Pinheiro is a Portuguese surname of Jewish origin (

Sephardic Sephardic Jews, also known as Sephardi Jews or Sephardim, and rarely as Iberian Peninsular Jews, are a Jewish diaspora population associated with the historic Jewish communities of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and their descendant ...

); a topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous pine tree or by a pine forest, from pinheiro ‘pine’, or habitational name for any of the numerous places named Pinheiro.

People

Footballers

* Alessandro Pinheiro Martins (1983-2005), Brazilian footballer * Carlos Alberto Souto Pinheiro Júnior (born 1984), Brazilian footballer *

Erin Pinheiro Erin Gomes Pinheiro (born 15 July 1997) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese side Atlético CP. Club career Pinheiro is a youth exponent from Saint-Étienne. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 28 October 2015 agains ...

(born 1997), Capeverdian footballer *

Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento (born 28 March 1981), commonly known as Grazielle or Grazi, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right winger. She was part of the Brazil women's national football team at two Olympic soc ...

(born 1981), Brazilian footballer *

João Carlos Batista Pinheiro João Carlos Batista Pinheiro, Pinheiro (January 13, 1932 in Campos dos Goytacazes – August 30, 2011), was a Brazilian footballer who achieved notoriety playing as a defender for Fluminense and the Brazil national football team. He was argua ...

(1932-2011), Brazilian footballer *

Julio César Pinheiro Julio César Pinheiro García (born August 22, 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who last played for Kyoto Purple Sanga in the J1 League. He also played for Atletico Celaya (his first team in Mexico) CF Monterrey, Cruz Azul, U ...

(born 1976), Mexican footballer * Juninho Pinheiro (born 1985), Brazilian footballer * Max Brendon Costa Pinheiro (born 1983), Brazilian footballer *

Moisés Moura Pinheiro Moises or Moisés is a male name common among people of Iberian origin. It is the Spanish, Portuguese and Tagalog equivalent of the name Moses. Notable people bearing the name include: * Moisés (footballer, born 1948) (1948–2008), Brazilian ...

(born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Paquito (footballer born 1981), Brazilian footballer * Pedro Miguel da Câmara Pinheiro (born 1977), Portuguese footballer * Rafael de Andrade Bittencourt Pinheiro (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Rogerio Pinheiro Dos Santos (born 1972), Brazilian footballer *

Túlio Lustosa Seixas Pinheiro Tullio is a common Italian male given name of Latin origin, derived from Tullius (meaning "the one who leads"). Other forms of the name are Tulio (Spanish) and Túlio (Portuguese). It has a second meaning that is ''hill'' or ''valley of the hills'' ...

(born 1976), Brazilian footballer

Politicians

Israel Pinheiro da Silva Israel Pinheiro da Silva (4 January 1896 – 6 July 1973) was a Brazilian politician and engineer. Pinheiro da Silva was a friend of President Juscelino Kubitschek and was nominated by him the engineer chief of the construction of Bras� ...

(1896-1973), Brazilian politician *

João de Deus Pinheiro João de Deus Rogado Salvador Pinheiro, GCC GCIH (born 11 July 1945), is a Portuguese politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party– People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–E ...

(born 1945), Portuguese politician *

João Pinheiro Chagas João Pinheiro Chagas (1 September 1863 – 28 May 1925; ) was a Portuguese politician, literary critic, propagandist, editor, and journalist. He was heavily involved in several rebellions condemning the monarchy and disseminating materials via p ...

(1863-1925), former Prime Minister of Portugal * João Pinheiro da Silva (1860-1908), Brazilian politician *

José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo (; 5 June 1917 – 10 August 1983) was a Portuguese political figure, reformer and revolutionary. He helped overthrow Marcelo Caetano in 1974. He served as the 104th prime minister of Portugal between 19 Sept ...

(1917-1983), Portuguese politician

Other

* Beatriz Pinheiro (1872-1922) Portuguese writer *

Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (Almada, 21 November 1857 – Lisbon, 6 November 1929), who is usually referred to as Columbano, was a Portuguese Realist painter. Usually considered the greatest Portuguese painter of the 19th century, he has been ...

(1857-1929), Portuguese painter *

Heloísa Pinheiro Heloísa Eneida Paes Pinto Mendes Pinheiro (born July 7, 1943), better known as Helô Pinheiro (), is a Brazilian businesswoman and former model. Biography At the age of 17, Pinheiro became the source of inspiration for the song "The Girl from ...

(born 1945), Brazilian model * Hugo Pinheiro, Portuguese bodyboarder * Joaquim Pinheiro (born 1960), Portuguese runner *

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (; born 19April 2000) is a Norwegian-born Brazilian FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. Until his retirement from World Cup racing inOctober 2023, he represented Norway in international c ...

(born 2000), Norwegian-Brazilian alpine skier *

Moses Pinheiro Moses Pinheiro (d. 1689) was an Italian Jew who lived in Livorno in the seventeenth century. He was one of the most influential pupils and followers of Sabbatai Zevi. He was held in high esteem on account of his religious and kabbalistic knowledge ...

(17th century), Italian rabbi and Kabbalist * Nuno Pinheiro (born 1984), Portuguese volleyball player *

Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro (born 8 January 1944) is a Brazilian legal scholar with relevant work within the United Nations System. Career Pinheiro was born in Rio de Janeiro. He has a long career in academia, having held academic positions at the Uni ...

(born 1944), Brazilian diplomat, UN envoy *

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (21 March 1846 – 23 January 1905; spelled Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro in older Portuguese orthography) was a Portuguese artist known for his illustration, caricatures, sculpture, and ceramics designs. Bordalo Pi ...

(1846-1905), Portuguese artist and comics creator *

Wilson Pinheiro Wilson Pinheiro (died in 1980) was the president of the Brasiléia Rural Workers Union in the State of Acre in Brazil. He helped lead the fight against ranchers who were destroying the Amazon rainforest. Pinheiro was committed to defend the Amazon ...

(died 1980), Brazilian activist *

Paulo César Pinheiro Paulo César Francisco Pinheiro (born 28 April 1949) is a Brazilian poet and composer. One of the best poets of Musica Popular Brasileira, he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs for some of the best-known entertainers in Brazil. Among his c ...

(born 1949), Brazilian poet and composer

Places

Brazil

Pinheiros River The Pinheiros River () is a tributary of the Tietê River that runs through the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Until 1920, the river was known as ''Jurubatuba''. After being channelized its name was changed to ''Pinheiros''. In southern São Paulo ...

, a river in the State of São Paulo *

Pinheiros (district of São Paulo) Pinheiros (, "pine trees") is a district in the subprefecture of the same name in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Prior to development, the land which this borough occupies was dominated by the dense forest which contained a Brazilian subtropi ...

, a barrio in the State of São Paulo *

Pinheiros, Espírito Santo Pinheiros is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 27,327 (2020) and its area is 975 km². The capital of this municipality is located at an altitude o ...

, a municipality in the State of Espírito Santo *

Pinheiro, Maranhão Pinheiro is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by a ...

, place in the mesoregion Maranhão

Portugal

* Pinheiro (Aguiar da Beira), a civil parish in Aguiar da Beira Municipality, Guarda District * Pinheiro (Castro Daire), a civil parish in the municipality of

Castro Daire Castro Daire () is a List of Portuguese municipalities, municipality in Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,339, in an area of 379.04 km2. The present mayor is Paulo Almeida , elected by a coalition CDS-PP, PSD. The muni ...

* Pinheiro (Guimarães), a civil parish in the municipality of

Guimarães Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved ...

* Pinheiro (Penafiel), a civil parish in the municipality of

Penafiel Penafiel ( or ) is a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) in the Norte Region, Portugal, northern Portugal, Portuguese Porto District, district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion ...

Other variants: * Pinheiro Grande, a civil parish in the municipality of Chamusca * Boavista dos Pinheiros, a civil parish in the municipality of Odemira

Other

* Pinheiro, one of the festivities of the

Nicolinas The Nicolinas () are a series of festivities to honor Saint Nicholas that occur in the Portugal, Portuguese city of Guimarães. Held between 29 November and 7 December, they celebrate the old traditions and camaraderie of the inhabitants of Guim ...

* Pinheiro's slender opossum, a species of opossum *

Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro was a multi-use stadium in Porto, Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in conti ...

, a stadium in Porto, Portugal *

Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum () is a municipal museum, in Lisbon, Portugal. It is entirely dedicated to the life and works of the artist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (1846–1905). It shows many of his collections of caricatures and ceramics A ce ...

, a museum in Lisbon, Portugal * Rodovia Floriano Rodrigues Pinheiro, a highway in São Paulo state, Brazil *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinheiro The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinheiro () is a diocese located in the city of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Pinheiro in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil. History * 22 ...

, diocese in the state of Maranhão, Brazil

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