Araújo or Araujo or Araúxo (, , ) is a

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

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, 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

Kingdom of Galicia The Kingdom of Galicia ( gl, Reino de Galicia, or ''Galiza''; es, Reino de Galicia; pt, Reino da Galiza; la, Galliciense Regnum) was a political entity located in southwestern Europe, which at its territorial zenith occupied the entire north ...

, in the current province of Ourense. 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 kingdom of Burgundy through a noble French knight named Iohannes Tirante, also known as "Jean Tyranothe". This French knight, along with a large number of knights from France and Burgundy, 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 Alfonso VII of Leon, 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

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, 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 Borgoña, probably one of the daughters or granddaughters of king Philip I of France, or of Duchess Hidegard of Burgundy. He moved to Galicia after

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, 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 Afonso I of PortugalOr 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 inf ...

, who was trying to proclaim himself

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. At the time, Portugal was a county linked to the Kingdom of Galicia. According to Alexandre Herculano, 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 kingdom of León, 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 Spanish Empire in North America and South America. Throughout Portugal's colonial period a number of Portuguese 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 Miño River'' :''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 mal ...

(d. 1632), Brazilian Jesuit missionary *

Eugênio de Araújo Sales Eugênio, sometimes Eugénio, is a Portuguese masculine given name equivalent to Spanish Eugenio Eugenio is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name deriving from the Greek ' Eugene'. The name is Eugénio in Portuguese and Eugênio in Brazilian ...

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

Heitor de Araújo Sales Heitor is a given name (''Hector'' in the Portuguese language) which may refer to: * Heitor (footballer, born 1898) (1898–1972), Ettore Marcelino Dominguez, Brazilian football striker * Heitor (Portuguese footballer) (born 1978), Portuguese footb ...

, Eugênio's brother. Archbishop of Natal, Brazil. *

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 Francisco Correa de Araujo (or Arauxo, or Acebedo) (1584–1654) was a Spanish organist, composer, and theorist of the late Renaissance. Life Correa de Araujo was born in Seville. Like most Spanish organists from this era, details of his life ...

(1584-1654) Spanish renaissance organist, composer, and theorist.
Emanoel Araújo
taught and directed in many important institutions, such as

Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo The ''Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo'' (Portuguese for "pinacotheca (picture gallery) of the state of São Paulo") is one of the most important art museums in Brazil. History The museum is housed in a 1900 building in Jardim da Luz, Downto ...

. *

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. Araújo helped ...

(1853-1915), Uruguayan scholar * Emanuel Araújo (1942–2000), history 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 Viana ...

(1793-1875), Brazilian writer * Norberto de Araújo (1889—1952), Portuguese writer, journalist, and geographer of Lisbon *

César Calvo de Araujo César Calvo de Araujo (1910 -1970) was a Peruvian writer and painter. He was born in Yurimaguas, Loreto, Peru in 1910 and died in Lima in 1970. A street and an art gallery in Iquitos are named after him. Paintings Native of the Loreto Province, ...

(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), was a Brazilian sertanejo singer and songwriter * Juan de Araujo (1646-1712), Spanish-Peruvian Musician *

Loipa Araújo Loipa Araújo (born May 27, 1941) is a Cuban ballet dancer, ballet master, and teacher of ballet. Along with Aurora Bosch, Josefina Méndez, and Mirta Plá, she is regarded as one of the "four jewels of Cuban ballet". Nicknamed the "Cuban muse ...

(born 1943), Cuban prima ballerina *

Manuel de Araújo Porto-alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo Manuel José de Araújo Porto-Alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo (29 November 1806 – 30 December 1879), was a Brazilian Romantic writer, painter, architect, diplomat and professor, considered to be one of the first Brazilian editorial cartoonists e ...

(1806-1876), Brazilian poet and playwright * Nelson de Araújo (1926-1993), renowned author *

Taís Araújo Taís Bianca Gama de Araújo (; born 25 November 1978) is a Brazilian actress, TV host and model. Her first prominent role on television was in 1996 as protagonist of the Brazilian telenovela '' Xica da Silva'' by Walcyr Carrasco, in the Rede M ...

(born 1978), Brazilian actress * Sonia Araujo (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 November ...

(born 1985), Australian singer *

Arturo Araujo Arturo Araujo Fajardo (1878 – December 1, 1967) was the president of El Salvador from March 1, 1931, to December 2, 1931. He was overthrown in a military coup led by junior officers, and was forced to flee the country for Guatemala. An agricul ...

(born 1967), Colombian Artist *

Heriberto Araújo Heriberto Araújo Rodríguez (born 1983) is a Spanish journalist and writer. Rodriguez was born in Barcelona. He resides in Beijing where he works as a correspondent for the Mexican news agency Notimex. His research about Chinese affairs in the ...

(born 1983), Spanish journalist and writer * Mia Araujo (born 1986), Argentine-American painter

Science and technology

* Carlos Paz de Araujo is a Brazilian American scientist and inventor with nearly 600 patents registered in his name. Most of them are associated with nanotechnology, particularly a ferroelectric memory chip (FeRAM). * Antonio Eusebio Lazcano Araujo Reyes Mexican biology researcher, focus on emergence of life. Former NASA Astrobiology Institute member. *

Carolina Araujo (mathematician) Carolina Bhering de Araujo is a Brazilian mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry, including birational geometry, Fano varieties, and foliations. Education and career Araujo was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She did he ...

developed techniques related to Japanese mathematician Shigefumi Mori's proposed theory of rational curves of minimal degree. * Miguel Bastos Araújo (born 1969), Portuguese scientist * Carlos Ernesto Araujo (born 1968), pulmonologist * Heráclides César de Souza Araújo Brazilian scientist known for his research into the control and treatment of leprosy. * António de Araújo e Azevedo, 1st Count of Barca Amateur Botanist. Plant

Araujia ''Araujia'' is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1817. The group is native to South America.Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Va ...

named after him.

Politicians

* Aliança de Araújo (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, and leader of the ALAS-Team Colombia political movement, he was arrested and jailed in 2007 for participating ...

(born 1967), Colombian politician *

, president of El Salvador *

Consuelo Araújo Consuelo 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 fellow jou ...

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

Fernando Araújo Perdomo Fernando Araújo Perdomo (born 27 June 1955 in Cartagena, Bolivar) 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. ...

(born ), Minister of Development of Colombia * Fernando de Araújo (born 1962), East Timorese politician * Hernando Molina Araújo (born 1961), Colombian politician *

João Augusto de Araújo Castro Joao Augusto de Araujo Castro (August 27, 1919, Rio de Janeiro – December 9, 1975, Washington, D.C.) was a Brazilian lawyer and diplomat, serving as Brazilian Ambassador to the US and UN, and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the government o ...

, 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 (Brazil), Workers' Party (PT), and a founding member of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL), in which he is affiliate ...

, Brazilian politician * Luís Araújo (born 1949), Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force *

Manuel Enrique Araujo Doctor Manuel Enrique Araujo (12 October 1865 – 9 February 1913) was a Salvadoran doctor and politician who served as the President of El Salvador from 1 March 1911 until his assassination on 9 February 1913. He was the first civilian pres ...

(1865-1913), President of El Salvador *

María Consuelo Araújo María Consuelo Araújo Castro (born 27 October 1971) is a Colombian politician. In 2006, she was appointed minister of foreign relations in the government of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez. She had been minister of culture from 2002 to 2006. ...

(born 1971), Colombian politician * Mariano de Araújo Matsinhe (born 1953), 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, Brazilian President * Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo (August 19, 1849 – January 17, 1910) was a Brazilian writer, statesman *

Pedro de Araújo Lima Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

, Marquis of Olinda (22 December 1793 – 7 June 1870), politician and monarchist of the Empire of Brazil *

Manuel de Araújo Manuel A. Alculete Lopes de Araújo (born 11 October 1970) is a Mozambican politician who has been Mayor of Quelimane since December 2011. In 2011, de Araújo ran as the RENAMO candidate in municipal elections in Quelimane, defeating the FRELIM ...

, Mozambican politician

Sportspeople

* Napoleon Araújo Doffigny (born 1929), South American pole-vaulting champion, Bolivian national fencing, track and football champion *

George Araujo George Araujo (May 26, 1931 – November 21, 1997) was a lightweight professional boxer from Rhode Island. Personal life and professional career Araujo was born in the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. He was of Cape Verde ...

(1931 - 1997), American boxer * Eronilde de Araújo (born 1970), Brazilian athlete *

Marcelo Araujo Marcelo Araujo, stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or near ...

, Argentine sports journalist * Márcio Araújo (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 * Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo (born 1980), Brazilian professional basketball player * Armindo Araujo (born 1977), Portuguese rally driver * Pedro Araújo (born 1993), Dominican professional baseball pitcher

Footballers

* Araújo (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer * Alcides Araújo Alves (born 1985), Brazilian footballer * Carlos Luciano Araujo (born 1981), Argentinian defender * Clemerson de Araújo Soares (born 1977), Brazilian footballer * Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (born 1977), football winger * Gustavo Lazzaretti de Araújo (born 1984), Brazilian central defender * Ilan Araujo Dall'Igna (born 1980), Brazilian football forward *

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 differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(born 1962), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Joubert Araújo Martins (born 1975), Brazilian association football player * Leonardo Araújo (born 1969), football midfielder *

Márcio Rodrigues Araújo Márcio is a Brazilian or Portuguese male personal name * Márcio Melo (1906-1991) general with the Brazilian air force * Márcio Rezende de Freitas (1960) Brazilian soccer referee * Márcio Bittencourt (1964) Brazilian footballer * Márcio Roberto ...

(born 1984), Brazilian defensive midfielder * Marcos Gomes de Araujo (born 1976), Brazilian striker *

Néstor Araujo Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo (born 29 August 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Araujo began his career with Cruz A ...

(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 pl ...

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

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 Switzerl ...

(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. Ha ...

(born 1977), Brazilian defender * Ricardo Martins de Araújo (born 1986), Brazilian footballer *

Ronald Araújo Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva (born 7 March 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Uruguay national team. He was nicknamed the Titan, because of his strength and speed. Cl ...

(born 1999), Uruguayan football defender *

Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo (born 11 May 1986), known simply as Ronny, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder. He signed with Sporting CP at the age of 20, but could never impose himself in the fir ...

(born 1986), Brazilian football defender * Saulo Araújo Fontes (born 1989), Brazilian goalkeeper *

Sérgio Araújo Sérgio Araújo de Melo, usually known as Sérgio Araújo (born September 12, 1963 in Timóteo, Minas Gerais), was an association football winger. He is currently a farmer in Brazil. Playing career Having been born and raised in the region of ...

(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 Greek Super League club AEK Athens, for which he is captain. Club career Boca Juniors Born in Buenos Aires, ...

(born 1992), Argentine striker * Telmario de Araújo Sacramento (born 1983), Brazilian striker * Thiago Luiz Moreira de Araújo (born 1988), Brazilian full back * 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-America ...

'' * Leleco Araújo, Brazil Avenue * Nicolas Araujo, Alice * Alvarez Araujo, Deus Ex: The Fall * Ivone Araújo, Girls from Ipanema * Jorge Araujo, Lady of still * Miguel Araujo, The Art of More * Fernando Araujo, The Heist of the Century * Miguel Araujo, A Herdeira * Reina Carolina Araujo Cabrales, House of Queens * Eduardo Araujo, Culprit * Nicolas Araujo, Lady of Still * Jorge Tufao Araújo, Brazil Avenue * Lana de Araujo Goes, Vamp

Bibliography

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

References

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