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Correia is a common Portuguese surname, meaning "leather strap". It may appear in the archaic form Corrêa, still very common in Brazil, not to be confused with the Spanish equivalente Correa. It may refer to:
[edit] People
[edit] General
- Adriano Correia de Oliveira, Portuguese musician
- Antonio Correia, Portuguese conquistador
- Carlos Correia, Guinea-Bissau politician and former Prime Minister
- Fausto Correia, Portuguese politician
- Hélia Correia, Portuguese writer
- João Maria Correia Ayres de Campos, 1st Count of Ameal, Portuguese politician, art collector, maecenas and humanist
- Jerónimo Correia (first half 17th century), master wood-carver in Lisbon, Portugal.
- José Correia da Serra, known as Abbé Correa, Portuguese philosopher, diplomat, statesman, politician and scientist
- José Homem Correia Teles, Portuguese jurist, judge and politician
- Luís Correia, Portuguese cinematographer
- Manuel Correia, Portuguese Baroque composer.
- Rodrigo Benedicto Correia, Hong Kong poet, composer and lyriclist
- Manuel Pio Correia, Portuguese botanist
- Mário Barreto Corrêa Lima, Brazilian physician and co-founder of UNIMED
- Natália Correia, Portuguese writer
- Paio Peres Correia, Portuguese medieval military figure
- Pedro Correia Garção, Portuguese lyric poet
- Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Brazilian historian, politician and Catholic activist
- Veríssimo Correia Seabra, Guinea-Bissau politician and military
[edit] Sports
- Adriano Correia Claro, Brazilian footballer
- Aílton Corrêa Arruda, Brazilian footballer
- André Correia, Portuguese footballer
- Carlos Rodrigues Corrêa, Brazilian footballer
- Christian Corrêa Dionisio, Brazilian footballer
- Diego Pereira Corrêa, Brazilian footballer
- João Correia, Portuguese rugby union player
- Kevin Correia, American baseball player
- Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa, Brazilian footballer
- Luciano Corrêa, Brazilian judoka
- Luizão Corrêa, Brazilian beach volleyball player
- Rodrigo Benedicto Correia, Hong Kong kayaker
- Maicon dos Santos Corrêa, Brazilian footballer
- Marcos Corrêa dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
- Maritza Correia, Puerto Rican swimmer
- Nilson Corrêia Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- Pedro Guerreiro de Jesus Correia, Portuguese footballer
- Pedro das Neves Correia, Portuguese footballer
- Rod Correia, United States baseball player
- Rodrigo Corrêa Dantas, Brazilian footballer
- Rogério Corrêa de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
- Rui Correia, Portuguese footballer
- Thiago da Rosa Corrêa, Brazilian footballer
- Victor Correia, Guinean footballer
- Wagner Corrêa Machado, Brazilian footballer
- Colin Louis Correia, Canadian Beer Vendor
[edit] See also
- Correa, the Castillian (Spanish) equivalent
- Correa (plant), a genus of Australian plants named after Portuguese botanist José Correia da Serra, known as Abbé Correa