Cordeiro is a

Portuguese language Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and ...

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 ...

. The equivalent in Spanish is

Cordero Cordero is Spanish and Italian last name origin. The name means "young lamb", per the Latin ''cordarius'' (a derivative of ''cordus'', meaning ‘young’, ‘new’). It may be an occupational name for a shepherd, or a nickname meaning "lamb" ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Acácio Cordeiro Barreto Acácio is both a masculine Portuguese given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name *Acácio Casimiro (born 1949), Portuguese footballer *Acácio (footballer) (born 1959), Brazilian footballer and manag ...

, Brazilian international footballer * André Cordeiro (water polo) (born 1967), Brazilian water polo goalkeeper *

André Cordeiro (swimmer) André Cordeiro (born 15 March 1974) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Participating in the 1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held ...

(born 1974), Brazilian freestyle swimmer *

António Cordeiro António Cordeiro (c.1641; Angra – 2 February 1722; Lisbon) was a Portuguese Catholic priest in the Society of Jesus, Azorean historian, author of the classical chronicle ''Historia Insulana'', and first to publish a public opinion on the for ...

(1641–1722), Portuguese Catholic priest, Azorean historian, author of the classical chronicle ''Historia Insulana'' *

Cristiano Cordeiro Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (; born 14 August 1973) is a former professional footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern. Born in Brazil, he represented Hong Kong at international level. Club car ...

, Brazil born Hong Kong international footballer * Domingas Cordeiro (born 1976), Angolan handball player * Douglas Cordeiro (born 1979), Brazilian male volleyball player *

Duarte Cordeiro José Duarte Piteira Rica Silvestre Cordeiro (born 23 February 1979) is a Portuguese economist and politician from the Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party. Political career He was appointed Ministry of Environment (Portugal), Minister ...

(born 1979), Portuguese economist and politician *

Edson Cordeiro Edson Cordeiro (born February 9, 1967) is a Brazilian sopranist countertenor and pop and jazz singer. Life and career Cordeiro was born in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil. He began singing at 6 years old when he joined a church choir called "Co ...

(born 1967), sopranist countertenor and pop and jazz singer * Flávio Elias Cordeiro (born 1975), Brazilian football player *

Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born April 17, 1952) is a Brazilian engineer, mathematician and statistician who has made significant contributions to the theory of statistical inference, mainly through asymptotic theory and applied probability. Educa ...

(born 1952), Brazilian engineer, mathematician and statistician * Jorge Cordeiro, (born 1978), professional football coach and former player * Joseph Cordeiro (1918–1994), the first Pakistani cardinal *

Leonardo Cordeiro Leonardo Santos Cordeiro (born 8 November 1989 in São José dos Campos) is a Brazilian racing driver. Career Karting Cordeiro made his karting debut in 2003, at the age of 13. In 2004 and 2005, Cordeiro became Champion of the Petrobrás Smile ...

(born 1989), Brazilian racing driver * Lorna Cordeiro, Konkani language singer from the state of Goa, India * Lucas Cordeiro (born 1991), Brazilian professional footballer *

Luciano Cordeiro Luciano Cordeiro (Mirandela, 21 July 1844 – Lisbon, 24 December 1900) was a Portuguese writer, historian, politician and geographer. Publications * "Livro de crítica" (Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the ...

(1844–1900), Portuguese writer, historian, politician and geographer * Manuel Cordeiro (born 1983), Portuguese football manager since 2005 * Marcelo Cordeiro (born 1981), Brazilian footballer *

Margarida Cordeiro Margarida Cordeiro (born 1939) is a Portuguese psychiatrist and film director from Mogadouro. The art concepts developed by her and her husband António Reis are called The School of Reis. Filmography * Jaime Jaime is a common Spanish and Port ...

(born 1939), Portuguese psychologist and film director from Mogadouro * Mauricio Plenckauskas Cordeiro, Brazilian footballer * Moacyr Cordeiro (1921–1989), Brazilian footballer * Pedro Cordeiro (born 1963), former professional tennis player from Portugal * Pico do Brejo do Cordeiro, peak on the island of São Jorge in the Azores * "Uncle Ray" — Ray Cordeiro (1924–2023), Hong Kong media personality *

Rodrigo Crasso Cordeiro Rodrigo Crasso Cordeiro (born 25 February 1987), is a Brazilian association football, footballer who currently plays for Esporte Clube Juventude. He is 1.73 meters tall. See also *Football in Brazil *List of football clubs in Brazil Reference ...

(born 1987), Brazilian footballer *

Rui Cordeiro Rui Pedro Godinho Cordeiro (born 14 October 1976) is a Portuguese former rugby union footballer. He played as a prop. He has a degree in veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, manage ...

(born 1976), Portuguese rugby union footballer *

Ryan Cordeiro Ryan Cordeiro (born May 6, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player. Cordeiro attended Monroe-Woodbury High School and played college soccer at the University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public ...

(born 1986), American former professional soccer player * Sandro Raniere Guimarães Cordeiro (born 1989), Brazilian footballer *

Saulo Batista de Andrade Cordeiro Saulo Batista de Andrade Cordeiro (born 19 November 1979), simply known as Saulo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an excl ...

(born 1979), retired Brazilian footballer *

Vasco Cordeiro Vasco Ilídio Alves Cordeiro (born 28 March 1973) is a Portuguese Socialist Party politician, who served as President of the Regional Government of the Azores from 2012, following his party's victory on the 2012 Azores regional election, until 2 ...

(born 1973), President of the Regional Government of the Azores *

Vera Cordeiro Vera Cordeiro (born 1950) is a Brazilian social entrepreneur and physician. She is founder and chairwoman of the board of Brazil Child Health (Associação Saúde Criança). Biography Vera Cordeiro was born in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeir ...

(born 1950), social entrepreneur and physician Fiction: *Fran Cordeiro, central character in the novel ''The Meadows of the Moon'' by James Hilton

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Cordeiro, Rio de Janeiro Cordeiro () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the ...

* Pico do Brejo do Cordeiro, peak on the island of São Jorge in the Azores *

Corceiro Corceiro is a surname. List of people with the surname * David Corceiro (born 1977), French politician * Margarida Corceiro (born 2002), Portuguese actress See also * Cordeiro Cordeiro is a Portuguese language surname. The equivalent in ...

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