Mateus 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 Portuguese language ** Portu ...

given name and surname, equivalent to the English

Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...

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Mateus (ambassador) Mateus (Portuguese for Matthew), also known as Matthew the Armenian (died May, 1520), was an Ethiopian ambassador sent by regent queen Eleni of Ethiopia to king Manuel I of Portugal and to the Pope in Rome, in search of a coalition to help on the i ...

, Armenian ambassador of Emperor

Dawit II of Ethiopia Dawit II ( gez, ዳዊት; – 2 September 1540), also known by the macaronic name Wanag Segad (ወናግ ሰገድ, ''to whom the lions bow''), better known by his birth name Lebna Dengel ( am, ልብነ ድንግል, ''essence of the vi ...

Mateus Alves Mateus de Carvalho Cardoso Alves (born 23 January 2001) is a Brazilian tennis player. Alves has a career high ATP singles ranking of 395 achieved on 18 April 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 234 achieved on 8 August 2022. ...

(born 2001), Brazilian tennis player * Mateus dos Anjos (born 1983), Brazilian footballer *

Mateus Asato Mateus Asato (December 29, 1993) is a guitarist from Campo Grande, Brazil. He rose to fame by posting videos of himself playing guitar on Instagram, and has since amassed over one million followers. He has toured with several pop stars as a gu ...

(born 1993), Brazilian guitarist *

Mateus Soares de Azevedo Mateus may refer to: * Mateus (wine), a brand of wine produced in Portugal * Mateus (Vila Real), a civil parish in Portugal ** Mateus Palace, a palace in the above civil parish * Mateus (name), Portuguese given name and surname * Jorge & Mateus ...

(born 1959), Brazilian historian * Mateus de Oliveira Barbosa (born 1987), Brazilian footballer * Mateus Borelli (born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Mateus Garcia Borges (born 1983), Brazilian footballer *

Mateus Caramelo Mateus Lucena dos Santos (30 August 1994 – 28 November 2016), commonly known as Caramelo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played for Chapecoense on loan from São Paulo FC as a right back. Caramelo was one of the victims when ...

(1994-2016), Brazilian footballer * Mateus Evangelista Cardoso (born 1994), Brazilian athlete * Mateus dos Santos Castro (born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Mateus Costa, Indian football head coach *

Mateus Galiano da Costa Mateus Galiano da Costa (born 19 June 1984), known simply as Mateus, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club U.D. Leiria. He spent practically all of his career in Portugal, recording 280 games and 51 g ...

(born 1984), Angolan footballer * Mateus Lima Cruz (born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Mateus Fernandes (died 1515), Portuguese architect * Mateus Aparecido de Oliveira Fonseca (born 1995), Brazilian footballer *

Mateus Fonseca Mateus Borges da Fonseca (born 10 May 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Casa Pia, as a midfielder. Football career On 11 August 2012, Fonseca made his professional debut with FC Chiasso in a 2012–13 Swiss Challenge League match ag ...

(born 1993), Portuguese footballer * Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves (born 1983), Angolan footballer *

Mateus Gregório Mateus Filipe Gregório Machado (born 5 July 1993) is a Brazilian Olympic weightlifter. He has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018 he tested positive for Oxandrolone metabolites and was banned until 2022 by the International Weight ...

(born 1993), Brazilian weightlifter *

Mateus Alonso Honorio Mateus Alonso Honorio, simply known as Mateus (born 16 June 1983), is a Brazilian retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also play as a right back or defensive midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in assoc ...

(born 1983), Brazilian footballer *

Mateus Facho Inocêncio Matheus Facho Inocêncio (first name also written ''Mateus;'' born 17 May 1981 in Patrocínio Paulista) is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. His personal best time is 13.33 seconds, achieved during the Olympic ...

(born 1981), Brazilian athlete *

Mateus de Brito Júnior Mateus de Brito Júnior was the Angolan minister for public works and urbanization in the 1994 government of Jose Eduardo dos Santos.Hunter, Brian. (Ed.) (1995) ''The Statesman's Year-Book 1995-96 ''The Statesman's Yearbook'' is a one-volume re ...

, Angolan minister *

Mateus Versolato Júnior Mateus Versolato Júnior or simply Mateus (born April 9, 1983 in São Bernardo do Campo), is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Rio Claro Futebol Clube after being released by Telstar in 2010 and São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Port ...

(born 1983), Brazilian goalkeeper *

Mateus Levendi Mateus Levendi (born 23 March 1993) is an Albanian professional footballer who currently plays for Turbina Cërrik in the Albanian First Division. Honours Club ;Tirana * Albanian Supercup: (1) 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top ...

(born 1993), Albanian footballer *

Mateus Lopes Mateus Henrique Fonseca Lopes (born 7 December 1975, in São Vicente), known simply as Mateus, is a Cape Verdean footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types ...

(born 1975), Cape Verdean footballer *

Mateus Müller de Souza Lopes Mateus may refer to: * Mateus (wine), a brand of wine produced in Portugal * Mateus (Vila Real), a civil parish in Portugal **Mateus Palace, a palace in the above civil parish * Mateus (name), Portuguese given name and surname * Jorge & Mateus, mus ...

(born 1995), Brazilian footballer *

Mateus Alves Maciel Mateus Alves Maciel (born 2 May 1984 in Turmalina), known as just Mateus, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Villa Nova as a central defender. He represented a number of clubs, notably playing for Portuguesa in 2011.Mateus Gonçalves Martins Mateus may refer to: * Mateus (wine), a brand of wine produced in Portugal * Mateus (Vila Real), a civil parish in Portugal **Mateus Palace, a palace in the above civil parish * Mateus (name), Portuguese given name and surname * Jorge & Mateus, mus ...

(born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Mateus da Costa Meira (born 1975), perpetrator of the 1999

Morumbi Shopping shooting On November 3, 1999, a mass murder occurred inside a movie theater room at the Morumbi shopping mall in São Paulo, Brazil. The perpetrator, Mateus da Costa Meira, then a 24-year-old medical student, killed three people who were in the room and i ...

Mateus Moreira Mateus MoreiraMartyrs of Brazil
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(died 1645), Brazilian Catholic martyr *

Mateus Norton Mateus Norton Gomes Chaves (born 19 July 1996), simply known as Mateus Norton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exc ...

(born 1996), Brazilian footballer * Mateus Vicente de Oliveira (1706-1786), Portuguese architect * Mateus Paraná (born 1987), Brazilian football striker * Mateus Pasinato (born 1992), Brazilian goalkeeper * Mateus Mendes Ferreira Pires (born 1992), Brazilian footballer *

Mateus Meira Rita Mateus Meira Rita (byname Nando) is a São Toméan politician. He served as the country's foreign minister from February 2002 to 8 March 2002 and again from 7 October 2002 to 8 March 2004. References Year of birth missing (living people ...

, São Toméan politician * Mateus de Sá (born 1995), Brazilian athlete * Mateus Shkreta (born 1994), Albanian footballer * Mateus da Silva (born 1991), Brazilian footballer * Mateus de Oliveira Silva (born 1994), Brazilian football midfielder * Mateus Ferreira da Silva (born 1995), Brazilian footballer *

Mateus Solano Mateus Solano Schenker Carneiro da Cunha (born 20 March 1981) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his performances in Brazilian telenovelas, television series and films. After his debut in Brazilian entertainment industry, Solano has fe ...

(born 1981), Brazilian actor *

Mateus Feliciano Augusto Tomás Mateus Feliiano Augusto Tomás (February 23, 1958 – October 30, 2010) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Namibe, Angola. Tomás was born in Chinguar, Angola. Ordained to the priesthood in 1983, he was named bish ...

(1958-2010), Angolan Roman Catholic bishop * Mateus Uribe (born 1991), Colombian professional footballer * Mateus Vital (born 1998), Brazilian footballer * Mateus Viveiros (born 1966), Brazilian football player *

Mateus Ward Mateus Cole Ward (born January 18, 1999) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Sanders in the CBS television series ''Hostages'', and as Dustin Maker in the TNT television series '' Murder in the First''. He is also known fo ...

(born 1999), American actor * Mateus de Oliveira Xavier (1858-1929), Portuguese Roman Catholic Diocese

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David Mateus David Mateus (born 7 February 1980) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. His position in the field is as a wing or center. He played for Belenenses. Mateus has a twin brother, Diogo Mateus, with whom he played in the 2008 Hong Kong Sevens ...

(born 1980), Portuguese rugby union footballer *

Diogo Mateus Diogo Pereira Mateus (born Lisbon, February 7, 1980) is a Portuguese rugby union player. He played as a centre. He came through the ranks at Belenenses (after a stint at "Clube dos TLP"), he was on the books with Heineken Cup champions Munste ...

(born 1980), Portuguese rugby union footballer *

Octávio Mateus Octávio Mateus (born 1975) is a Portuguese dinosaur paleontologist and biologist Professor of Paleontology at the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He graduated in Universidade de Évora and received his PhD at U ...

(born 1975), Portuguese dinosaur paleontologist and biologist

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