Rua means 'street' in Portuguese and Galician language, and is the number 'two' in several Polynesian languages. It may refer to:

Music

Rua (band) This is a list of New Zealand musicians of any genre. See also the categories: * New Zealand musical groups * New Zealand musicians * New Zealand songwriters 0-9 *1814 * 3 The Hard Way – hip-hop band; "Hip Hop Holiday" (1994) reached ...

, a New Zealand Celtic fusion band * ''Rua'' (Clann Zú album), 2003 * ''Rua'' (Moana and the Moahunters album), 1998 * The Rua, a family pop rock band from Windsor, England

People

* Rua Kenana Hepetipa (1869–1937), Maori self-proclaimed prophet * Rua Tipoki (born 1975), rugby union player *

Rugila Rugila or Ruga (also Ruas; died second half of the 430s AD),Lee, A.D. (2013) ''From Rome to Byzantium AD 363 to 565: The Transformation of Ancient Rome''. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 118-119. was a ruler who was a major factor in th ...

or Rua (died 434), warlord who united the Huns under his sole kingship by 432 *

Rua Van Horn Rua Van Horn (July 17, 1892 – March 8, 1978) was an American educator and home economist with the United States Office of Education from 1934 to 1963. Early life and education Rua Rae Van Horn was born on her family's ranch in North Loup, ...

(1892–1978), American educator, federal official

Surname

Antonio de la Rúa Antonio de la Rúa Pertiné (born 7 March 1974) is an Argentine lawyer, and the son of former president Fernando de la Rúa (who governed Argentina from 1999 to 2001) and Inés Pertiné. He was an advisor to his father during his father's pres ...

(born 1974), Argentine lawyer *

Fernando de la Rúa Fernando de la Rúa (15 September 19379 July 2019) was an Argentine politician and a member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) political party who served as President of Argentina from 10 December 1999 to 21 December 2001. De la Rúa was born in ...

(1937–2019), Argentine president *

Jorge de la Rúa Jorge de la Rúa (1942 – August 15, 2015) was an Argentine lawyer and former Government employee. He was a brother of former President of Argentina Fernando de la Rúa and was his Minister of Justice from 2000 until his brother's resignation. ...

(1942–2015), Argentine government official *

Matt Rua Matthew Rua (born 20 July 1977) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A New Zealand international representative forward, he played in the National Rugby League for the Melbourne Storm, w ...

(born 1977), rugby league player *

Maurício Rua Maurício Milani Rua (; born 25 November 1981), also known as Shogun, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former model. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a forme ...

(born 1981), Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter *

Michele Rua Michele Rua ( eng, Michael Rua; 9 June 1837 – 6 April 1910) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and professed member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Rua was a student under Don Bosco and was also the latter's first collaborator in the order's f ...

(1837–1910), co-founder of the Salesian Order *

Murilo Rua Murilo Milani Rua (; born May 22, 1980), also known as Ninja, is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who fought in Pride Fighting Championships. He is the older brother of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. He is ...

(born 1980), Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter *

Ryan Rua Ryan Anthony Rua (born March 11, 1990) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers. Career Rua attended Marion L. Steele High S ...

(born 1990), American professional Major League Baseball player

Other uses

Rua (Moimenta da Beira) Rua is a 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 Portugu ...

, a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Moimenta da Beira *CLG Eoghan Rua, a Gaelic Athletic Association club