Neto may refer to:

General

Neto (deity) Neto or ''Mars Neto'' is the name of one of the deities of ancient Iberian Peninsula. It was revered in many places of the Peninsula, but mainly by the Iberians and Celtiberians. He was probably a god of war. Name and functions Macrobius in his '' ...

, an Iberian god *

Neto (suffix) Neto is a suffix used in Portuguese-speaking countries to distinguish a grandson from his grandfather when they have the same given name. The following people bear the suffix Neto: * Agostinho Neto, António Agostinho Neto, former president of Ang ...

, a name suffix distinguishing a man from his grandfather (including a list of people with the name) * Neto 1, a human gene

Places

Agostinho Neto Airport The Agostinho Neto Airport ( Portuguese ''Aeroporto Agostinho Neto'') was an airport located near the town of Ponta do Sol on the northern tip of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. The airport was named after Agostinho Neto, an Angolan po ...

, an airport in Cape Verde *

Agostinho Neto University The Agostinho Neto University () is the largest public university of Angola, based in Luanda and in the nearby city of Talatona, in Angola. In the academic year 2005–06, 68 licensing courses were ministered by the university: 18 in Bachel ...

, an Angolan university * Coelho Neto, Maranhão, a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil * Medeiros Neto, a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil *

Neto (river) The Neto (Latin ''Neaethus'') is a river in Calabria, southern Italy. It is the second largest river of Calabria after the Crati. Geography The Neto rises in the central Sila Mountains in the province of Cosenza. Its source is at Timpone Sorbella ...

, a river in Calabria, southern Italy

People

Music

* Neto Furtado, known by the mononym Neto, part of duo Flavel & Neto * Jandira Sassingui Neto (born 1983), Angolan singer/songwriter *João Neto, Brazilian sertanejo singer, part of duo

João Neto & Frederico João Neto & Frederico are a pair of country music singers formed by Brazilian João Neto Nunes (Goiânia, August 12, 1979) and Frederico Augusto Silva Nunes (Goiânia Goiânia ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian federativ ...

Jovino Santos-Neto Jovino Santos Neto (born September 18, 1954) is a Seattle-based Brazilian-American jazz pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, educator and record producer. Career Jovino Santos Neto started playing piano at age 13 and by 16 was playing keyboard ...

(born 1954), Brazilian American jazz musician, educator and producer

Politics

Agostinho Neto António Agostinho Neto (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan Communism, communist politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, having led the MPLA, Popular Movement for the Liberation of ...

(1922–1979), first President of Angola (1975–1979) * Agustino Neto, Kenyan politician, lawyer, and Member of Parliament * António Alberto Neto, Angolan politician * Pitra Neto (born 1958), Angolan politician, professor and lawyer *

Raul Bragança Neto Raul, Raúl, Raül, and Raüll are forms of a common first name in Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan. The name is cognate of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph and the French R ...

(born 1946), prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe *

Valdemar Costa Neto Valdemar Costa Neto (born 11 August 1949) is a Brazilian politician. He is a congressman and president of the Liberal Party (PL), the party of the former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro Jair Messias Bolsonaro (; born 21 March 1955) is ...

, Brazilian politician and congressman

Sports

* Neto (footballer, born 1952) (Luís Antônio Neto), Brazilian footballer * Neto (footballer, born 1966) (José Ferreira Neto), Brazilian footballer and commentator * Neto (footballer, born 1985) (Hélio Hermito Zampier Neto), Brazilian footballer *

Neto (footballer, born 1989) Norberto Murara Neto (born 19 July 1989), commonly known as Neto (), is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for club AFC Bournemouth. Neto began his career wi ...

(Norberto Murara Neto), Brazilian footballer * Neto (footballer, born 2002) (Antônio Fialho de Carvalho Neto), Brazilian footballer *

Neto Baiano Euvaldo José de Aguiar Neto (born September 17, 1982, in Salvador, Bahia), known as Neto Baiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Brasiliense FC as a forward. His previous clubs include Paulista, Sport Recife, Fortaleza, Atlético-PR, P ...

(born 1982), real name Euvaldo José de Aguiar Neto, Brazilian footballer *

Neto Guerino Guerino Minervino Neto (born 24 March 1950), commonly known as Neto Guerino, is a Brazilian former football player who played as a striker. Guerino played for Clube Atlético Mineiro and Nacional Futebol Clube in the Campeonato Brasileiro, be ...

(born 1950), Brazilian former footballer * Adauto Neto (born 1980), Brazilian footballer *

Álvaro de Miranda Neto Álvaro Affonso de Miranda Neto (born 5 February 1973), more commonly known as Álvaro de Miranda or "Doda" Miranda, is an Olympic-class Brazilian show jumping rider. He was married to Athina Onassis. He is president of the organizing c ...

(born 1973), or "Doda" Miranda, Olympic-class Brazilian show jumping rider *

Anica Neto Anica Manuel João Neto a.k.a. Nequita (born December 27, 1972) is a former Angolan handball player. Neto was a member of the Angola women's handball team and represented her country in three different Olympic tournaments, namely in 1996, 2000 an ...

(born 1972), aka Nequita, Angolan Team handball player *

Antônio Braga Neto Antônio Braga Neto (born October 29, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and grappler. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a gold medalist in both the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Pan American Cham ...

(born 1987), Brazilian mixed martial artist and grappler * Apolônio Morais da Paixão Neto (born 1982), Brazilian footballer *

Darcy Dolce Neto Darcy Dolce Neto, or simply Neto (born February 7, 1981), is a retired Brazilian association football, football right-back. Attributes Neto is a quite short, but agile and technically gifted footballer. He is a modern and atomic right wing back ...

(born 1981), Brazilian footballer * Dovenir Domingues Neto (born 1981), Brazilian futsal player *

Edon Amaral Neto Edon Amaral Neto (born 21 February 1967), commonly known as Edinho, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker. Playing career Born in Arapiraca, Alagoas, Edinho played for modest clubs in his homeland. In 1990, he moved to Por ...

(born 1967), aka Edinho, Brazilian footballer * Emanuel Neto (born 1984), Angolan basketball player *

Franco Neto Franco José Vieira Neto (born November 11, 1966, in Fortaleza, Ceará) is a former beach volleyball player from Brazil who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, par ...

(born 1966), Brazilian beach volleyball player *

Jaime Sunye Neto Jaime Sunye Neto (born May 2, 1957) is a Brazilian chess player. Awarded the International master, International Master title in 1980 and the Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster title in 1986, he was Brazilian Chess Championship, Brazilian champion ...

(born 1957), Brazilian grandmaster of chess * João Neto (born 1981), Portuguese judoka *

José Neto (basketball) José Alves dos Santos Neto (born 16 March 1971) is a Brazilian professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the Brazil women's national basketball team. Coaching career Pro clubs Neto has been the head coach of the Brazilian ...

(born 1971), Brazilian basketball coach * José Neto (footballer) (1935-1987), Portuguese footballer *

José Rodrigues Neto José Rodrigues Neto (6 December 1949 – 29 April 2019)Leonidas Pereira Neto Leonidas Pereira Neto de Sousa (born 4 January 1979), known as Neto Pereira, is a Brazilian football coach and a former player. Biography Neto (means grandson), son of Mr. Pereira and Ms. (''née'') Sousa, started his career at Matsubara and ...

(born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Luís Carlos Novo Neto (born 1988), Portuguese footballer * Osni Neto (born 1979), Brazilian footballer *

Otacílio Mariano Neto Otacílio is a Portuguese given name (sometimes surname), may refer to: *Otacílio Mariano Neto (born 1982), Brazilian footballer *Otacílio Gonçalves da Silva Junior, Brazilian football manager *Otacílio Jales da Silva (born 1984), Brazilian foot ...

, (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Otacilio Jales da Silva Neto, (born 1984), Brazilian footballer *

Pedro Neto Pedro Lomba Neto (; born 9 March 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Chelsea and the Portugal national team. He started his career at Braga, who loaned him to Italian club Lazio in the summer of 201 ...

(born 2000), Portuguese footballer *

Raulzinho Neto Raul "Raulzinho" Togni Neto (; born 19 May 1992) is a Brazilian professional basketball who last played for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team. Ne ...

(born 1992), Brazilian basketball player * Renato Neto (born 1991), Brazilian footballer *

Rosemar Coelho Neto Rosemar Maria Coelho Neto (born January 2, 1977, in Miracatu, São Paulo) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.

(born 1977), Brazilian track and field sprint athlete *

Zach Neto Zachary Adam Neto (born January 31, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Campbell Fighting Camels. He was selected by the Angels in the ...

(born 2001), American baseball player

Others

Agenor Mafra-Neto Agenor Mafra-Neto (born May 31, 1964) is a chemical ecology researcher and entrepreneur in the entomological field of insect chemical ecology. He is the CEO of ISCA Technologies, a company specializing in the development semiochemical solutions ...

, American chemical ecology researcher and entrepreneur * Chiara Neto, Italian chemist *

Coelho Neto Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto (February 20, 1864 – November 28, 1934) was a Brazilian writer and politician. He founded and occupied the second chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, from 1897 until his death in 1934. He was also the pr ...

(1864—1934), Brazilian writer and politician *

Dânia Neto Dânia Neto is a Portuguese actress. Born in Loulé, in Algarve region, and primarily a model, she initiated her career through several spots advertising executives and became popular with her works in television, participating in soap operas ...

(born 1983), Portuguese actress *

Ernesto Neto Ernesto Saboia de Albuquerque Neto ( in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a contemporary visual artist. Early career Ernesto Neto began exhibiting in Scotland in 1988 and has had solo exhibitions abroad since 1995. He represented with Vik Muniz thei ...

(born 1964), Brazilian visual artist * Henrique Neto (born 1936), Portuguese entrepreneur, industrialist and former member of the Portuguese Parliament *

João Cabral de Melo Neto João Cabral de Melo Neto (January 6, 1920 – October 9, 1999) was a Brazilian poet and diplomat, and one of the most influential writers in late Brazilian modernism. He was awarded the 1990 Camões Prize and the 1992 Neustadt International Pri ...

(1920–1999), Brazilian poet and diplomat *

José Sebastião de Almeida Neto José Sebastião de Almeida Neto (8 February 1841 – 7 December 1920) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church and Patriarch of Lisbon. Early life José Sebastião de Almeida Neto was born on 8 February 1841 in Lagos, Portugal, the son of Raimund ...

(1841–1920), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Patriarch of Lisbon *

Mário Cravo Neto Mário Cravo Neto (Salvador, April 20, 1947 — Salvador, August 9, 2009) was a Brazilian photographer, sculptor and draughtsman. Mário Cravo, son of the sculptor Mário Cravo Júnior, was one of the first contemporary photographers of Brazil. ...

(1947—2009), Brazilian photographer, sculptor and draughtsman *

Torquato Neto Torquato Pereira de Araújo Neto (November 9, 1944 – November 10, 1972) was a Brazilian journalist, poet and songwriter. He is perhaps best known as a lyricist for the Tropicália counterculture movement, which later expanded its influence t ...

(1944–1972), Brazilian journalist, poet and songwriter