Melo is a
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
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surname. Variants include ''
Mello'', ''de Melo'' or ''de Mello'', ''D'Melo'' or ''D'Mello'', ''De Melo'' and ''De Mello''.
People with the surname include:
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Andrés Granier Melo (born 1948), Mexican Governor of Tabasco
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António Barbosa de Melo
António Moreira Barbosa de Melo, GColL (2 November 1932 – 7 September 2016) was a Portuguese lawyer, politician, and parliamentarian on several occasions.
Career
de Melo was born in Penafiel, Lagares in 1932. He graduated as a Licentiate a ...
(1932–2016), Portuguese politician and lawyer
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Araquem de Melo (1944–2001), Brazilian footballer
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Carlos Melo
Carlos Bolívar Melo (born September 22, 1982) is a Panamanian former professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the bo ...
(born 1982), Panamanian boxer
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Carlos Galvão de Melo
Carlos Galvão de Melo (4 August 1921 – 20 March 2008) was a Portuguese military officer from the Portuguese Air Force.
Life
Galvão de Melo was the eldest of nine children of António Augusto Ferreira de Melo, a merchant based in Mozamb ...
(1921–2008), Portuguese Air Force officer and member of the National Salvation Junta after the 1974 Carnation Revolution
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Custódio José de Melo
Custódio José de Melo (9 June 1840 – 15 March 1902) was a Brazilian admiral and politician. He led the Brazilian fleet in two naval revolts in 1891 and 1893.
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Relatório apresentado ao Vice-presidente da Repú ...
(1840–1902), Brazilian admiral, who led the Brazilian fleet in two revolts in 1891 and 1893–4.
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Daniel Melo (born 1977), Brazilian former tennis player, brother of Marcelo Melo
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Eddie Melo (1961–2001), Canadian boxer and gangster.
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Ernesto Melo Antunes
Ernesto Augusto de Melo Antunes junior, GCL (Lisbon, 2 October 1933 – 10 August 1999) was a Portuguese military officer who had a major role in the Carnation Revolution of 25 April 1974.
Background
Melo Autunes was the son of Ernesto Augusto ...
(1933–1999), Portuguese military officer who played a major role in the Carnation Revolution
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Fabricio "Fab" Paulino de Melo (1990–2017), Brazilian basketball player who played for Syracuse University for two years. He was drafted in 2012 by the Boston Celtics as the 20th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft.
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Fatima Moreira de Melo
Fatima Moreira de Melo (born 4 July 1978) is a former Dutch field hockey player and professional poker player of Portuguese descent. She has played 191 international matches for the Dutch national team, where she has scored 30 times. De Melo's d ...
(born 1978), Dutch field hockey player
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Felipe Melo
Felipe Melo de Carvalho (born 26 June 1983), known as Felipe Melo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Fluminense.
He began his career with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A teams Flamengo, Cruzeiro a ...
(born 1983), Brazilian footballer
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Fontes Pereira de Melo
António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo GCTE KGF (; Lisbon, 8 September 1819 – 22 January 1887) was a Portuguese statesman and engineer. He was a leading parliamentarian and political figure of his time. Among other posts held, he was six ...
(1819–1887), Portuguese statesman, politician and engineer
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Francisco de Melo
Dom Francisco de Melo (1597 – 18 December 1651) was a Portuguese nobleman who served as a Spanish general during the Thirty Years' War.
Biography
Francisco was born in Estremoz, Portugal. From 1632 to 1636 he had been Spanish ambassador to th ...
(1597–1651), Portuguese-Spanish general and diplomat
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Francisco Manuel de Mello (1608–1666), Portuguese writer
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Froilano de Mello
Indalencio Pascoal Froilano de Mello (17 May 1887 – 9 January 1955) was a Goan microbiologist, medical scientist, professor, author and an independent MP in the Portuguese parliament.
During his scientific career, Mello was responsible for t ...
(1887–1955), Indo-Portuguese microbiologist, medical scientist, professor, author and independent Member of Parliament in the Portuguese parliament
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Gilberto da Silva Melo
Gilberto da Silva Melo (born 25 April 1976), more commonly known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He played at left-back for the majority of his career. Gilberto's brothers Nenei and Nélio are also former footballer ...
(born 1976), Brazilian footballer
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Jaime Melo
Jaime Melo, also known as Jaime Melo Jr. (born 24 April 1980), is a Brazilian professional racing driver best known for his success in grand tourers as Ferrari driver. In 2006, he won the FIA GT Championship in the GT2 class driving for AF Co ...
(born 1980), Brazilian racing driver
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Joaquim Melo (born 1949), Portuguese footballer
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Jose Melo
Jose Armando R. Melo (30 May 1932 – 18 October 2020) was a Filipino lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1992 to 2002. He also served as Chairman of the Commission on Elections (COM ...
(born 1932), former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
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José Andrés Pacheco de Melo (1779-c. 1820), Argentine statesman and priest
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José María Melo
José María Dionisio Melo y Ortiz (October 9, 1800 – June 1, 1860) was a Colombian general and political figure who fought in the South American wars of independence, and who rose to power and briefly held the presidency of Colombia in 1854. ...
(1800–1860), Colombian president and general
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José Artur de Melo Júnior (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
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Laudelina de Campos Melo (1904-1991), created the first trade association for domestic workers in Brazil.
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Leopoldo Melo (1869–1951), Argentine lawyer, diplomat and politician
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Márcio Melo
Márcio de Sousa e Melo (26 May 1906 – 31 January 1991) was a general with the Brazilian Air Force. Melo was one of the military in the joint military board that ruled Brazil between the illness of Artur da Costa e Silva in August 1969 and t ...
(1906–1991), Brazilian air force general
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Marcelo Melo (born 1983), Brazilian tennis player
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Pedro de Melo (1734–1797), Spanish soldier and Viceroy of the Rio de la Plata in South America
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Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquess 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 Lea ...
(1699-1782), Portuguese statesman
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Sérgio Vieira de Mello
Sérgio Vieira de Mello (; 15 March 1948 – 19 August 2003) was a Brazilian United Nations diplomat who worked on several UN humanitarian and political programs for over 34 years. The Government of Brazil posthumously awarded the Sergio Vieira ...
(1948–2003), Brazilian diplomat
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Suzanne D'Mello, Indian playback singer
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Tay Melo (born 1995 as Taynara Melo de Carvalho), Brazilian professional wrestler and judoka
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Túlio de Melo
Túlio Vinícius Fróes de Melo (born 31 January 1985) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker.
Career
Early career & Breakthrough (2003–08)
Túlio de Melo started his career with Atlético Mineiro, and moved to Europe in 2004 ...
(born 1985), Brazilian footballer
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Welington de Melo
Welington Celso de Melo (17 November 1946 – 21 December 2016) was a Brazilian mathematician. Known for his contributions to dynamical systems theory, he served as full professor at Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada from 1980 to ...
(1946–2016), Brazilian mathematician
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Wélton Araújo Melo (born 1975), Brazilian former footballer
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Zé Marco de Melo
José Marco "Zé Marco" Nóbrega Ferreira de Melo (born March 19, 1971 in João Pessoa, Paraíba) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Aust ...
(born 1971), Brazilian beach volleyball player and silver medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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