Raposo is a common surname in the
Galician and
Portuguese language
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, namely in
Portugal
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and
Brazil
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, meaning “fox”. Notable people with the surname include:
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André Raposo (born 1978), Brazilian water polo player
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Gregory Raposo
Gregory Frank Raposo (born May 3, 1985) known professionally as Greg Raposo, is an American rock'n'roll singer and actor. Raposo initially came to fame in the early 2000s as a member of the boy band Dream Street, but has subsequently branched ...
(born 1985), American singer and actor
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Joe Raposo
Joseph Guilherme Raposo, OIH (February 8, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was an American composer, songwriter, pianist, singer and lyricist, best known for his work on the children's television series ''Sesame Street'', for which he wrote the theme ...
(1937–1989), Portuguese-American composer, songwriter, and pianist
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José Raposo
José Sá Raposo (born 3 February 1963) is a Portuguese actor and producer.
Biography
He began in the children's theater, by the hand of Francisco Nicholson in 1981 at the Teatro AdHoc, which company he integrated. He did ''Teatro de Revista' ...
(born 1963), Portuguese actor
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Ryan Raposo
Ryan Raposo (born March 5, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a wingback for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.
Youth
Born in Hamilton to a Portuguese father and Chinese mother, Raposo began playing socc ...
, Canadian soccer player of Portuguese and Chinese descent
{{Fox-surname
Portuguese-language surnames