Araújo or Araujo or Araúxo (, , ) is a Galician and Portuguese

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origin. Possibly the noble Don Rodrigo Anes de Araujo, lord of the Araujo castle in

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, Galicia, was the first to use the surname of Araújo. His great grandson Pedro Anes de Araújo moved to the

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, around 1375, being the first Araújo to settle there.

History

The progenitor of Araújo's surname is probably Don Rodrigo Annes, who was the Lord of the Castle and the lands of Araújo, located in the south of the

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, in the current province of

. That castle was on the border between the Kingdom of Galicia and the north of

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. Some point to the knight Vasco de Araujo, as the first to use that surname as a nickname. According to various historians, Don Rodrigo Annes de Araújo was descended from members of the royal families of the

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and the

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through a noble French knight named

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, also known as "Jean Tyranothe". This French knight, along with a large number of knights from France and

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, participated in the battles of the

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, helping to expel the

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and defend the kingdom. Reconquered lands were donated to the

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who participated in the battles, as well as other royal privileges. The existence of this knight is verified throughout the acts of royal privileges granted by the king

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and his son, where it is possible to see the name Iohannes Tirante among the nobles who received royal privileges. His name also appears in a scroll dated 1139, in which he is mentioned together with other nobles involved in the reconstruction of a church in the south of Galicia. Iohannes Tirante would be the son of a Galician nobleman named Fernando Annes with a French woman of noble origin, a descendant of the royal houses of France and Burgundy, probably one of the daughters or granddaughters of king Philip I of France, or of Duchess Hidegard of Burgundy. He moved to Galicia after 1128 to help his father who was one of the most powerful men in that kingdom. In this period, in addition to fighting the Moors, he would help King Afonso VII of León defend Galician interests against Prince

Afonso Henriques Dom Afonso IOr also ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonso'' ( Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' (Latin version), sometimes rendered in English as ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse'', depending on the Spanish or French influence ...

, who was trying to proclaim himself the

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. At the time, Portugal was a county linked to the Kingdom of Galicia. According to

Alexandre Herculano Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo (; 28 March 181013 September 1877) was a Portuguese novelist and historian. Early life Herculano's family had humble origins. One of his grandfathers was a foreman stonemason in the royal employ. Hercu ...

, in the year 1139, Fernando Annes - who was known by the title ''Princeps Limiae'' for being governor in the south of Galicia - would defend the lands of Galicia against the attacks of Afonso Henriques. That fits perfectly with what the chroniclers say, because Iohannes Tirante would fight in this battle, in which he, his father, relatives and friends would defeat Afonso Henriques. After some time in Galicia, Iohannes Tirante married a woman named Mayor Garces de Asa, daughter of Count Don Garcia de Asa. Asa's family was at that time one of the most powerful in the kingdom, descendants of one of the Infantes of the

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, which helps to explain the origins of the Araújo family in Asa's house, as some genealogists maintain. From the marriage with Dona Mayor Garces de Asa, Iohannes Tirante had at least one son, named Xoán Annes, who was Captain of Arms in the reign of Afonso VII. This Xoán Annes would also be the ancestor of Rodrigo Anes, lord of the castle of Araújo. Later, in 1492, the Kingdom of Galicia along with other Kingdoms in the Iberian peninsula were united to become the Kingdom of Spain. Throughout Spain's colonial period between the 16th and 19th century, a number of Galician Spaniards bearing the surname Araújo in the service of the King of Spain moved to colonize the territories of the

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in North America and South America. Throughout Portugal's colonial history, a number of Portuguese people bearing the Araújo surname moved to settle Portugal's overseas empire. A lot of things have been named after the Araujo surname, such as lands; neighborhoods, streets, valleys, buildings, businesses, a plant, etc.

Tributes

The

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, D.

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, dedicated this quintilla to the Araújos: :''Across the Bitorinho'' :''in the land watered by the

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'' :''there are now-worn graves of'' :''famous Araújos,'' :''ancient and magnified.''

Notable people with the surname

Church

Antonio de Araujo Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...

(died 1632), Brazilian Jesuit missionary *

Eugênio de Araújo Sales Eugênio, sometimes Eugénio, is a Portuguese masculine given name equivalent to Spanish Eugenio. People *Eugênio Sales (1920–2012), Brazilian cardinal *Eugênio Izecksohn (1932–2013), Brazilian herpetologist * Eugénio Fernando Bila ( ...

(1920–2012), cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church *

Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Serafim Fernandes de Araújo (; 13 August 1924 – 8 October 2019) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Belo Horizonte from 1986 to 2004. He was made a cardinal of the Catholic Church by Pope John Pau ...

(1924–2019), cardinal archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Arts and humanities

* Francisco Correa de Araujo (1584–1654) Spanish renaissance organist, composer, and theorist * Emanoel Araújo (1940–2022), Brazilian artist, art curator and museologist *

Orestes Araújo Orestes Araújo (Mahón, 1853 - Montevideo, 1915) was a Uruguayan lecturer, schoolteacher and historian. Born in Menorca, he settled in Montevideo in 1870 and worked in the newspaper ''La Paz'', established by José Pedro Varela José Pedro Varel ...

(1853–1915), Uruguayan scholar * Emanuel Araújo (1942–2000), Brazilian historian and professor *

Cândido José de Araújo Viana Cândido is a Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent of Spanish Cándido * Cândido de Oliveira (1896–1958), Portuguese football player * Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (1886–1948), Brazilian zoologist * Cândido José de Araújo Vian ...

(1793–1875), Brazilian writer * César Calvo de Araujo (1910–1970), Peruvian writer and painter *

Cristiano Araújo Cristiano de Melo Araújo (January 24, 1986 – June 24, 2015) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Araújo was famous for the singles "Efeitos" (2011), "Você mudou" (2012), "Maus bocados" (2013), "Cê que sabe" and "É com ela que eu estou" ...

(1986–2015), Brazilian sertanejo singer and songwriter *

Juan de Araujo Juan de Araujo (1646–1712) was a musician and composer of the Early to Mid Baroque. Araujo was born in Villafranca, Spain. By 1670 he was nominated ''maestro di cappella'' of Lima Cathedral, Peru. In the following years he travelled to ...

(1646–1712), Spanish-Peruvian Musician * Loipa Araújo (born 1943), Cuban prima ballerina * Manuel de Araújo Porto-alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo (1806–1876), Brazilian poet and playwright *

Nelson de Araújo Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

(1926–1993), Brazilian author * Robert Araujo (1948–2015), American lawyer and professor * Taís Araújo (born 1978), Brazilian actress *

Sonia Araujo Sonia, Sonja or Sonya, a name of Greek origin meaning wisdom, may refer to: People * Sonia (name), a feminine given name (lists people named, Sonia, Sonja and Sonya) :* Sonia (actress), Indian film actress in Malayalam and Tamil films :* Soni ...

(born 1970), Portuguese TV presenter *

Kate DeAraugo Katherine Jenna DeAraugo ( ; born 5 November 1985) is an Australian singer-songwriter who in 2005 was the third winner of ''Australian Idol''. After ''Idol'', DeAraugo signed to Sony BMG and released her debut single, " Maybe Tonight", in Novem ...

(born 1985), Australian singer *

Arturo Araujo Arturo Araujo Fajardo (1878 – 1 December 1967) was a Salvadoran politician and engineer who served as the president of El Salvador from 1 March 1931 to 2 December 1931. He was overthrown in a military coup led by junior officers, and was fo ...

(born 1967), Colombian artist * Heriberto Araújo (born 1983), Spanish journalist and writer * Mia Araujo (born 1986), Argentine-American painter

Science and technology

Ivan De Araujo Ivan De Araujo is a director at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, along with Peter Dayan. He is known for his seminal investigations on sugar preference and on the reward functions of the gut-brain axis. ...

, Brazilian-American scientist * Carlos Paz de Araújo, Brazilian-American scientist and inventor * Antonio Lazcano (born 1950), Mexican biology researcher and professor * Carolina Araujo (born 1976), Brazilian mathematician * Heráclides César de Souza Araújo (1886–1962), Brazilian scientist *

António de Araújo e Azevedo, 1st Count of Barca D. António de Araújo e Azevedo, 1st Count of Barca (14 May 1754 – 21 June 1817) was a Portuguese statesman, author and amateur botanist. Biography The eldest child of António Pereira Pinto de Araújo de Azevedo Fagundes and Marquesa Ma ...

(1754–1817), Portuguese statesman, author and amateur botanist

Politicians

Aliança de Araújo Aliança da Conceição de Araújo (born 1952) is an East Timorese politician, and party leader of the ''Partido Timorense Democrático'' (Timorese Democratic Party) (PTD). Araújo's husband Augusto Pereira was a senior police officer in the In ...

(born ), East Timorese politician *

Álvaro Araújo Castro Álvaro Araújo Castro (born 7 November 1967) is a Colombian economist and former actor and Senator of Colombia. A Liberal politician, leader of the ALAS-Team Colombia political movement, and founder of Alternative for Social Advance (ALAS) ...

(born 1967), Colombian politician * Angélica Araujo Lara (born 1964), Mexican architect and politician *

(1878–1967), president of El Salvador *

Consuelo Araújo Consuelo Inés Araújo Noguera (1 August 1940 – 30 September 2001), also known as "La Cacica", was a Colombian politician, writer and self-taught journalist. festivalVallenato.com Accessed 2 October 2006. Her nickname was given by a fell ...

(1940–2001), Colombian politician, writer and self-taught journalist *

Fernando Araújo Perdomo Fernando Araújo Perdomo (born 27 June 1955) is a Colombian politician. He was the Minister of Development during the administration of Andrés Pastrana. He resigned from this post after the Chambacú land deal scandal. He was later kidnapped b ...

(born ), Minister of Development of Colombia * Fernando de Araújo (born 1962), East Timorese politician * Frana Araujo Mace (1934–2015), American politician *

Hernando Molina Araújo Hernando César Molina Araújo (born August 28, 1961 in Valledupar) is a Colombian politician. Son of Hernando Molina Céspedes and Consuelo Araújo, he studied at the ''Colegio Nacional Loperena'' in Valledupar and later studied Law in the Ant ...

(born 1961), Colombian politician * João Augusto de Araújo Castro (1919–1975), Brazilian diplomat and minister *

João Batista Oliveira de Araujo João Batista Oliveira de Araujo, also known as Babá, is a Brazilian politician. He is a former member of the Workers' Party (PT), and a founding member of the Socialism and Liberty Party The Socialism and Liberty Party (, ; PSOL ) is a le ...

, Brazilian politician *

Luís Araújo General Luís Evangelista Esteves de Araújo (25 February 1949 – 2 December 2023) was a Portuguese military officer who served as the Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force The Portuguese Air Force () is the air force, aerial warfare f ...

(1949–2023), Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force *

Manuel Enrique Araujo Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor Manuel Enrique Araujo (12 October 1865 – 9 February 1913) was a Salvadoran politician and physician who served as President of El Salvador from 1 March 1911 until his death on 9 February 1913 to his injuries sustain ...

(1865–1913), President of El Salvador *

María Consuelo Araújo María Consuelo "Conchi" Araújo Castro (Valledupar, October 27, 1971) is a Colombian politician. She was Minister of Culture (Colombia), Minister of Culture from 2002 to 2006, and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Colombia), Minister of Foreign Af ...

(born 1971), Colombian politician *

Mariano de Araújo Matsinhe Mariano is a masculine name from the Romance languages, corresponding to the feminine Mariana. It is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Roman Marianus which derived from Marius, and Marius derived from the Roman god Mars (see als ...

(born 1937), Mozambican politician *

Nelson Araujo Nelson Araujo (born October 24, 1987) is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly. Early life Araujo was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987. His parents were refugees from the Salvadoran Civil War. He was ra ...

(born 1987), American politician * Theolinda Olympio de Araújo, Brazilian politician * José Sarney de Araújo Costa (born 1930), Brazilian President * Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo (1849–1910), Brazilian writer and statesman * Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda (1793–1870), politician and monarchist of the Empire of Brazil * Manuel de Araújo (born 1970), Mozambican politician

Sportspeople

Adriana Araújo Adriana Dos Santos Araújo (; born 4 November 1981) is a Brazilian professional boxer. As an amateur she won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2012 Olympics and qualified for the 2016 Olympics at the same weight. Boxing career ...

(born 1981), Brazilian boxer * Adriana Araújo (journalist) (born 1972), Brazilian journalist *

Gabriel Araújo (swimmer) Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araújo (born 16 March 2002), also known by his nickname Gabrielzinho, is a Brazilian paralympic swimmer. Araújo has phocomelia, which resulted in him having atrophied legs and no arms. He swims by Undulatory locomo ...

(born 2002), Brazilian Paralympic swimmer * George Araujo (1931–1997), American boxer * Eronilde de Araújo (born 1970), Brazilian athlete * Marcelo Araujo (born 1947), Argentine sports journalist * Márcio Araújo (volleyball) (born 1973), beach volleyball player *

Mário de Araújo Cabral Mário Manuel Veloso de Araújo Cabral (; 15 January 1934 – 17 August 2020), commonly known by the nickname "Nicha" Cabral (), was a racing driver from Portugal. He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix (four starts), ...

(1934–2020), former racing driver * Maurie De Araugo (1902–1966), Australian rules footballer *

Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California Fiction * ''Rafael'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Rafaël'' (film), a 2018 Dutch film People * Rafael (footballer, born 1978) ( ...

(born 1980), Brazilian professional basketball player * Rafael Araújo (born 1991), Brazilian volleyball player *

Rafael Araujo-Lopes Rafael Luiz Araujo-Lopes (born April 7, 1996) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh. College career After att ...

(born 1996), American gridiron footballer * Armindo Araujo (born 1977), Portuguese rally driver * Pedro Araújo (born 1993), Dominican professional baseball pitcher

Footballers

* Araújo (footballer, born 1998) (Henrique Araújo de Oliveira), Brazilian footballer * Alcides Araújo Alves (born 1985), Brazilian footballer * Brian Araújo (born 2000), Portuguese footballer * Carlos Luciano Araujo (born 1981), Argentinian defender * César Araújo (born 2001), Uruguayan footballer * Clemerson de Araújo Soares (born 1977), Brazilian footballer *

Denílson de Oliveira Araújo Denílson is a Portuguese given name. Among people with this name are: Football * Denílson (footballer, born 1943) (1943–2024), Denílson Custódio Machado, attacking midfielder * Denilson (footballer, born 1972), Denilson Antonio Paludo, midfie ...

(born 1977), Brazilian football winger * Edson Araújo (born 1980), Brazilian footballer *

Gustavo Lazzaretti de Araújo Gustavo Lazzaretti de Araújo, known as Gustavo (born 9 March 1984 in Curitiba), is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender. He also holds an Italian passport A passport is an official travel document issued by a g ...

(born 1984), Brazilian central defender * Henrique Araújo (born 2002), Portuguese striker * Ilan Araujo Dall'Igna (born 1980), Brazilian football forward * João Vitor Araújo da Silva (born 2005), Brazilian football midfielder *

Jorge Mauá Jorge do Vale de Araújo, better known as Jorge Mauá (born 22 January 1987), is a Brazilian striker who currently plays for amateur club Metropolitano de Nova Veneza. He's among the all-time top scorers for Mauaense, his hometown club. Prof ...

(Jorge do Vale de Araujo, born 1987), Brazilian footballer * Jorge Araújo (born 1988), Portuguese footballer *

Jorge Araujo Jorge Martín Araujo Paredes (born 30 November 1979) is a Peruvian football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is the assistant manager of Universitario de Deportes. Career Born in Lima, Araujo has played over 100 games for ...

(born 1979), Peruvian footballer *

José Carlos da Costa Araújo José is a predominantly Spanish and 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 ''José'', pronounced , ...

(born 1962), Brazilian football goalkeeper *

Joubert Araújo Martins Joubert Araújo Martins, or simply Beto (born 7 January 1975, in Cuiabá) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, he played for several Brazilian clubs such as Botafogo, Grêmio, Flamengo, Fluminense and ...

(born 1975), Brazilian association football player * Julián Araujo (born 2001), Mexican football player *

Leonardo Araújo Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo (born 5 September 1969), known as Leonardo Araújo or simply Leonardo, is a Brazilian football executive and former player and manager. He last served as the sporting director of Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain ...

(born 1969), Brazilian football midfielder * Márcio Rodrigues Araújo (born 1984), Brazilian defensive midfielder *

Marcos Gomes de Araujo Marcos Gomes de Araujo, better known as Marquinhos (born 23 March 1976), is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a forward. He has spent his career playing mostly in the J1 League. Career Marquinhos started his professional career in Sp ...

(born 1976), Brazilian striker *

Néstor Araujo Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo (born 29 August 1991) is a Mexican professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), centre-back for Liga MX club Club América, América. He is an Football at the 2012 S ...

(born 1991), Mexican footballer * Oélilton Araújo dos Santos (born 1981), Brazilian-born Croatian footballer *

Patricio Araujo Patricio Gabriel Araujo Vázquez (born 30 January 1988 in Colima, Mexico) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Araujo made his league debut for Chivas on 30 October 2005 against Morelia. He pla ...

(born 1988), Mexican footballer * Paulo Araujo Jr. (born 1989), Brazilian striker * Rafael Araújo (Brazilian footballer, born 1984) *

Raffael Caetano de Araújo Raffael Caetano de Araújo (born 28 March 1985), known as simply Raffael, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder. He last played for Pohronie of the Fortuna Liga. Career Early career in Switze ...

(born 1985), footballer *

Reginaldo Araújo António Reginaldo Matias de Araújo (2 October 1977 – 11 January 2016), or simply Reginaldo Araújo, was a Brazilian footballer who played at right-back. Playing career Starting his career at Matsubara, Araújo joined Coritiba in 1997. H ...

(born 1977), Brazilian defender *

Ricardo Martins de Araújo Ricardo Martins de Araújo (born 20 July 1986), commonly known as Kadu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Luverdense. Career Kadu started his career in Bragantino since the 2006 season. In 2007 Kadu ha ...

(born 1986), Brazilian footballer *

Ronald Araújo Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva (born 7 March 1999) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Barcelona and the Uruguay national team. Primarily a centre-back, he is also capable of playing as a right-back on ...

(born 1999), Uruguayan football defender *

Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo Ronny is a given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Ronald. It may refer to: * Ronny (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo * Ronny (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer Ronieri da Silva ...

(born 1986), Brazilian football defender *

Saulo Araújo Fontes Saulo Araújo Fontes or simply Saulo (born April 2, 1989 in Piranhas), is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Moto Club. Saulo scored a last minute winner against Vitória-PE in February 2011, during a Campeonato Pernambucano mat ...

(born 1989), Brazilian goalkeeper * Sérgio Araújo (born 1963), Brazilian winger *

Sergio Araujo Sergio Ezequiel Araujo (born 28 January 1992), nicknamed El Chino, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño. Club career Boca Juniors Born in Buenos Aires, Araujo gra ...

(born 1992), Argentine striker * Telmario de Araújo Sacramento (born 1983), Brazilian striker *

Thiago Luiz Moreira de Araújo Thiago is the Portuguese equivalent of the names Jacob and James. It is the archaic spelling of the name Tiago, presently mostly used in Brazil; in Portugal, the modern spelling largely prevails. It is also very popular in Argentina. * Thiago (f ...

(born 1988), Brazilian full back *

Tomás Araújo Tomás Lemos Araújo (; born 16 May 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a right-back for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Portugal national team. Coming through Benfica's youth system, Araújo impres ...

(born 2002), Portuguese footballer * Vinícius Vasconcelos Araújo (born 1993), Brazilian striker

Fictional

* Araújo family, Portuguese Americans in the film ''

Mystic Pizza ''Mystic Pizza'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Donald Petrie in his feature directorial debut, and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor. It follows the coming-of-age of three young Portuguese-Am ...

Bibliography

* ARMORIAL LUSITANO, Editorial Enciclopédia Ltda., Lisboa, 1961, Prof. Afonso Eduardo Martins Zuquete.

References

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