Sousa refers to *

John Philip Sousa John Philip Sousa ( ; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to dist ...

(1854–1932), American composer of marches Sousa also may refer to:

People

Sousa (surname) Sousa, Souza, de Sousa (literally 'from Sousa'), de Souza or D'Souza ( , ) is a common Portuguese-language surname, especially in Portugal, Brazil, East Timor, India (among Catholics in Goa, Mumbai, and Mangalore), and Galicia. In Africa, the na ...

, including other Portuguese variants such as Souza, de Sousa, D'Souza, etc. *

João Sousa João Pedro Coelho Marinho de Sousa (born 30 March 1989), known as João Sousa (), is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 28 on 16 May 2016 and a doubles ranking of No. 26 on 13 May 2 ...

, Portuguese tennis player *

Paulo Sousa Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH (; born 30 August 1970) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. Starting his career at Benfica, he also represented Sporting CP in his countr ...

, Portuguese football manager * Souza (footballer, born 1975), full name José Ivanaldo de Souza, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Souza (footballer, born 1977), full name Sergio Roberto Pereira de Souza, Brazilian football midfielder *

Souza (footballer, born 1979) Willamis de Souza Silva (born 4 February 1979), commonly known as Souza, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, and is now a television pundit for Bandeirantes. Honours Club ;CSA *Campeonato Alagoano: 1999 ;S ...

, full name Willamis de Souza Silva, Brazilian former football midfielder and television pundit *

Souza (footballer, born 1982) Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso (born 4 March 1982), known as Souza, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker. Career Flamengo After being the top goal-scorer for the 2006 Brazilian Serie A, playing for Goiás, he then moved on, sign ...

, full name Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso, Brazilian football striker * Souza (footballer, born 1988), full name Elierce Barbosa de Souza, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Sousa (Brazilian footballer), full name Van Basty Sousa e Silva, (born 1994), Brazilian football midfielder

Animals

* ''Sousa'', genus making up the

humpback dolphin Humpback dolphins are members of the genus ''Sousa''. These dolphins are characterized by the conspicuous humps and elongated dorsal fins found on the backs of adults of the species. They are found close to shore along the coast of West Africa ( ...

Places

Africa

*Soussa or

Susa, Libya Susa or Soussa ( ; ar, سوسة, Sūsa; grc, Ἀπολλωνία, Apollōnía) is a town and seaside resort in the District of Jabal al Akhdar in north-eastern Libya. Susa stands by the ruins of Apollonia, Cyrenaica. The town contains the Apo ...

, town and seaside resort in Jabal al Akhdar District *Susa, Sūsa, Soussa, or

Sousse Sousse or Soussa ( ar, سوسة, ; Berber:''Susa'') is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf ...

, Tunisian city in Sousse Governorate

Asia

*Sousa or

Sōsa District, Chiba was a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The district was dissolved March 27, 2006 when the town of Hikari was merged with the town of Yokoshiba (from Sanbu District) to create the town of Yokoshibahikari, with the new town desig ...

, Japan, dissolved in 2006

Americas

Sousa, Paraíba Sousa is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. It lies in the region called the Valley of the Dinosaurs, which contains a protected area containing dinosaur tracks. The municipality established the Valley of ...

, municipality in Brazil *

John Philip Sousa Bridge The John Philip Sousa Bridge, also known as the Sousa Bridge and the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge, is a continuous steel plate girder bridge that carries Pennsylvania Avenue SE across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., in the United States ...

, in the United States

Europe

* Portugal: **

Sousa River The Sousa River ( pt, rio Sousa; ) is a river in Portugal, a tributary of the Douro. It rises in the parish of Friande, Felgueiras, in the Porto District of northwest Portugal, and is a right tributary of the Douro, which it meets at the parish of ...

, in northern Portugal **

Aguiar de Sousa Aguiar de Sousa is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Paredes. The population in 2011 was 1,631,

, parish in Paredes municipality, Portugal **

Paço de Sousa A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...

, parish in

Penafiel Penafiel ( or () is a municipality and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion, the population was 72,265 in 2011, in an area of . History The region ...

, Portugal **

Tâmega e Sousa The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Tâmega e Sousa () is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It was created in 2009. Since January 2015, Tâmega e Sousa is also a NUTS3 subregion of Norte Region, that covers the same area as the interm ...

, administrative division in northern Portugal

Other uses

Second United States Army Second Army was most recently located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia as a Direct Reporting Unit to Headquarters U.S. Army, Chief Information Officer (CIO)/G-6. Under the CIO/G-6, Second Army served as the single point of contact for Army missions an ...

Sousaphone The sousaphone ( ) is a brass instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was designed to be easier to play than ...

, marching-band-suitable tuba associated with John Philip Sousa *

Sousa Esporte Clube Sousa Esporte Clube, commonly known as Sousa, is a Brazilian football team based in Sousa, Paraíba state. They competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil three times. Sousa is currently ranked fourth among Paraíba teams in CBF's nati ...

, Brazilian football (soccer) club *

House of Sousa Sousa is a noble family of Portugal. History The descendants are of the marriage of Martim Afonso Chichorro and Inês Lourenço de Sousa. It is one of the eldest and nobler houses of Portugal. Its origin starts with the Visigoth Kings and th ...

, A noble house of Portugal between the 9th and 20th centuries