Peixoto

Peixoto may refer to:

• Afrânio Peixoto (1876–1947), a Brazilian medic, author, professor, and politician
• Alvarenga Peixoto (1743–1793), a famous Brazilian poet, born in Rio de Janeiro city
• António Augusto de Rocha Peixoto (1866–1909), a naturalist, etnologist and archaeologist
• César Peixoto (born 1980), a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Portuguese first division
• Floriano Peixoto (1839–1895), a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the War of the Triple Alliance, second President of Brazil
• Floriano Peixoto (actor), known as Floriano Peixoto (born 1959), a Brazilian film and television actor from Rio de Janeiro
• Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto, (born 1954), a Brazilian Army officer, commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
• Júlio Afrânio Peixoto (1876–1947), a Brazilian physician, writer, politician, historian, university president, and eugenicist
• José Luís Peixoto (born 1974), a Portuguese writer who has written fiction, poetry, drama, lyrics, etc.
• Kerwin Peixoto (born 1988), a professional football defender that is from Peru
• Leonardo Henrique Peixoto dos Santos (born 1977), a Brazilian football Centre-back
• Mário Peixoto (1908–1992), mainly known for his only film Limite, a silent experimental movie filmed in 1930
• Maurício Peixoto (born 1921), a Brazilian engineer who pursued a bright career as a mathematician

See also

• Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: SBGP) is a private airport located near Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil
• Floriano Peixoto, Rio Grande do Sul, a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
• Gavião Peixoto, a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
• Peixoto's theorem, relating to the properties of smooth flows on surfaces
• Peixoto de Azevedo, a city located in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil
• Peixoto de Azevedo River, a river of Mato Grosso state in western Brazil