Correia (Portuguese language, Portuguese and Galician language, Galician for "leather strap") is a surname of Portuguese and Galician origin, also spelled Correa or Corrêa. Correia/Correa is found throughout all of the Iberian Peninsular. It may refer to:

People

General

Portuguese

*Paio Ramiro, noble medieval knight of the County of Portugal and who gave the family name Correia also spelled as "Correa". He was Ricohombre of Alfonso VI of León and Castile *Paio Peres Correia, Grand-Master of the military Order of Santiago *Francisco Correia de Heredia, 1st Viscount of Ribeira Brava, a Portuguese noble, political and a paternal great-great grandfather of H.R.H. Isabel, Duchess of Braganza, Isabel, The Duchess of Braganza Isaiah Corréia *Berto Correia de Sousa, bank manager *Adriano Correia de Oliveira, musician *António Correia (disambiguation) *Fausto Correia, politician *Hélia Correia, writer *João Maria Correia Ayres de Campos, 1st Count of Ameal, politician, art collector, maecenas and humanist *José Correia da Serra, known as ''Abbé Correa'', philosopher, diplomat, statesman, politician and scientist *José Homem Correia Teles, jurist, judge and politician *Nãnci Correia, singer *Luís Correia, cinematographer *Manuel Correia (composer), Manuel Correia, Baroque composer. *Manuel Pio Correia, botanist *Natália Correia, writer *Pedro Correia Garção, lyric poet *Raúl Correia, footballer

Other nationalities

*Aurelia Correia, African businesswoman *Carlos Correia, Guinea-Bissau politician and former Prime Minister *Jasiel Correia, American politician *Larry Correia, US science fiction writer *Mário Barreto Corrêa Lima, Brazilian physician and co-founder of UNIMED *Nicola Correia-Damude, Canadian actress *Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Brazilian historian, politician and Catholic activist *Sonia Corrêa, Brazilian feminist activist and researcher *Veríssimo Correia Seabra, Guinea-Bissau politician and military *David J. Correira, Boston, Massachusetts lawyer and legal educator *Santos, Sergio Correia), Johannesburg, South African Business Man

Sports

Brazilian football players

*Adriano (footballer, born 1984), Adriano Correia, known as Adriano *Manga (footballer), Haílton Corrêa de Arruda, known as Manga *Carlos Rodrigues Corrêa, known as Corrêa *Christian Corrêa Dionisio, known as Christian *Diego Pereira Corrêa, known as Diego *Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa, known as Kléber *Maicon Santos, Maicon dos Santos Corrêa, known as Maicon Santos *Marquinhos (footballer, born 1971), Marcos Corrêa dos Santos, known as Marquinhos *Nilson Corrêa Júnior, known as Nilson *Rodrigo Dantas, Rodrigo Corrêa Dantas, known as Rodrigo Dantas *Rogério Corrêa (footballer, born 1981), Rogério de Albuquerque Corrêa, known as Rogério Corrêa *Rogério Corrêa (footballer, born 1979), Rogério Corrêa de Oliveira, known as Rogério Corrêa *Thiago Corrêa *Wagner Carioca, Wagner Corrêa Machado, known as Wagner

Other nationalities football players

*André Correia, Portuguese *Carlos Alberto Correia, Portuguese *Marcel Correia, Portuguese-German *Pedro Guerreiro de Jesus Correia, Portuguese *Pedro das Neves Correia, Portuguese *Rui Correia, Portuguese *Victor Correia, Guinean

Other sports

*Bethe Correia, Brazilian mixed martial artist *João Correia (rugby player), João Correia, Portuguese rugby union player *Kevin Correia, United States baseball player *Luciano Corrêa, Brazilian judoka *Luizão Corrêa, Brazilian beach volleyball player *Maritza Correia, Puerto Rican swimmer *Pierre Corréia, French rugby union player *Rod Correia, United States baseball player

Other

*Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube, Brazilian football club