Sousa
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Sousa may mean a number of different things:
[edit] Surname
Sousa is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. Sosa is the Castilian equivalent. It was originally a toponym. Sometimes the spelling is Souza (archaic form). It is a name associated with a great number of different people (listed alphabetically by first name):
- Adelaide Filleul, Marquise de Souza-Botelho, French writer.
- Alexsandro de Souza, Brazilian footballer.
- Aristides Sousa Mendes, Portuguese diplomat and Righteous Among the Nations.
- Artur de Sousa Pinga, Portuguese footballer and coach.
- Christovão de Sousa Falcão, Portuguese poet.
- Daniel De Sousa, Portuguese-American Computer Programmer.
- Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American writer.
- Edward de Souza, British actor.
- Fausto de Sousa Correia, Portuguese politician.
- Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress.
- Gonçalo Sousa Byrne, Portuguese architect.
- Herbert de Souza, Brazilian sociologist and activist.
- Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros, American Archbishop of Boston.
- Jerónimo de Sousa, Portuguese politician.
- John Philip Sousa, American composer and known as "The March King"
- Jorge Luiz Sousa, Brazilian footballer.
- José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, Portuguese politician.
- Luís de Sousa, Portuguese monk and writer.
- Luiza Erundina de Sousa, Brazilian politician.
- Júlio César de Mello e Souza, known as Malba Tahan, Brazilian writer and professor of mathematics.
- Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Spanish and Portuguese historian and poet.
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Portuguese politician, Law professor, and political analyst.
- Márcio de Souza e Mello, Brazilian general.
- Márcio Souza, Brazilian writer.
- Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista de Sousa, politician from São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Martim Afonso de Sousa, Portuguese explorer.
- Maurício de Sousa, Brazilian comic book artist.
- Neil Gabriel De Sousa, Film producer, director, and scriptwriter.
- Noémia de Sousa, Mozambican writer.
- Dona Anna de Souza, true name Ngola Ann Nzinga Mbande, Angolan queen.
- Olga Souza, Brazilian-Italian singer.
- Ovídio de Sousa Martins, Cape Verdean poet.
- Paulo Sousa, Portuguese footballer.
- Robson Souza, Brazilian footballer.
- Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso, Brazilian footballer.
- Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Oliveira, Portuguese footballer.
- Sérgio Sousa Pinto, Portuguese politician.
- Steven E. de Souza, American producer, director and scriptwriter.
- Tomé de Sousa, Portuguese nobleman and first governor-general of Brazil.
- Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, Brazilian politician.
[edit] Places
- Sousa, Paraíba, Brazil.
- John Philip Sousa Bridge, Washington, D.C., United States.
- Sousa District, Chiba, Japan.
[edit] Dolphins
- Humpback Dolphins, members of the genus Sousa, divided into three species:
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