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 Benjamin Abrahão Botto ( – May 10, 1938) was a Lebanese photographer. He is best known for filming the Cangaço and its leader Virgulino Ferreira da Silva. He was murdered during the Estado Novo period in Brazil. Early life Benjamin Abrah� ...

(1890–1938), Brazilian photographer *

Filipe Abraão Filipe Abraão (31 December 1979 – 9 January 2019) was an Angolan basketball player. He was a in height and weighs and played as a small forward. Abraão also represented the Angolan senior team for the first time at the FIBA Africa Champio ...

(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 Sophia Sampaio Abrahão (born May 22, 1991) is a Brazilian actress and singer. Abrahão starred in her first telenovela in 2007, when she played the preppy Felipa on the 15th season of ''Malhação''. In 2011, she played the preppy Alice Albuq ...

(born 1991), Brazilian singer and actress

Given name

Abrahão de Moraes Abrahão De Moraes (1916–1970) was a Brazilian astronomer and mathematician. He taught at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo and also served as director of the . The (OAM) is named after him. Founded in 1972, it is situat ...

(1916–1970), Brazilian astronomer and mathematician *

Abraão José Bueno Abraão José Bueno (born 30 November 1976) is a Brazilian nurse and serial killer. In 2005 he was sentenced to 110 years imprisonment for the murder of four children and the attempted murder of another four.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 Massamá e Monte Abraão is a civil parish in the municipality of Sintra, Lisbon District Lisbon District () is a district located along the western coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Lisbon, which is also the national capi ...

, Portugal * Vila do Abraão, Brazil

References

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