Americo (or Américo) is a Portuguese- and

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given name, occasionally used as a surname and in other cultures. It is a variant of the name Henry. 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 (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 (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 (born 1943), an American baseball player, born Americo Petrocelli * Thomas Americo (1958–1999), an East Timorese boxer

Other fields

* Américo Amorim (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