Americo (or Américo) is a Portuguese- and

Spanish-language Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, gl ...

given name, occasionally used as a surname and in other cultures. It is a variant of the name

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. English diminutives or hypocorisms include Rico & Eric. People with the name include:

Arts and entertainment

* Américo (born 1977), a Chilean singer * Americo Boschetti (born 1951), a Puerto Rican musician * Américo Castilla, an Argentine artist *Americo Garcia, member of the electronic music duo Boombox Cartel * Américo Hoss (1914–1990), a Hungarian-Argentine cinematographer * Americo Makk (1927–2015), a Hungarian-American artist * Americo Paredes (1915–1999), a Mexican-American author * Americo Sbigoli (died 1822), an Italian singer *

Pedro Américo Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo (29 April 1843 – 7 October 1905) was a Brazilian novelist, poet, scientist, art theorist, essayist, philosopher, politician and professor, but is best remembered as one of the most important academic painter ...

(1843–1905), a Brazilian painter, politician, and scientist

Pseudonyms

*Américo Elísio, literary pseudonym of Brazilian statesman and scientist

José Bonifácio de Andrada José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''J ...

Politics and government

* Américo Boavida (1923–1968), an Angolan physician and activist * Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo (1833–1896), a Brazilian politician * Américo António Cuononoca, an Angolan anthropologist and politician * Américo Ghioldi (1899–1985), an Argentine educator and activist * Americo Santiago (born 1951), an American politician *

Américo Tomás Américo de Deus Rodrigues Thomaz (; 19 November 1894 – 18 September 1987) was a Portuguese Navy Officer (armed forces), officer and politician who served as the 13th president of Portugal from 1958 to Carnation Revolution, 1974. He was the ...

(1894–1987), a Portuguese naval officer and politician

Sports

* Américo Astete (born 1967), an Argentine alpine skier * Américo Bonetti (1928–1999), an Argentine boxer * Américo Fernandes (1899–?), a Brazilian rower *

Américo Gallego Américo Rubén "El Tolo" Gallego (born 25 April 1955) is an Argentine football coach and former player. As a midfielder, he played 73 times for the Argentina national team during his playing career. Playing career and Information Gallego s ...

(born 1955), an Argentine footballer * Américo González (footballer), a Salvadoran footballer * Américo González (pentathlete) (born 1925), an Uruguayan modern pentathlete * Américo Lopes (1933–2023), a Portuguese footballer * Américo Montanarini (1917–1994), a Brazilian basketball player * Américo Martins Pereira Júnior (born 1993), a Brazilian footballer * Américo Pereira da Silva, a Portuguese footballer * Américo Rocca (born 1952), a Mexican wrestler * Américo Ruffino (1905–1988), an Argentine footballer * Américo Tesoriere (1899–1977), an Argentine footballer * Ben Bedini (1921–2008), an American baseball player, born Americo Bendini *

Edu (footballer, born 1949) Jonas Eduardo Américo, called Edu, (born 6 August 1949) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Edu was born in Jaú, São Paulo (state), São Paulo. From 1966 to 1985 he played for Santos Futeb ...

, a Brazilian footballer, born Jonas Eduardo Américo * Mertz Mortorelli (1921–1985), an American football coach, born Americo Mortorelli * Rick Sapienza (born 1936), an American football player, born Americo Sapienza *

Rico Petrocelli Americo Peter "Rico" Petrocelli (born June 27, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career as a shortstop and third baseman for the Boston Red Sox, w ...

(born 1943), an American baseball player, born Americo Petrocelli * Thomas Americo (1958–1999), an East Timorese boxer

Other fields

Américo Amorim Américo Ferreira Amorim (21 July 1934 – 13 July 2017) was a Portuguese billionaire businessman, and a 50% owner of Corticeira Amorim, founded by his grandfather. He was the richest person in Portugal at the time of his death with a fortune es ...

(1934–2017), a Portuguese industrialist * Américo Castro (1885–1972), a Spanish cultural historian * Américo Henriques (1923–2006), a Portuguese Catholic bishop

Arts and entertainment

Pseudonyms

Politics and government

Sports

Other fields

See also