Brito
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Brito may mean a number of different things:
[edit] Surname
Brito is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
- Luís Miguel Brito, Portuguese football (soccer) player.
- Herminio Américo de Brito, Brazilian football player at 1938 FIFA World Cup, named Britto.
- Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian football player, 1970 World Champion.
- Federico Brito Figueroa, Venezuelan historian and anthropologist.
- Petronilho de Brito, Brazilian creator of the bicycle kick.
- Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, British Governor-General of New Zealand.
- Hermenegildo de Brito Capelo, Portuguese explorer.
- Max Brito, a former Ivory Coast Rugby Union player.
- St. John of Brito, a Portuguese saint
[edit] Places
- Brito, in Guimarães, Portugal.
- Estádio Durival de Brito, football stadium in Curitiba, Brazil.
- São João de Brito, a civil parish in Lisbon, Portugal.
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