Carpinteiro is an
occupational surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
literally meaning "
carpenter" in
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
and
Galician languages. Notable people with this surname include:
*
José Manuel Carpinteiro, Portuguese sports shooter
*, Portuguese actress and writer
*José Jefferson Carpinteiro Peres (1932–2008), commonly known as
Jefferson Peres, Brazilian professor and politician
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Portuguese-language surnames
Galician-language surnames
Occupational surnames