Cunha is a Galician and

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ic origin, documented since the 13th century.Genea - Origin of the Cunha family.
(in Portuguese) Notable people having this surname include: * Aécio Ferreira da Cunha (1927–2010), Brazilian politician *

Alexandre da Cunha Alexandre da Cunha (born 1969) is a Brazilian-British artist, who produces sculpture and wall mounted works, often using found objects. His works have been exhibited around the world, and are located in several major public collections. Biogra ...

(born 1969), Brazilian-British artist *

Álvaro da Cunha {{Infobox noble, type , name = Álvaro da Cunha , title = Lord , image = , caption = , alt = , CoA = , more = , succession = , reign ...

(1371–?), Portuguese nobleman * Álvaro Soares da Cunha (c. 1466–1557), Portuguese nobleman *

Alvito D'Cunha Alvito Ronaldo Correia D'Cunha (born 12 July 1978, in Sanvordem) is a retired Indian football player. He was a former member of the India national team and represented India in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He spent most of his club car ...

(born 1978), Indian footballer *

Amaro da Cunha Amaro Miranda da Cunha (15 June 1912 – 15 March 1988) was a Brazilian rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was the brother of Carmen Miranda Carmen Miranda, (; born Maria do Carmo Miranda da C ...

(1912–1988), Brazilian rower * Ambrósio Leitão da Cunha (1825–1898), Brazilian lawyer and politician * António Dias da Cunha (born 1933), Portuguese businessman * Arthur Cunha (born 1990), Brazilian footballer *

Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha (1 August 1846 – 11 August 1913) was a Brazilian composer, lawyer and diplomat. Itiberê was the sibling of poet and critic (literary and musical) and uncle of composer . Biography Brasílio Itiberê was born in t ...

(1846–1913), Brazilian composer * Carlos Alberto Cunha (1959–2016), Brazilian judoka *

Celso Ferreira da Cunha Celso Ferreira da Cunha (1917-1989) was a Brazilians, Brazilian professor, philologist and essayist. He was the fourth occupant of seat 35 at the Brazilian Academy of Letters, to which he was elected on August 13, 1987, succeeding José Honório Rod ...

(1917–1989), Brazilian professor, philologist and essayist * Colin D'Cunha, Canadian physician * David Da Cunha (born 1983), French football player *

Delfina Benigna da Cunha Delfina Benigna da Cunha (1791–1857) was a Brazilian poet. Her works reflected the increasing socio-political participation of Brazilian women through literary and journalistic production. da Cunha explored gender as well as imperial and nation ...

(1791–1857), Brazilian poet *

Diego Ribas da Cunha Diego Ribas da Cunha (born 28 February 1985), commonly known as just Diego or Diego Ribas, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Diego began his career at Santos, where he won two Campeonato Brasileiro Sér ...

(born 1985), Brazilian international footballer * Domingos da Cunha (c. 1598–1644), the ''Cabrinha'', Portuguese Jesuit painter *

Edgar Moreira da Cunha Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. (August 21, 1953) is a Brazilian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the Bishop of Fall River since 2014. He is a member of the Vocationist Fathers. Biography Early life Edgar M. ...

(born 1953), Brazilian-born American prelate *

Eduardo Cunha Eduardo Cosentino da Cunha (born 29 September 1958), is a Brazilian politician and radio host, born in Rio de Janeiro. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from February 2015 until May 5, 2016, when he was removed from the pos ...

(born 1958), former president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies 2015–2016 *

Euclides da Cunha Euclides da Cunha (, January 20, 1866 – August 15, 1909) was a Brazilian journalist, sociologist and engineer. His most important work is '' Os Sertões'' (''Rebellion in the Backlands''), a non-fictional account of the military expeditions ...

(1866–1909), Brazilian journalist, sociologist and engineer * Francisco de Vasconcelos da Cunha (c. 1590–c. mid 17th century), Portuguese colonial administrator *

Francisco Maria da Cunha Francisco Maria da Cunha ( Angra do Heroísmo, December 22, 1832 – Lisbon, 13 January 1909) was a military, political and Portuguese colonial administrator. Among other prominent roles, he was Governor of Portuguese India and Governor-general ...

(1832–1909), Portuguese military, political and colonial administrator *

Gerard da Cunha Gerard da Cunha (born 1955) is an Indian architect based in Goa. He is the founder and principal architect of the architecture firm Architecture Autonomous. An alumnus of the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, he is known for utilizing lo ...

(born 1955), Indian architect *

Gerson da Cunha Gerson da Cunha (16 June 1929 – 7 January 2022) was an Indian advertising professional who was also a stage and film actor, social worker, and author. He headed the Indian market communications agency Lintas and also worked for J. Walter Tho ...

(c. 1927–2022), Indian actor *

Ignatius D'Cunha Ignatius D'Cunha (1 February 1924 – 11 October 2007) was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad, located in Aurangabad, India. He was ordained priest in 1955 and elevated to Bishop of Aurangabad in 1989. D'Cunha died on 11 O ...

(1924–2007), Indian bishop * Joanne Da Cunha (born 1990), Indian actress, singer and model * João Cunha (disambiguation), multiple people * John da Cunha (1922–2006), British barrister and circuit judge *

John Michael D'Cunha John Michael D'Cunha is an Indian Judge elevated as a Permanent Judge in the Karnataka High Court on 1 November 2018. D'Cunha was appointed an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court on 14 November 2016. On 27 September 2014 he convicted Jay ...

(born 1959), Indian judge * José da Cunha (disambiguation), multiple people *

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha Juliana Carneiro da Cunha (born January 19, 1949) is a French-Brazilian actress and dancer. She has worked at the Théâtre du Soleil in Paris since 1990. Biography In Europe, Juliana Carneiro da Cunha worked with Maurice Bejart, :fr:Maguy Mar ...

(born 1949), French-Brazilian actress and dancer * Lucas Da Cunha (born 2001), French-Portuguese footballer *Dom

Luís da Cunha D. Luís da Cunha (; 25 January 1662 in Lisbon – 9 October 1749 in Paris) was a Portuguese diplomat who served under D. João V of Portugal as part of His Most Faithful Majesty's Council. He was also Judge of the Royal Household, Envoy Ex ...

(1662–1749), Portuguese diplomat * Leander D'Cunha (born 1977), Indian footballer *

Lix da Cunha Lix da Cunha () (April 9, 1896 in Mogi-Mirim – August 6, 1984 in Campinas) was an engineer and architect. In 1924, he founded a homonymous construction company located in Campinas, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative ...

(1896–1984), Brazilian engineer, architect, developer * Luis Veiga da Cunha (born 1936), Portuguese scientist *

Manuela Carneiro da Cunha Manuela Carneiro da Cunha (born 1943) is a Portuguese-Brazilian anthropologist, who is known for her studies of indigenous people in Brazil. Early life and training Maria Manuela Ligeti Carneiro da Cunha was born in Cascais, Portugal on 16 July 1 ...

(born 1943), Portuguese-Brazilian anthropologist *

Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish co ...

, better known as Marco Aurélio (born 1967), Brazilian footballer * Maria Adelaide Coelho da Cunha (1869–1954), Portuguese socialite * Maria da Cunha (1872–1917), Portuguese poet and journalist * Maria da Graça Amado da Cunha (1919–2001), Portuguese classical pianist * Maria do Carmo, better known as "

Carmen Miranda Carmen Miranda, (; born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, 9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress and film star who was active from the late 1920s onwards. Nicknamed "The B ...

" da Cunha (1909–1955), singer, actress and dancer * Martim Lourenço da Cunha (1300–?), Portuguese nobleman *

Matheus Cunha Matheus Santos Carneiro Cunha (born 27 May 1999), commonly known as Matheus Cunha, is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wandere ...

(born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nani (born 1986), real name ''Luis da Cunha'', Portuguese international footballer * Neil D'Cunha, Indian Malayali cinematographer *

Nuno da Cunha Nuno da Cunha (c. 1487 – March 5, 1539) was a Portuguese admiral who was governor of Portuguese India, Portuguese possessions in India from 1529 to 1538. He was the governor of Portuguese Asia that ruled for more time in the sixteenth century in ...

(c. 1487–1539), governor of Portuguese possessions in India from 1528 to 1538 *

Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha (6 April 1928 – 11 March 2011) was a Brazilian paleontologist and herpetologist. Da Cunha was born in Belém, and studied zoology at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) of Manaus. Selected wor ...

(1928–2011), Brazilian herpetologist *

Pedro Correia da Cunha Pedro Correia da Cunha (1440 – 1497, Lisbon) was a Portuguese nobleman who was the Second Donatary-Captain of Porto Santo, and the 1st Donatary-Captain of the island of Graciosa, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Biography Pedro C ...

(1440–1497), Portuguese nobleman * Rodrigo da Cunha (1577–1643), Portuguese prelate * Samuel Lopes da Cunha (born 1984) Brazilian footballer *

Shayne D'Cunha Shayne Warren Tiber D'Cunha (born 1 April 1996) is a retired professional soccer player who most notably played as a defender for Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League. Born in India, he represented Australia at youth level internationally. ...

(born 1996), Indian-born Australian soccer player * Sylvester da Cunha (1930–2023), Indian advertising professional, actor, social worker and author * Talles Cunha (born 1989), Brazilian footballer * Thiago Cunha (born 1985), Brazilian–born East Timorese footballer *

Tiago Carneiro da Cunha Tiago Carneiro da Cunha (born 1973 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil), is a Brazilian artist. He is the son of José Mariano Carneiro da Cunha and Manuela Carneiro da Cunha, anthropologists. During his formative years, he took life-drawing class ...

(born 1973), Brazilian artist *

Tristão da Cunha Tristão da Cunha (sometimes misspelled Tristão d'Acunha; ; c. 1460 – c. 1507) was a Portuguese explorer and naval commander. In 1499, he served as ambassador from King Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X, leading a luxurious embassy presentin ...

(1460–1540), Portuguese explorer and naval commander * Tristão de Bragança Cunha (1878–1938), Indian nationalist and anti-colonial activist * Tristão Ferreira da Cunha (1890–1974), Brazilian politician, lawyer and scholar * Virginia da Cunha (born 1981), Argentine singer, actress and dancer *

Waldemar Esteves da Cunha Waldemar Esteves da Cunha (August 9, 1920 – April 8, 2013) was at the time of his death in 2013, the oldest King Momo in Brazil. Biography Waldemar Esteves da Cunha was born in the port city of Santos, Brazil, on August 9, 1920. For ma ...

(1920–2013), Brazilian King Momo *

Zeca Cunha José Policarpo da Cunha, known as Zeca Cunha (12 August 1935 – 10 September 2013) was a Hong Kong field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo ...

(1935–2013), Hong Kong field hockey player Locations with the name Cunha include: *

Cunha, São Paulo Cunha is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 21,459 (2020 est.) in an area of 1,407.25 km². The first inhabitants arrived in the b ...

, a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil * Cunha Porã, a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil *

Flores da Cunha Flores da Cunha is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is the largest producer of wines inside Brazil. The Venetian language, Venetian language in its Brazilian form Talian language, Talian is co-official with Portugues ...

, a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil *

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helena ...

, a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean

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