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, Galicia (although in Galicia it may be spelled 'Carbajal', ' Carvallo' or ' Carballo'), the former Portuguese

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, etc.) and people from the State of

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Vasai Vasai (Konkani and Marathi pronunciation: �əsəi formerly and alternatively Mahratti; ''Bajipur'', English: Bassein; Portuguese: Baçaim), is a historical place and City near Mumbai (Bombay)'s western suburbs, located in Palghar district ...

, a town to the north of

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People

Alan Carvalho Alan Douglas Borges de Carvalho (born 10 July 1989), simply known as Alan or Ā Lán (), is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fluminense. Born in Brazil, he represents the China national team. After spells in Brazil with ...

, Brazilian footballer * Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo, Portuguese historian, 19th century * Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira, Brazilian football player * Ana Maria Carvalho, Brazilian-American professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Arizona *

Antonio Carvalho Antonio Carvalho (born May 30, 1979) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist. A professional from 2002 until 2013, he fought in the UFC and Shooto. Mixed martial arts career Early career Carvalho made his professional MMA debut in September 2 ...

, Canadian mixed martial artist * António Carvalho (cyclist), Portuguese cyclist *

Auliʻi Cravalho Chloe Auliʻi Cravalho (; born November 22, 2000) is an American actress and singer who made her acting debut as the voice of the titular character in the 2016 Disney 3D computer-animated musical feature film '' Moana''. She went on to star in ...

, American actress and singer *

Beth Carvalho Elizabeth Santos Leal de Carvalho (May 5, 1946 – April 30, 2019), known professionally as Beth Carvalho, was a Brazilian samba singer, guitarist, cavaquinist and composer. Biography Carvalho was raised in a middle-class family in Rio de ...

, Brazilian singer * Brennen Carvalho, American football player * Bruno Carvalho (disambiguation), several people *

Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (born 30 June 1954) is a Dutch billionaire businesswoman, and the owner of a 25% controlling interest in the world's second-largest brewer, Heineken N.V. She is the richest person in the Netherlands, with a net wo ...

, American-born heiress * Daniel da Silva Carvalho, Brazilian football player * Daniel da Cruz Carvalho, Portuguese football player * Edgar Patricio de Carvalho Pacheco, Angolan football player * Edílson Pereira de Carvalho, Brazilian football referee *

Eleazar de Carvalho Eleazar de Carvalho (28 June 1912, Iguatu, Ceará – 12 September 1996, São Paulo) was a Brazilian conductor and composer. Biography De Carvalho's parents were Manuel Afonso de Carvalho and Dalila Mendonça. He studied in the United State ...

, Brazilian music conductor *

Emanuel Nunes Carvalho Emanuel Nunes Carvalho (1771, London, England - 1817, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American Jewish religious leader and lexicographer. Career Emanuel Nunes Carvalho was born in London, England in 1771. In 1799, Carvalho, whose merchant ...

, American rabbi, 18th century *

Evandro Carvalho Evandro C. Carvalho (born September 9, 1981) is an American attorney and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party and represented the Fifth Suffolk District, ...

, American politician *

Evaristo Carvalho Evaristo do Espírito Santo Carvalho (22 October 1941 – 28 May 2022) was a São Toméan politician who served as the fourth president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2016 to 2021. He was previously the prime minister of the country on two o ...

(1941–2022), São Tomé and Príncipe prime minister * Felipe Carvalho, Uruguayan football player * Flávio de Carvalho jr., Brazilian chess master * Gracie Carvalho, Brazilian model *

Gui Carvalho Guilherme 'Gui' Carvalho Dos Santos is a Brazilian basketball player. Club career In 2018, he played for Minas U21 team where he averaged 6.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 10.5 efficiency and 23.0 minutes on the court - at only 16 years of ...

, Brazilian basketball player * Januario Antonio de Carvalho, Hong Kong official, 19th century * Jaqueline Carvalho, Brazilian volleyball player * João de Sousa Carvalho, Portuguese composer, 18th century * Joaquim Carvalho, Portuguese soccer player * José Cândido Carvalho, Brazilian writer *

Karina Carvalho Karina Carvalho is an Australian journalist. She was born in Sri Lanka, and moved to Perth at the age of four. She is currently a presenter on the ABC News Channel, and also presents the late news on ABC Monday-Wednesday, with Jeremy Fernandez ...

, Australian TV news anchor *Laura de Carvalho Rizzotto aka

Laura Rizzotto Laura de Carvalho Rizzotto ( lv, Laura di Karvaļu Rizoto; born 18 July 1994) is a Latvian-Brazilian singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist. She released her debut studio album ''Made in Rio'' in 2011 through Universal Music Brazil, which ...

, Latvian-Brazilian musician *

Léon Carvalho Léon Carvalho (18 January 1825 – 29 December 1897) was a French impresario and stage director. Biography Born Léon Carvaille in Port Louis, British Mauritius, he came to France at an early age. He studied at the Paris Conservatory and ...

, French impresario and stage director * Luiz Carvalho, Brazilian breaststroke swimmer * Luís Cláudio Carvalho da Silva, Brazilian footballer *

Luiz Fernando Carvalho Luiz Fernando Carvalho (born July 28, 1960, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian filmmaker and television director, known for works closely linked to literature that constitute a renovation in Brazilian audiovisual aesthetics. He has already brought ...

, Brazilian director * Maria das Graças Carvalho Dantas, Brazilian-Spanish politician * Manuel Carvalho da Silva, coordinator of the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers * Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho, French operatic soprano *

Michel de Carvalho Michel Ray de Carvalho (born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, on 21 July 1944) is a British financier, former Olympic skier and luger, and former child actor in films such as '' The Brave One'', '' The Tin Star'', and ''Lawrence of Arabia'' (u ...

, husband of Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken * Mordecai Baruch Carvalho, Tunisian rabbi *

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho, GCL (; 31 August 1936 – 25 July 2021) was a Portuguese military officer. He was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon. After the Revolution, Otelo assumed leadership roles in t ...

, Portuguese military officer * Pedro Carvalho Cabral, Portuguese rugby union player *

Pedro Carvalho (actor) Pedro José Geraldes de Carvalho (born July 15, 1985) is a Portuguese actor. Biography Pedro Carvalho was born in Guarda, Portugal Guarda () is a city and a municipality in the District of Guarda and the capital of the Beiras e Serra da Estre ...

, Portuguese actor * Peter Carvalho, Indian football player *

Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho (; born 18 May 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Carvalho began his career at Porto, where he had loan spells at Leça, Vitória de Setúbal and Alverc ...

, Portuguese football player * Ricardo Carvalho Calero, Galician professor * Roger Carvalho, Brazilian footballer *

Ronald de Carvalho Ronald de Carvalho (May 16, 1893 – February 15, 1935) was a Brazilian poet, writer, politician and diplomat from Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same n ...

, Brazilian poet and diplomat *

Scheila Carvalho Scheila Carvalho Ladeira (September 24, 1973, in Juiz de Fora) is a Brazilian model, dancer, and latterly sex symbol. She rose to prominence as a dancer for axé act '' É o Tchan!'', and has gone on to appear in numerous magazine photo shoots, ...

, Brazilian dancer and model *

Sebastião de Melo, Marquis of Pombal Sebastião is Portuguese for ''Sebastian''. This name may refer to: People * Sebastião (given name) Places * Sebastião Barros, a town in the state of Piauí, Brazil * Sebastião Laranjeiras, a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil * Sebastião ...

, Portuguese statesman *

Solomon Nunes Carvalho Solomon Nunes Carvalho (April 27, 1815 - May 27, 1897) was an American painter, photographer, author and inventor. He may be best known as an explorer who traveled through the territory of Kansas, Colorado and Utah with John C. Frémont on his ...

, American painter and photographer *Taynara Melo de Carvalho as

Taynara Conti Taynara Melo Guevara (née de Carvalho and formerly Conti; born June 9, 1995) is a Brazilian professional wrestler and judoka. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Tay Melo () and is a member of th ...

, Brazilian professional wrestler *

William Carvalho William Silva de Carvalho (born 7 April 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and the Portugal national team. He spent most of his career with Sporting CP since making ...

, Portuguese professional footballer

Other

*'' Mr Joe B. Carvalho'', Indian film * Pepe Carvalho, fictional private detective in the novels of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán.

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