Amorim is a
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surname. A habitational name from any of the various places named Amorim, originally (villa) Amorini, from the name of the estate owner.
There is a Hispanicized version, Amorín.
It may refer to:
People
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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 est ...
(1934–2017), Portuguese businessman
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Ana Amorim (born 1983), Brazilian handball player
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Celso Amorim
Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim (born 3 June 1942) is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 July 1993 to 31 December 1994 under President Itamar Franco and again from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010 under President Lu ...
(born 1942), Brazilian diplomat and politician
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Eduarda Amorim
Eduarda Idalina "Duda" Amorim Taleska (born 23 September 1986) is a Brazilian handball player for CSM București.
She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2014 by the International Handball Federation.
In an election made by the webs ...
, (born 1986), Brazilian handball player
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Enrique Amorim
Enrique Amorim (July 25, 1900 – July 28, 1960) was an Uruguayan novelist and writer, best known for his story ''Las quitanderas'' whose plot centers on rural prostitution; also known for his left-wing politics.
Biography
Enrique Amorim was b ...
(1900–1960), Uruguayan novelist and writer
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José Amorín Batlle (born 1954), Uruguayan lawyer and politician
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Ni Amorim
Nuno Amorim, better known as Ni Amorim, is a racecar driver born in Porto, Portugal on March 1, 1962.
National career
Amorim started competing in circuit racing and rallying in 1982, but in the mid-1980s he was almost exclusively a touring car ra ...
(Nuno Amorim, born 1962), Portuguese racing car driver
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Patrícia Amorim (born 1969), Brazilian swimmer
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Rúben Amorim (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
See also
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Amorim, Póvoa de Varzim, a suburb in Portugal
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Corticeira Amorim
Corticeira Amorim S.G.P.S., S.A., is a Portuguese subholding company belonging to the Amorim Group and claims to have been the world leader in the cork industry for over 130 years, with operations in hundreds of countries all over the world. Co ...
, a Portuguese cork company
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Portuguese-language surnames