Cabral is a surname of

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

origin, coming from the word Cabra meaning

goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the a ...

. The surname Cabral most commonly came from goat farmers. Notable people with the surname include: *

Amílcar Cabral Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (; – ) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, pan-Africanist, intellectual, poet, theoretician, revolutionary, political organizer, nationalist and diplomat. He was one of Africa's foremo ...

(1924–1973), Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean anti-colonial leader * Andrea Cabral (born 1959), American politician *

Anna Escobedo Cabral Anna Escobedo Cabral (born October 12, 1959) is an American politician who serves as the Unit Chief for Strategic Communications in the External Relations Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Prior to joining the bank, Cabral ...

(born 1959), American businesswoman, 42nd U.S. Treasurer * António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis of Tomar (1803–1889), Portuguese statesman *

Artur de Sacadura Cabral Artur de Sacadura Freire Cabral, GCTE (23 May 1881 – 15 November 1924), known simply as Sacadura Cabral (), was a Portuguese aviation pioneer. He, together with fellow aviator Gago Coutinho, conducted the first flight across the South A ...

(1881–1924), Portuguese aviation pioneer *

César Cabral César Augusto Cabral Dipre (born February 11, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the London Majors of the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees ...

(born 1989), Dominican professional baseball player *Chrystia Cabral (born 1991), American musician known professionally as Spellling * Cristina Rodríguez Cabral (born 1959), Uruguayan poet, researcher, and Afro-Uruguayan activist *

Ciruelo Cabral Gustavo Cabral (born July 20, 1963), better known as Ciruelo ('plum tree'), is an Argentine fantasy artist,The book ...

(born 1963), Argentine fantasy artist *

Donald Reid Cabral Joseph Donald Reid Cabral (June 9, 1923 – July 22, 2006) was a Dominican politician and lawyer. Reid became president during the "triumvirate" from December 28, 1963 to April 25, 1965. Biography Donald Reid Cabral was born in Santiago de ...

(1923–2006), President of the Dominican Republic * Esperanza Cabral, 21st century Filipino politician * Evaldo Cabral de Mello (born 1936), Brazilian historian and history writer *

Facundo Cabral Facundo Cabral (birth name Rodolfo Enrique Cabral Camiñas) (May 22, 1937 – July 9, 2011) was an Argentine singer, songwriter and philosopher. He was best known as the composer of ''"No soy de aquí ni soy de allá"'' ("I'm not from here no ...

(1937–2011), Argentine singer and songwriter *

Fito Cabrales Adolfo "Fito" Cabrales Mato (; born 6 October 1966) is a Spanish people, Spanish musician. Biography Adolfo "Fito" Cabrales was born on 6 October 1966 in the Zabala neighbourhood in Bilbao, and spent part of his childhood and adolescence in L ...

, Spanish songwriter, singer and guitarist * Francisco Cabral (1529–1609), Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Japan * Gloria Cabral (born 1982), Brazilian-Paraguayan architect *

Gonçalo Velho Cabral Gonçalo Velho Cabral ( 1400 – c. 1460) was a Portuguese monk and Commander in the Order of Christ, explorer (credited with the discovery of the Formigas, the re-discovery of the islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel in the Azores) and hered ...

(15th century), Portuguese monk and explorer *

João Cabral de Melo Neto João Cabral de Melo Neto (January 6, 1920 – October 9, 1999) was a Brazilian poet and diplomat, and one of the most influential writers in late Brazilian modernism. He was awarded the 1990 Camões Prize and the 1992 Neustadt International Pr ...

, Brazilian poet * João Cabral, Portuguese Catholic missionary, seeker of the mystical land of Shambhala * João de Pina-Cabral, Portuguese anthropologist *

Juan Bautista Cabral Juan Bautista Cabral (24 June 1789 – 3 February 1813) was an Argentine soldier, of Zambo origin, of the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers who died in the Battle of San Lorenzo, while he was aiding then Colonel Don José de San Martín, whose hor ...

(1789–1813), Argentine soldier *

Len Cabral Len Cabral is an American storyteller who was awarded the Circle of Excellence in 2001 by the National Storytelling Network after being recognized by his peers as a master storyteller. Biography Cabral, whose grandparents came from Cape Verde ...

, United States storyteller * Luís Cabral, first President of Guinea-Bissau * Manuel Caldeira Cabral (born 1968), Portuguese politician *

Manuel del Cabral Manuel del Cabral (7 March 1907, in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic – 14 May 1999, in Santo Domingo) was a Dominican poet, writer, and diplomat. The son of Mario Fermín Cabral y Báez, an influential senator during the "Era of ...

, Dominican writer * Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral, Guinea-Bissau politician * Miguel de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese left-wing politician * Nilesh Cabral, Indian politician * Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese right-wing politician *

Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral ( or ; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia; c. 1467 or 1468 – c. 1520) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in ...

(1467–1520), Portuguese discoverer of Brazil *

Roxanne Cabral Roxanne Cabral is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. She currently serves as Senior Vice President of the National Defense University. She has served as the United States Ambassador to the Marshall Island ...

, US diplomat *

Sérgio Cabral Filho Sérgio de Oliveira Cabral Santos Filho (born January 27, 1963) is a Brazilian politician and a journalist He was elected governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro in the 2006 Brazilian general election and sworn into office on January 1, 2007. ...

(born 1963), Brazilian politician and journalist

Sports

Adilson Tavares Varela Adilson Tavares Varela (born 22 October 1988), commonly known as Cabral, is a former professional footballer. He spent most of his career at Basel, winning ten honours including five Swiss Super League championships and three Swiss Cup title ...

, commonly known as Cabral, Cape Verdean football player * Alejandro Cabral, Argentine footballer *

Brian Cabral Kealilhaaheo Brian David Cabral (born June 23, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He stood in as the interim head football coach for three games at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2010. Cabral played professionally as ...

, American footballer * Cabral Ferreira, Portuguese football club president * Carlos Alberto Cabral, Brazilian football manager * Cristian Martins Cabral, Brazilian footballer * Gustavo Cabral, Argentine footballer *

Jerson Cabral Jerson Cabral (born 3 January 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece club Ionikos. Career Feyenoord Cabral was scouted by Feyenoord at the age of seven. He made his professional ...

, Dutch footballer *

Kévin Cabral Kévin Cabral (born 10 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids. Career Valenciennes Cabral was a youth product of Paris Saint-Germain before moving to Valencienne ...

, French footballer *

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) ...

, Portuguese racing driver *

Milagros Cabral Milagros Cabral De La Cruz (born October 17, 1978, in Santo Domingo) is a retired female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic who won the 1998 silver and three consecutive gold medals in 2002, 2006 and 2010 at the Central American and C ...

, Dominican Republic volleyball player *

Paulo Cabral Paulo Sérgio Martinho Cabral (born 24 June 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as either a right or left back. Club career Born in Vila Nova de Cerveira, Viana do Castelo District, Cabral started his senior caree ...

, Portuguese footballer * Rémi Cabral, French footballer {{surname Portuguese-language surnames