Barboza is a

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 ...

of Portuguese or

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origin that may refer to: *

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 Ana Teresa Barboza (born 1981) is a Peruvian textile artist. Barboza was born and raised in Lima, Peru. She attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PCUP). Her works are "three-dimensional textile art that depicts natural forms such ...

(born 1981), Peruvian textile artist *

Arnold Barboza Jr. Arnold Barboza Jr. (born December 9, 1991) is an American professional boxer. As of July 2022, he is ranked as the world's seventh-best active light welterweight by ''The Ring''. Professional career Barboza made his professional debut as a we ...

(born 1991), American boxer *

Celia Barboza Celia Barboza (born 1977) is a Uruguayan surfer, physical education Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, an ...

(born 1977), Uruguayan surfer *

Cynthia Barboza Cynthia Jane Barboza (born February 7, 1987) is an American retired volleyball player. She is an outside hitter who played at Stanford University for four years. High school Barboza was born in Santa Ana, California, and was raised in Long Bea ...

(born 1987), American volleyball player *

Edson Barboza Edson Barboza Jr. (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian-American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and has formerly competed at ligh ...

(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. Sambil Model / Miss Ea ...

(born 1987), Venezuelan beauty queen *

Joseph "The Animal" Barboza Joseph Barboza Jr. (; September 20, 1932 – February 11, 1976), nicknamed "the Animal", was an American mobster and notorious mob hitman for the Patriarca crime family of New England during the 1960s. A prominent enforcer and contract killer in ...

(1932–1976), Portuguese-American mobster and hit man *

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 publ ...

(born 1944), Venezuelan politician, opponent of Hugo Chávez Barboza is a sephardic surname. Sephardic names from the book, "A Origem Judaica dos Brasileiros", by Jose Geraldo Rodrigues de Alckmin Filho, who personally provided the text. This publication contains a list of 517 Sephardic families punished by the inquisition in Portugal and Brazil. As familias punidas pela Inquidicao em Portugal e no Brasil. https://jewishgen.org/databases/sephardic/SephardimComNames.html

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