Rossato is a
surname
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of
Italian origin said to have come from the northern regions of
Italy
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, not to be confused with
Rosato another similar surname of Italian origin. Rossato is
Latin
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for red man or man of red complexion. Due to large amounts of ethnic Italians migrating out of the country within recent history it is common to find this surname in other parts of the world with notable Italian minorities e.g
Brazil
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or the
United States
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. Notable people with the surname include:
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Adriano Rossato
Adriano Fabiano Rossato (born 27 August 1977 in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a left back, and is a manager.
Football career
During his Brazilian career, free kick specialist Rossato represented Bot ...
(born 1977), Brazilian retired footballer
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Altamiro Rossato (1925–2014), Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate and Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
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Beatrice Rossato (born 1996), Italian professional racing cyclist
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Nivaldo Luiz Rossato (born 1951), senior officer of the Brazilian Air Force and its current commander
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