Preto means "

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" in Portuguese and Papiamento. Preto may also refer to:

Places

Preto River (disambiguation) Preto River or Prêto River may refer to these rivers in Brazil: Amapá * Preto River (Amapá) Amazonas * Preto da Eva River * Preto River (Padauari River tributary) * Preto River (Unini River tributary) Bahia * Preto River (Bahia, Atlantic Oce ...

Rio Preto (disambiguation) Rio Preto may refer to: Inhabited places in Brazil *Dores do Rio Preto, Espírito Santo *Rio Preto, Minas Gerais *Rio Preto da Eva, Amazonas *Rio Preto National Forest, Espírito Santo *Rio Preto State Park, Minas Gerais *São José do Rio Preto, S ...

Ouro Preto Ouro Preto (, ''Black Gold''), formerly Vila Rica (, ''Rich Village''), is a city in and former capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains and designated a World Herita ...

, a city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil *

Pinheiro Preto Pinheiro Preto is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Santa Catarina This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Santa Catarina (SC), located in the South Re ...

, a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil * Ribeirão Preto, a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

People

Francisco Rolão Preto Francisco de Barcelos Rolão Preto, GCIH (12 February 1893, Gavião – 18 December 1977, Hospital do Desterro, Lisbon) was a Portuguese politician, journalist, and leader of the Portuguese National Syndicalists Movement (MNS), a fascist or ...

(1893–1977), a Portuguese politician, journalist, and leader of the Movimento Nacional-Sindicalista *

José Ramos Preto José Ramos Preto (23 October 1870 – 7 January 1949) was a Portuguese jurist and politician during the Portuguese First Republic. Among other posts, he served as civil governor, senator, minister and president of the Ministry (Prime Minister). ...

(1871–1949), a Portuguese jurist and politician *

Preto (footballer, born 1978) Marcos Antônio Costa (born 18 December 1978), simply known as Preto, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a defender. Honours Santos *Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2002, 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of ...

, Brazilian football defender born ''Marcos Antônio Costa'' *

Preto (footballer, born 1981) João Luiz Ferreira da Silva (born 12 June 1981), known as Preto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He appeared in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for Portuguesa, Guarani and Goianiense. Career Preto ha ...

, Brazilian football forward born ''João Luiz Ferreira da Silva'' *

Preto (footballer, born January 1986) Celismar dos Santos Marins (born 1 January 1986), commonly known as Preto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Vitória das Tabocas. Club career Born in Salvador, Bahia, Preto started his career with Catuense in 2006. After ...

, Brazilian football goalkeeper born ''Celismar dos Santos Marins'' *

Preto (footballer, born July 1986) Jonathan Antenor de Moura Almeida, better known as Preto is a Brazilian footballer, who plays as a striker for Cuiabá Cuiabá () is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is located near the geographical centre of South Am ...

, Brazilian football forward born ''Jonathan Antenor de Moura Almeida''