Barreto () is a

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of Portuguese origin, also found in the former Portuguese colonies of

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Timor-Leste East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...

and

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

as well as

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and

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. In 1786, the title of ''

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de Casa Barreto'' was created by King

Charles III of Spain it, Carlo Sebastiano di Borbone e Farnese , house = Bourbon-Anjou , father = Philip V of Spain , mother = Elisabeth Farnese , birth_date = 20 January 1716 , birth_place = Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain , death_d ...

and bestowed upon Jacinto Tomás Barreto of

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

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. Occasionally, the surname has been spelled Barretto in the United States (e.g.

Larry Barretto Larry Barretto (May 30, 1890 – December 30, 1971) was an American novelist and war correspondent. He was the author of several books. His father was Gerard Morris and his mother Laura Brevoort Barretto (a descendant of Hendrick Brevoort, the ...

and

Ray Barretto Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Lati ...

People with the surname

Academics

* Ada Kouri Barreto (1917-2005), Cuban cardiologist * Fausto Barreto (1852-1915), Brazilian philologist * Jenny Anne Barretto, Filipina geologist and geophysicist *

Lourdino Barreto Father Lourdino Barreto (11 February 1938 – 24 January 1997) was an Indian musicologist and Catholic priest. He is considered one of Goa's greatest Western classical musicians. Education He studied at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred ...

, musicologist * Matt A. Barreto (born 1976), American political scientist *

Paulo S. L. M. Barreto Paulo S. L. M. Barreto (born 1965) is a Brazilian cryptographer and one of the designers of the Whirlpool (algorithm), Whirlpool cryptographic hash function, hash function and the block ciphers Anubis (cipher), Anubis and KHAZAD, together with Vin ...

(born 1965), Brazilian cryptographer

Artists and writers

Alexandra Barreto Alexandra Barreto is an American actress who starred in the 2006 television series ''Pepper Dennis'' with her husband Rider Strong and Rebecca Romijn and in the horror film '' Tooth and Nail'', a part of the annual After Dark Horrorfest in 2007. ...

(born 1975), American actress * Bruno Barreto (born 1955) Brazilian film director * Chiquita Barreto (born 1947), Paraguayan writer *

Claudine Barreto Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto (; born July 20, 1979) is a Filipino actress, singer, and entrepreneur. Popularly dubbed as “''The'' ''Optimum Star''” by various media outlets, Barretto has won 3 FAMAS Award including 2 Best Actress w ...

(born 1979), Filipino actress * Eduardo Barreto (1954-2011), Uruguayan comics artist * Don Marino Barreto Jr. (1925-1971), Cuban singer *

Fábio Barreto Fábio Villela Barreto Borges (June 6, 1957 – November 20, 2019) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and film producer. He was best known for directing ''O Quatrilho'' (which was the first Brazilian film nominated for the Academy Aw ...

(1957–2019), Brazilian filmmaker *

Federico Barreto Federico Barreto (1862 in Tacna - 1929 in Marseille, France) was a Peruvian poet and writer best known for his poetry collection ''El cantor del cautiverio''. Early life Barreto's father was a colonel in the Peruvian Army. Barreto himself was ...

(1862-1929), Peruvian poet and writer *

Guillermo Barreto Guillermo Barreto (August 11, 1929 – December 14, 1991) was a Cuban drummer and '' timbalero''. He was a major figure in the Cuban music scene for more than fifty years and one of the first drummers in Cuba to play Afro-Cuban jazz. Nickname ...

(1929-1991), Cuban musician *

Juan Cancio Barreto Juan Cancio Barreto is a Paraguayan musician. Beginnings Barreto was born in Asunción, Paraguay on March 27, 1950. Son of Carmen Emategui and Rodolfo Barreto. He began to play the guitar at age 7, when a friend of his father, called Dario Du ...

(born 1950), Paraguayan musician *

Juan Carlos Barreto Juan Carlos Barreto (born March 11, 1957, Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theat ...

(born 1957), Mexican actor * Julia Barretto (born 1997), Filipino actress *Júlio Francisco Adeodato Barreto (1905-1937) Indo-Portuguese writer *

Krissann Barretto Krissann Barretto is an Indian television actress and model known for playing Alya Saxena in ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan'' and participating in '' Ace of Space 2''. Early life Barretto attended the Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra, Mumbai and S ...

(born 1995), Indian Television Actress *

(1890-1971), American novelist and war correspondent *

Lia Menna Barreto Lia Mascarenhas Menna Barreto (born March 3, 1959, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian studio artist currently based in Rio Grande do Sul. Biography Barreto was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro on March 3, 1959. She spent her child ...

(born 1959), Brazilian artist *

Lima Barreto Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (13 May 1881 – 1 November 1922) was a Brazilian novelist and journalist. A major figure in Brazilian Pre-Modernism, he is famous for the novel '' Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma'', a bitter satire of the first ...

(1881-1922), Brazilian writer *

Lima Barreto (director) Lima Barreto (23 June 1906 – 23 November 1982) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1940 and 1961. His film ''O Cangaceiro'' was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival, where it was "much liked for ...

(1906-1982), Brazilian director *

Luiz Carlos Barreto Luiz Carlos Barreto (born 20 May 1928) is a Brazilian film producer and screenwriter. He has produced 50 films since 1962. He produced the 1966 film ''The Priest and the Girl'', which was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival. ...

(born 1928), Brazilian film producer *

Pepe Barreto Pepe Barreto (born in Lima, Peru) was a community and entertainment reporter for KMEX-TV, Channel 34. With extensive experience in television and radio, Barreto, joined KMEX's news team, Noticias 34 in April 1993. Biography Barretto moved from Peru ...

, Peruvian-American entertainment reporter *

Rafael Barreto (singer) Rafael Rodrigues Barreto (born October 21, 1985), best known as Rafael Barreto, is a Brazilian pop singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the third season of the reality television show ''Ídolos Brazil''. Biography Rafael Barreto ...

(born 1985), Brazilian singer/songwriter *

(1929-2006), Puerto Rican-American bandleader and percussionist * Rhianne Barreto (born 1997/1998), British actress *

Román Viñoly Barreto Román Viñoly Barreto (8 August 1914 – 20 August 1970) was a Uruguayan-Argentine film director. Biography Viñoly Barreto directed 28 feature films between 1947 and 1966 including ''The Black Vampire'', '' Paper Boats'', the 1954 film '' ...

(1914-1970), Uruguayan-Argentine film director *

Tobias Barreto Tobias Barreto de Meneses (June 7, 1839 – June 26, 1889) was a Brazilian poet, philosopher, jurist and literary critic. He is famous for creating the " Condorism" and revolutionizing Brazilian Romanticism and poetry. He is patron of the 38th cha ...

(1839-1889), Brazilian writer

Clergy

Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto (born 22 December 1952) is the serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sindhudurg. Early life Barreto was born in Goa on 22 December 1952. Priesthood Barreto was ordained a Catholic priest on 1 ...

, Bishop of Sindhudurg *

Melchior Nunes Barreto Melchior Nunes Barreto (Belchior) was a 16th century Portuguese Jesuit priest who acted as a missionary in India, China, and Japan. He was born c. 1520 in Porto (Oporto), Portugal, and died in Goa, Portuguese India on 6 October 1571.Elesban de Guilh ...

, 16th-century missionary *

Pascual Díaz y Barreto The Most Reverend Pascual Díaz y Barreto, SJ (June 22, 1876 – May 19, 1936) was a Mexican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Mexico City from June 22, 1929 until his death in 1936. Throughout his tenure, he fre ...

(1876-1936), Mexican prelate *

Pedro Barreto Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno (; born 12 February 1944) is a Peruvian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Huancayo since 2004 and a cardinal since 2018. Biography Barreto was born in Lima, Peru, on 12 February 1944 and ent ...

(born 1944), Peruvian Catholic cardinal

Military personnel

* Antonio Barreto, Sri Lankan Sinhala Karava soldier who gained the title "Prince of Uva" under the name Kuruvita Rala in the

Kingdom of Kandy The Kingdom of Kandy was a monarchy on the Sri Lanka, island of Sri Lanka, located in the central and eastern portion of the island. It was founded in the late 15th century and endured until the early 19th century. Initially a client kingdom ...

* Isabel Barreto (1567-1612), first woman to be a navy Admiral *

Jorge Otero Barreto Sergeant First Class Jorge A. Otero Barreto (born 7 April 1937), a.k.a. "the Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican John Rambo, Rambo" and "Sergeant Rock", is a former United States Army soldier. He earned 38 military decorations during his career, and has b ...

(born 1937), American soldier * João de Deus Mena Barreto (1874 – 1933), member of the military junta which governed Brazil * José Luís Mena Barreto (1817–79), Brazilian military leader *

Luís do Rego Barreto Luís do Rego Barreto, Viscount Geraz Lima, (28 October 1777, Viana do Castelo – 7 September 1840, Vila Real) better known as General Luis Rego, was a Portuguese military officer and colonial administrator who distinguished himself in the fig ...

(1777-1840), Portuguese military leader and colonial administrator

Politicians

Francisco Barreto Francisco Barreto (occasionally Francisco de Barreto, 1520 – 9 July 1573) was a Portuguese soldier and explorer. An officer in Morocco during his early life, Barreto sailed to Portuguese India and was eventually appointed viceroy of the colony ...

(1520-1573), Portuguese military, explorer and Viceroy of Portuguese India (1555-1558) *

Greg Barreto Greg Barreto is an American businessman and politician. He represented district 58 in northeastern Oregon in the Oregon House of Representatives, State House of Representatives from January 2015 to January 2021. He is a member of the Republican Pa ...

, American politician *

Hector Barreto Jr. Hector Vincent Barreto Jr. (born May 13, 1961) is an American public servant who served as the 21st Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, confirmed on July 25, 2001. George W. Bush nominated him to the post. He resigned on July ...

, 21st Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration *

Honório Barreto Honório Pereira Barreto (April 24, 1813– April 16 or 26, 1859) was a governor of the Portuguese colony of Guinea (or ‘province’ as it was referred to during the time of his administration).''Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira'' ('' ...

(1813–1859), Luso-African Governor of the Portuguese colony of Guinea *

Jackson Barreto Jackson Barreto de Lima (born May 6, 1944) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician, and member of the PMDB. Barreto has served as the Governor of Sergipe since December 2, 2013, following the death of his predecessor, Governor Marcelo Déda, who died ...

, governor of

Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District. Serg ...

, Brazil * Jorge Barreto Xavier (born 1965), Portuguese cultural manager, Secretary of State for Culture of Portugal from October 2012 - October 2015 *

Juan Barreto Juan Alejandro Barreto Cipriani (born 1959) is a politician in Venezuela. He was mayor of Caracas from 2004 until 2008. Juan Barreto belongs to the REDES party. Career Congressperson Juan Barreto entered the political scene with his election to ...

(born 1959), Venezuelan politician and mayor of Caracas (2004-2008) *

Leonardo Argüello Barreto Leonardo Argüello Barreto (29 August 1875 – 15 December 1947) was a Nicaraguan politician who, after several attempts, became the President of Nicaragua in 1947. He served from 1 May to 27 May 1947. His older brother was the noted poet Santia ...

(1875-1947), President of Nicaragua *

Manuel Delgado Barreto Manuel Delgado Barreto (1879–1936) was a Spanish journalist and Far right politician. Early career Delgado founded the literary magazine ''Gente Nueva'' and the newspaper ''La Opinión''. In 1901 he settled in Madrid, holding the position ...

(1879-1936), Spanish far-right politician * Roberto Molina Barreto (born 1955), Guatemalan attorney-general

Sportspeople

* André Barreto, Brazilian footballer *

Augusto Barreto Augusto Cassiano Neves de Mascarenhas de Andrade Barreto (27 January 1923 – 3 January 2017) was a Portuguese fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952 ...

(1923-2017), Portuguese fencer *

Carlos Barreto (boxer) Carlos Barreto (July 25, 1976 – October 12, 1999) was a bantamweight Boxing, boxer from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Olympic results *Defe ...

(1976-1999), Venezuelan boxer * Carlos Barreto (fighter) (born 1968), Brazilian MMA fighter * Claudemir Jeronimo Barreto (born 1981), better known as Cacau, Brazilian footballer * Diego Barreto (born 1981), Paraguayan football goalkeeper * Édgar Barreto (born 1984), Paraguayan football player, brother of Diego Barreto * Francisco Barretto Júnior (born 1989), Brazilian gymnast *

Franklin Barreto Franklin Jose Barreto Rojas (born February 27, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop and second baseman in the Washington Nationals organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Lo ...

(born 1991), Venezuelan baseball player * Gonzalo Barreto (born 1992), Uruguayan football player * Gustavo Bonatto Barreto (born 1991), Brazilian football player * Herman Barreto (born 1926), Venezuelan sport shooter *

Hernan Barreto Hernan Berrato (born 14 April 1991) is an Argentine Paralympic athlete who competes in disability athletics in the T35 category. He won the gold medal for the 200 metres at the 2012 Paralympic Games for his category with a new World Record. Barr ...

(born 1991), Argentine Paralympic athlete * Jhonlen Barreto (born 1987), Venezuelan volleyball player *

Jose Ramirez Barreto Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galile ...

(born 1976), Brazilian football player * Juciely Cristina Barreto (born 1980), Brazilian volleyball player *

Kaleem Barreto Kaleem Barreto (born 19 December 1998) is a Scotland 7s professional international rugby union player. He was previously a Stage 3 Scottish Rugby Academy player assigned to Glasgow Warriors; and has also played for Stade Niçois. His usual po ...

, Scottish rugby union player * Marcos Barreto (born 1960), Mexican runner *

Mariano Barreto Mariano Barreto (born 18 January 1957) is a Portuguese Association football, football manager. Coaching career In January 2009, he became an assistant coach in the Russian Premier League with FC Kuban Krasnodar. Barreto was officially registere ...

(born 1957), Portuguese football manager * Mickaël Barreto (born 1991), French football player * Miguel Barreto, Argentine football player *

Nuno Barreto Nuno Miguel Santos Barreto, ComIH (born 29 April 1972) is a Portuguese competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, along with his partner Hugo Rocha. At the 1996 470 ...

(born 1972), Portuguese bronze medal winner at 1996 Summer Olympics for Sailing, men's 470 team competition * Paulo Vitor Barreto (born 1985), Brazilian football player *

Ramón Barreto Ramón Ivanoes Barreto Ruiz (14 September 1939 – 4 April 2015) was a Uruguayan professional association football Referee (association football), referee. He is the only referee in the history of the FIFA World Cup to have been appointed to two c ...

(1939-2015), Uruguayan football referee *

Sergio Barreto Sergio Damián Barreto (born 20 April 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Pachuca. Career After joining Independiente in 2008, Barreto was promoted into the club's first-team squad in 2017 ...

(born 1999), Argentine football player *

Vlademir Jeronimo Barreto Vlademir Jeronimo Barreto (born 1 October 1979), simply known as Vlademir, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Career Vlademir was born in Santo André. He played in his professional career for ...

(born 1979), Brazilian football player * Vincy Barretto (born 1999), Indian football player *

Ysis Barreto Ysis (Isis) Lenis Barreto Rodríguez (born 27 March 1980 in Caracas) is a judoka from Venezuela. Early and personal life Barreto was born in Caracas and began judo when she was 13 years old. She is member of Judo Anzoátegui club in ...

(born 1980), Venezuelan judoka

References

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