Preto means "

black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have o ...

" in Portuguese. Preto may also refer to:

Places

* Preto River (disambiguation) * Rio Preto (disambiguation) *

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 Ribeirão Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: �ibejˈɾɐ̃w ˈpɾetu is a municipality and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo state, Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-largest municipality in the State wi ...

, 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), Brazilian football defender born ''Marcos Antônio Costa'' * Preto (footballer, born 1981), Brazilian football forward born ''João Luiz Ferreira da Silva'' * Preto (footballer, born January 1986), Brazilian football goalkeeper born ''Celismar dos Santos Marins'' * Preto (footballer, born July 1986), Brazilian football forward born ''Jonathan Antenor de Moura Almeida''