Abrahão or Abraão is a

Portuguese language Portuguese ( or ) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tom� ...

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

and

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. It may be a variant of

Abraham Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrews, Hebrew Patriarchs (Bible), patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father who began the Covenant (biblical), covenanta ...

. The name is most prevalent in Brazil, and more common as a surname. The name may refer to:

People

Surname

* Benjamin Abrahão Botto (1890–1938), Brazilian photographer * Filipe Abraão (1979–2019), Angolan basketball player *

Miguel M. Abrahão Miguel Martins Abrahão is a prolific Brazilian writer and dramatist, author of numerous plays and books. Life Born in São Paulo, Brazil, on January 25, 1961, Miguel M. Abrahão spent much of his youth in São Paulo, and currently, resides in ...

(born 1961), Brazilian writer * Sophia Abrahão (born 1991), Brazilian singer and actress

Given name

* Abrahão de Moraes (1916–1970), Brazilian astronomer and mathematician * Abraão José Bueno (born 1977), Brazilian serial killer *

Abraão Lincoln Martins Abraão Lincoln Martins, or simply Lincoln (born 14 June 1983), is a Brazilian former football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports) ...

(born 1983), Brazilian football player *

Abrahão Pio dos Santos Gourgel Abrahão or Abraão is a Portuguese language surname and given name. It may be a variant of Abraham Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrews, Hebrew Patriarchs (Bible), patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christi ...

(born 1961), Angolan politician * Anísio Abraão David (born 1938), Brazilian illegal gambling operator

Places

* Massamá e Monte Abraão, Portugal * Vila do Abraão, Brazil

References

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