Chaves is a modern Portuguese and old Spanish word derived from Latin
Flaviae (''Chávez'' in Spanish), and may refer to:
People
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Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Colombian marine biologist
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Avelino Chaves
Avelino Chaves Couto (26 January 1931 – 10 January 2021) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Born in VerÃn, Chaves played for Valladolid, Granada and Zaragoza. He was the top scorer in the Segunda Divisió ...
(1931–2021), Spanish footballer
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Esteban Chaves (b. 1990), Colombian cyclist
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Joara Chaves (b. 1962), Brazilian chess player
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Juca Chaves
Juca Chaves (born 22 October 1938 in Rio de Janeiro, as Jurandyr Czaczkes) is a Brazilian comedian, singer and writer well known for his irreverence. He is the son of Austrian Jewish immigrants.
Biography
With a background in classical music ...
, Brazilian comedian
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Jussara Chaves (b. 1959), Brazilian chess player
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Manuel Chaves González (b. 1945), a Spanish politician
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Manuel Antonio Chaves (c. 1818–1889), a New Mexican soldier and United States Civil War hero
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Michael Chaves, an American filmmaker
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Ñuflo de Chaves (1518–1568), a Spanish ''conquistador''
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Orlando Chaves (disambiguation), multiple people
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Pedro Chaves, former Formula One driver and Portuguese Rally Champion
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Rodrigo Chaves Robles (b. 1961), president of Costa Rica
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Vaimalama Chaves
Vaimalama Chaves (born 3 December 1994) is a French singer, beauty pageant titleholder, and model who was crowned Miss France 2019. Chaves had previously won Miss Tahiti 2018 and became the fourth representative from French Polynesia to win th ...
(b. 1994), French model and beauty pageant titleholder
Places
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Chaves, Portugal
Chaves () is a city and a municipality in the north of Portugal. It is 10 km south of the Spanish border and 22 km south of VerÃn (Spain). The population in 2011 was 41,243, in an area of 591.23 km2. The municipality is the second ...
, a city and municipality in the district of Vila Real
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Chaves, Pará, a municipality in Brazil
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Chaves County, New Mexico, a county in the state of New Mexico
Other
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El Chavo del Ocho'', television show
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G.D. Chaves
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as Chaves (), is a Portuguese football club from Chaves currently playing in the Primeira Liga. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Estádio Municipal de Chaves. Their home kit is red-and-bl ...
, an association football club from Portugal
See also
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Chávez (disambiguation)
Chávez (Spanish) or Chavez may refer to:
People
* Chávez (surname), including:
** Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), Mexican composer and conductor
** César Chávez (1927–1993), American labor leader and civil rights activist
** Hugo Chávez (1 ...
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Chávez (surname)
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