Barros is a Portuguese and Galician

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 ...

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Alejandra Barros Alejandra Barros (born Alejandra Barros del Campo on August 11, 1971) is a Mexican actress. She is best known for her role in Televisa's telenovela Mariana de la Noche (2003). Biography Barros studied in New York in ''The Lee Strasberg Theat ...

, Mexican actress *

Alex Barros Alexandre Barros (born October 18, 1970) is a Brazilian former professional motorcycle road racer who is a 7-time 500cc/MotoGP race winner and also a race winner in Superbike World Championship. After a long Grand Prix career, in 2006 he moved ...

, Brazilian motorcycle road racer * Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian model *

Ana P. Barros Ana Paula Barros is an African-born American civil and environmental engineer currently the Donald Biggar Willett Chair of Engineering and Department Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign an ...

, American civil and environmental engineer * Antônio Carlos de Mariz e Barros, Brazilian navy officer *

César Barros (fencer) César Jorge Barros Luther (23 June 1912 – 1992) was a Chilean fencer. He competed in the individual foil and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), offici ...

, Chilean fencer * Augusto Barros (1929-1998), Portuguese painter, also known as Barros, and Augusto Barros Ferreira *

Dana Barros Dana Bruce Barros (born April 13, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player from the National Basketball Association (NBA). In college, he played at Boston College, finishing as one of the school's all-time leading scorers. He was ...

, United States basketball player *

Diego Barros Arana Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana (; August 16, 1830 – November 4, 1907) was a Chilean professor, legislator, minister and diplomat. He is considered the most important Chilean historian of the 19th century. His main work ''General History of ...

, Chilean educator, diplomat, and historian * Flavio Barros, Brazilian footballer *

Guillermo Barros Schelotto Guillermo Barros Schelotto (; born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former forward who currently manages the Paraguay national team. Barros Schelotto played 16 years of his professional career in the Argentine Primera Divis ...

, Argentine footballer * Gustavo Barros Schelotto, Argentine footballer and twin brother of Guillermo *

José Barros José Benito Barros or simply José Barros (March 21, 1915 in El Banco, Magdalena – May 12, 2007 in Santa Marta, Magdalena) was a prominent Colombian musician, and composer of more than 800 songs in genres including cumbia, porro, mere ...

, Colombian musician *

Juan José Barros Juan José Barros Araujo (born 24 June 1989 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Peruvian Association football, footballer. Club career At the club level, Barros played for Coronel Bolognesi from 2006–2009. He helped Bolognesi win the 2007 Torneo D ...

, Peruvian footballer *

Leila Barros Leila Gomes de Barros (born September 30, 1971) is a Brazilian politician and a former volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker. She was a member of the Brazilian squad who had great success in the late 1990s and early ...

, Brazilian volleyball player *

Luis Barros Borgoño Luis Barros Borgoño (; March 26, 1858 – July 26, 1943) was a Chilean politician who served as Vice President of Chile in 1925. Born in Santiago, he was the son of Manuel Barros Arana and Eugenia Borgoño Vergara. He graduated as a lawyer in ...

, Chilean politician *

Luiz Cláudio Barros Luiz is a Portuguese given name that is an alternative form of Luís. It's archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: People *Luiz Bonfá (1922-2001), Brazilian guitarist and composer ...

(born 1978), Brazilian footballer *

Marisa Barros Elsa Marisa Branco Barros (born 25 February 1980), known as Marisa Barros, is a Portuguese long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. Her personal best for the distance is 2:25:04 hours. She ran for her country at the Summer ...

, Portuguese long-distance runner *

Pía Barros Pía Barros Bravo (born 20 January 1956) is a Chilean writer, best known for her short stories. She is associated with her country's literary Generation of '80. Biography Pía Barros left Melipilla, the city where she grew up, "without sorrow", t ...

(born 1956), Chilean writer * Ramón Barros Luco, President of Chile between 1910 and 1915 *

Rui Barros Rui Gil Soares de Barros (born 24 November 1965) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager. He played with success in Portugal (at Porto), Italy – at Juventus – and France (two ...

, Portuguese footballer *

Zoila Barros Zoila Barros Fernández (born 6 August 1979) is a retired Cuban female volleyball player who played as a middle blocker. She played for the Cuban women's national volleyball team, and helped the team win a gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics ...

, Cuban volleyball player *

Lisa Barros D'Sa Lisa Barros D'Sa is a film director, writer and producer. Barros D'Sa studied English at University of Oxford and holds an MA in Screenwriting from London University of the Arts. Born in Belfast, she is best known for co-directing and producin ...

, British actress and director

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Barros, Asturias Barros is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in the Asturian city of Langreo, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain and a parish of the same name. It is located between the d ...

, parish within the town of Langreo, in the Spanish province of Asturias * Orocovis, Puerto Rico, former name of the (now) town of Orocovis, Puerto Rico

Other uses

* Barros Luco, sandwich named after Ramón Barros Luco. * Barros Jarpa, sandwich named after Ernesto Barros Jarpa.

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