Barboza is a

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 ...

of Portuguese or

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origin. Notable people with the surname include: *

Agustín Barboza Agustín Pío Barboza (5 May 1913 – 18 December 1998) was a Paraguayan singer and composer. Biography Childhood and youth Barboza was born in Asunción, Paraguay. While still an adolescent in 1929, he went to Buenos Aires to work as a seaman ...

(1913–1998), Paraguayan singer and composer * Ana Teresa Barboza (born 1981), Peruvian textile artist * Arnold Barboza Jr. (born 1991), American boxer * Celia Barboza (born 1977), Uruguayan surfer * Cynthia Barboza (born 1987), American volleyball player * Desiree Barboza, Venezuelan politician *

Edson Barboza Edson Mendes Barboza Júnior (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ...

(born 1986), Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter *

Jessica Barboza Jessica Cristina Barboza Schmidt (born in Maracaibo, Venezuela on 14 August 1987) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Miss Earth Venezuela 2009 and Miss International Venezuela 2010. Pageantry Miss Eart ...

(born 1987), Venezuelan beauty queen * Joseph "The Animal" Barboza (1932–1976), Portuguese-American mobster and hit man * Nidia Barboza (born 1954), Costa Rican poet and feminist activist *

Omar Barboza Omar Enrique Barboza Gutiérrez (born 27 July 1944) is the president of the Venezuelan political party ''Un Nuevo Tiempo'' ("A New Era"), in opposition to Nicolás Maduro. In February 2009 a constitutional amendment to remove term limits on pub ...

(born 1944), Venezuelan politician, opponent of Hugo Chávez

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