Azevedo

Azevedo is a common

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

in the

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, and thus native to

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of th ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, and other

Lusophone Lusophones ( pt, Lusófonos) are peoples that speak Portuguese as a native or as common second language and nations where Portuguese features prominently in society. Comprising an estimated 270 million people spread across 10 sovereign countries ...

nations. The

etymology Etymology () The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words ...

of "Azevedo" is usually connected to the Portuguese word "azevinho" meaning the European holly (

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). Its Spanish equivalent is Acevedo or Acebedo, whose origin resides in the Leonese municipality of Acebedo,

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. Notable people with this surname include the following: * Aluísio Azevedo (1837-1913), Brazilian writer * Ángela de Azevedo, 17th century Spanish and Portuguese playwright * Belmiro de Azevedo (1938–2017), Portuguese entrepreneur and the richest person in Portugal *Bento da Fonseca de Azevedo, early 18th-century Portuguese master carver * Eduardo Azevedo (born 1981), Brazilian race car driver *

Filipa Azevedo Filipa Daniela Azevedo de Magalhães (, born 31 July 1991), is a Portuguese singer. She is currently resident in the United Kingdom while attending music school in London. Azevedo represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 wit ...

(born 1991), Portuguese singer * Geraldo Azevedo (born 1945), Brazilian singer & guitarist *Gerard Dominique de Azevedo Coutinho y Bernal, historian and chronicler in the 18th century

Southern Netherlands The Southern Netherlands, also called the Catholic Netherlands, were the parts of the Low Countries belonging to the Holy Roman Empire which were at first largely controlled by Habsburg Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1556–1714) and later by the A ...

Inácio de Azevedo Inácio de Azevedo (1526–1570) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of Brazil, beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1854. Early life He was born Dom Inácio de Azevedo de Ataíde Abreu e Malafaia in the city of Porto, ...

(1526–1570), Jesuit missionary and martyr *Dom

Jerónimo de Azevedo Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo ( Estate of Barbosa, Entre-Douro-e-Minho, Portugal, ''circa'' 1560 – Lisbon, 1625) was a Portuguese fidalgo, Governor (captain-general) of Portuguese Ceylon and viceroy of Portuguese India. He proclaimed in Colombo, ...

(1560-1625), governor of

Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese Ceylon ( pt, Ceilão Português, Sinhala: පෘතුගීසි ලංකාව ''Puruthugisi Lankawa'', Tamil: போர்த்துக்கேய இலங்கை ''Porthukeya Ilankai'') is the name given to the territory ...

and Viceroy of

Portuguese India The State of India ( pt, Estado da Índia), also referred as the Portuguese State of India (''Estado Português da Índia'', EPI) or simply Portuguese India (), was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded six years after the discovery of a s ...

José Azevedo José Bento Azevedo Carvalho (born 19 September 1973) is a Portuguese retired road racing cyclist, and most recently, general manager of UCI WorldTeam . During his racing career, Azevedo rode for between 2001 and 2003 and for between 2004 an ...

(born 1973), Portuguese professional cyclist * José Batista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1917-1983), Portuguese politician *Joseph Felix Antoine François de Azevedo Coutinho y Bernal, historian in the 18th century

* Justin Azevedo (born 1988), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Luiz de Azevedo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia *

Márcio Azevedo Márcio Gonzaga de Azevedo (born 5 February 1986), known as Márcio Azevedo, is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Athletico Paranaense as a left back. Career Early career Born in Guarabira, Brazil, Márcio Azevedo joined the local ...

(born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Count Don Pedro Henriquez d'Azevedo y Toledo de Fuentes (1525-1610), Spanish general and statesman * Reinaldo Azevedo (born 1961), Brazilian journalist *

Ricardo Azevedo Ricardo Azevedo (born August 24, 1956) is a Brazilian professional water polo coach. Biography Born in Brazil, Azevedo played on the Brazilian National Water Polo Team from 1974 to 1980. He was twice voted Brazil's "Player of the Year". In 197 ...

(born 1956), Brazilian professional water polo coach *

Roberto Azevêdo Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (; born 3 October 1957) is a Brazilian career diplomat who served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 2013 until 2020. Since 2020, he has been Executive Vice President and Director of Corp ...

(born 1957), Brazilian WTO diplomat *

Tony Azevedo Anthony Lawrence Azevedo (born November 21, 1981) is a Brazilian-born American water polo player. He is a 2008 Olympic silver medalist and a five-time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016). Azevedo ranks fourth on the all-time scoring list ...

(born 1981), American water polo player *

Valdir Azevedo Valdir Azevedo or Waldir Azevedo (January 23, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro – September 21, 1980 in São Paulo) was a choro composer, conductor and performer, considered to be the most successful musician of this genre. Azevedo was born in Rio d ...

(1923-1980), Brazilian conductor and performer * Erik d'Azevedo (born 1948), American painter and poet {{surname Portuguese-language surnames