Carvalho

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Carvalho, meaning 'oak', is a common surname in Portugal, Brazil, Galicia (although in Galicia it may be spelled 'Carvallo' or 'Carballo') and people from the State of Goa in India as well as from Vasai a town to the north of Mumbai in India . It is a name shared by a number of notable people:

• Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo, Portuguese historian of the 19th century
• Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira, Brazilian football player
• Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, American heiress and owner of a controlling interest in Heineken International
• Daniel da Silva Carvalho, Brazilian football player
• Daniel da Cruz Carvalho, Portuguese football player
• Edgar Patricio de Carvalho Pacheco, Angolan football player
• Edílson Pereira de Carvalho, Brazilian football referee
• Eleazar de Carvalho, Brazilian music conductor
• Emanuel Nunes Carvalho, American Rabbi.
• Evaristo Carvalho, São Tomé and Príncipe prime minister
• Jaqueline Carvalho, Brazilian volleyball player
• João de Sousa Carvalho, Portuguese composer of the 18th century
• Joaquim Carvalho, Indian Hockey Coach
• José Cândido Carvalho, Brazilian writer
• Luiz Carvalho, Brazilian breaststroke swimmer
• Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Brazilian director
• Manuel Carvalho da Silva, coordinator of the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
• Michel de Carvalho, husband of Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
• Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Portuguese military officer
• Pedro Carvalho, Portuguese rugby player
• Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese football player
• Ricardo Carvalho Calero, Galician professor
• Ronald de Carvalho, Brazilian poet and diplomat
• Sara Carvalho, Portuguese composer
• Scheila Carvalho, Brazilian dancer and model
• Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese statesman
• Ulric Amado de Carvalho, French race-car driver