Álvares (sometimes ''Alvares''), a
Portuguese language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and ...
and
Galician surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
, originally a
patronymic meaning ''Son of
Álvaro'',
[ For the etymology of the surname ''Álvares'' this web page cites: ''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press. .] is the name of:
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Ana Ida Alvares
Ana Margarida "Ida" Vieira Álvares (born January 22, 1965) is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. She competed in three Summer Olympics for Brazil women's national volleyball team, winning the bronze medal in their last, the 1996 Summer Ol ...
(born 1965), Brazilian volleyball player
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Francisco Álvares (1465–1541), Portuguese missionary and explorer
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João Álvares Fagundes (active in 1521), Portuguese explorer
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Jorge Álvares (died 1521), Portuguese explorer
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Mara Alvares
Mara Alvares (Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1948) is a Brazilian artist. She mainly specialized in photography as one of her notable works is the Adansônia. She first studied metal engraving with the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul with Iberê C ...
(born 1948), Brazilian artist
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Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Portuguese general and constable of Portugal
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Pedro Álvares Cabral
Pedro Álvares Cabral ( or ; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia; c. 1467 or 1468 – c. 1520) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in ...
(about 1467 – about 1520), Portuguese navigator and explorer, discoverer of Brazil
See also
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Alvarez (disambiguation) Álvarez or Álvares may refer to:
People
*Álvarez (surname), Spanish surname
Places
*Alvares (river), a river in northern Spain
*Alvares (ski resort), in Iran
*Alvares, Iran
* Alvares, Portugal
*Álvarez, Santa Fe, a town in the province of San ...
, The anglicization of Álvarez
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Álvarez (surname)
Álvarez (sometimes ''Alvarez'') is a Spanish surname, a patronymic meaning "son of Álvaro". Notable people with the surname include:
Actors, singers, musicians
*Ana Álvarez (born 1969), Spanish model and actress
*Andreína Álvarez (born 197 ...
, the Spanish variant of the surname
References
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Galician-language surnames
Portuguese-language surnames
Patronymic surnames