 by 11.5 km (10.25 by 7.15 miles), with an area of . It is the largest ...

(''Isla Socorro''), Mexico * Socorro, Surigao del Norte, Philippines, a municipality * Socorro, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, a municipality * Socorro, a barangay of Quezon City * Socorro (Lisbon), a parish in Portugal *

Socorro, New Mexico Socorro (, '' sə-KOR-oh'') is a city in Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of . In 2010 the population was 9,051. It is the county seat of Socorro County. Socorro is located south of ...

, a city in the United States *

Socorro County, New Mexico Socorro County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,866. The county seat is Socorro. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the original nine counties of New Mexico Territory. Socorro w ...

Socorro, Texas Socorro is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is located on the north bank of the Rio Grande southeast of El Paso, and on the border of Mexico. El Paso adjoins it on the west and the smaller city of San Elizario on the southeast; s ...

, a city in the United States * El Socorro (disambiguation), multiple uses * Socorro do Piauí, Brazil

People

Héctor Socorro Héctor Socorro Varela (26 June 1912 – 1980) was a Cuban footballer. International career He represented Cuba at the 1938 World Cup in France, scoring three goals in the two matches against Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a ...

(1912–1980), Cuban footballer *

Juan Carlos Socorro Juan Carlos Socorro Vera (born 13 May 1972) is a Venezuelan retired footballer who played as a midfielder, currently manager of Spanish club UD San Fernando. Club career Save for one season, Caracas-born Socorro spent his entire professional ca ...

(born 1972), Venezuelan footballer *

Socorro Acioli Socorro Acioli was born in Fortaleza, Ceará in 1975. She is a journalist, has a master's degree in Brazilian literature and is currently following a PhD. in Literary Studies at the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro. She started her ...

(born 1975), Brazilian author *

Socorro Santiago Socorro Santiago is an American actress who has made occasional appearances in ''Law & Order'' and a recurring role on ''All My Children'' as Isabella Santos from 1993 to 2004. Santiago was born in New York City to a Puerto Rican mother and Mex ...

(born 1951), American actress *

Socorro Tellado Lopez Socorro is a Portuguese-Spanish noun meaning "help" or "relief" (cf. ''succor''). It may also refer to: Places * Socorro, São Paulo, a city in São Paulo state, Brazil * Socorro (district of São Paulo), a district in São Paulo city, Braz ...

(1927–2009), Spanish author *

Socorro Venegas Socorro Venegas (born in 1972) is a Mexican writer. Biography Socorro Venegas was born in San Luis Potosí in 1972. She currently lives in Cuernavaca Cuernavaca (; nci-IPA, Cuauhnāhuac, kʷawˈnaːwak "near the woods", ) is the capital a ...

(born 1972), Mexican writer *

Vilma Socorro Martínez Vilma Socorro Martínez (born October 17, 1943) is an American lawyer, civil rights activist and diplomat who formerly served as the U.S. Ambassador to Argentina from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Biography Early life Vilma Soc ...

(born 1943), American diplomat

Animals

Socorro blenny Socorro is a Portuguese-Spanish noun meaning "help" or "relief" (cf. ''succor''). It may also refer to: Places * Socorro, São Paulo, a city in São Paulo state, Brazil * Socorro (district of São Paulo), a district in São Paulo city, Braz ...

* Socorro dove *

Socorro elf owl The elf owl (''Micrathene whitneyi'') is a small grayish-brown owl about the size of a sparrow found in the Southwestern United States, central Mexico, and the Baja California peninsula. It has pale yellow eyes highlighted by thin white "eyebrow ...

Socorro isopod ''Thermosphaeroma thermophilum'' is a crustacean in the family Sphaeromatidae. It is commonly known as the Socorro isopod or Socorro sowbug. It was endemic to the thermal water oSedillo Spring This was located in Socorro County in the state o ...

( Socorro sowbug) *

Socorro mockingbird The Socorro mockingbird (''Mimus graysoni'') is an endangered mockingbird endemic to Socorro Island in Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands. The specific epithet commemorates the American ornithologist Andrew Jackson Grayson. ''Mimus graysoni'' ...

Socorro parakeet The Socorro parakeet (''Psittacara brevipes'') is a species of parrot endemic to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico. Some ornithologists consider it to be a subspecies of the green parakeet (''Psittacara holochlorus''). Its natur ...

* Socorro springsnail * Socorro towhee * Socorro wren

Other uses

* Socorro (TransMilenio), a mass transit station in Bogotá, Colombia * Church of Our Lord of Socorro, Ponte de Lima, Portugal * socorro, a

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server written in Python * '' Socorro Nobre'', a 1995 documentary film * Socorro Rojo Internacional, International Red Aid * Socorro Rojo del P.O.U.M., a Spanish aid society during the 1930s civil war * "Socorro", a song by Brazilian singer Bruno Sutter off his 2015 album '' Bruno Sutter'' {{disambiguation, geo, surname