Almeida (surname)
Almeida (sometimes Almeyda in arabic spelling) is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a toponym, derived from the town of Almeida (Beira Alta Province, Portugal).
It may refer to:
People
General
- Alfeu Adolfo Monjardim de Andrade e Almeida, Brazilian politician
- Alfonso Almeida, Mexican chess master
- Almeida Garrett, Portuguese Romanticist poet, novelist, dramatist, and Liberal politician
- Alishya Almeida, poet, philosopher and potato activist
- Angélica de Almeida, Brazilian long-distance runner
- António de Almeida Santos, Portuguese politician and statesman
- António José de Almeida, Portuguese political figure and statesman
- Armindo Vaz d'Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe politician
- Bruno de Almeida, United States film director and musician
- Clecio Almeida, United States Musician and Composer
- Cristina Almeida, Spanish lawyer and politician
- Damião Vaz d'Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe politician
- Fabiano Cesar Ferreira Almeida, Brazilian consultant
- Francisco António de Almeida, Portuguese composer and organist
- Francisco de Almeida, Portuguese nobleman, statesman, soldier and explorer
- Germano Almeida, Cape Verde author and lawyer
- João Ferreira de Almeida, Portuguese Protestant pastor and Bible translator
- João Vale de Almeida, European Union diplomat
- Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese actor
- John Almeida, English Jesuit missionary in Brazil
- José Américo de Almeida, Brazilian writer and politician
- José António Rondão Almeida, Portuguese politician
- José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, Brazilian painter
- José Sebastião de Almeida Neto, Portuguese Catholic Cardinal and former Patriarch of Lisbon
- Juan Almeida Bosque, Cuban high-ranking politician
- Júlia Almeida, Brazilian actress
- June Almeida, British virologist
- Felipe Almeida, Boss of bosses
- Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian classical guitarist
- Lourenço de Almeida, Portuguese nobleman, soldier and explorer
- Lúcia Machado de Almeida, Brazilian writer
- Luciano Mendes de Almeida, Brazilian Jesuit bishop
- Luís de Almeida, Angolan diplomat
- Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Brazilian journalist and writer
- Manuel de Almeida, Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary
- Manuel Quintas de Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe military officer and coup leader
- Miguel Osório de Almeida, Brazilian physician and scientist
- Miguel Vale de Almeida, Portuguese anthropologist
- Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, Portuguese satirical poet
- Santiago Almeida, United States musician
- Tancredo de Almeida Neves, Brazilian statesman
- Tomé Barbosa de Figueiredo Almeida Cardoso, Portuguese diplomat, polyglot and etimologist
- Vasco de Almeida e Costa, Portuguese naval officer
- Vicente Almeida d'Eça, last Portuguese governor of Cape Verde
- Gavin Almeida, Pannapictagraphist & Panelologist
- Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, Music Composer
Sports
Football (soccer)
- Aílton José Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Alex Dias de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Ângelo Mariano de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Anselmo de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Antonio Gonzaga Almeida, known as Toninho Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Carlos Alberto de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Cláudio Rogério Almeida Cogo, Brazilian footballer.
- Daniel Moradei Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Dermival Almeida Lima, Brazilian footballer.
- Édson Andrade Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Ever Hugo Almeida, Paraguayan footballer.
- Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer.
- José Augusto de Almeida, Portuguese footballer.
- José Carlos de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- José Emidio de Jesus de Almeida, Brazilian Footballer.
- José Eduardo Bischofe de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Leandro de Almeida Silva, (1977), Brazilian footballer.
- Leandro Almeida da Silva, (1987), Brazilian footballer.
- Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Luciano Silva Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha, known as Nani, Portuguese footballer.
- Magno Santos de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Marcelo Luis de Almeida Carmo, Brazilian footballer.
- Marco Almeida (footballer born 1977), Portuguese footballer.
- Matías Almeyda, Argentine footballer.
- Mauro Almeida, Portuguese footballer.
- Paulo Almeida Santos, Brazilian footballer.
- Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Peter de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Robert da Silva Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Rogério de Almeida Florindo dos Santos, Brazilian footballer.
- Rodrigo Juliano Lopes de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Rui Almeida Monteiro, Dutch footballer.
- Vanderson Válter de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
- Vinícius Rodrigues Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
Other sports
- Bira Almeida, Brazilian capoeira fighter
- Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketballer
- Giovanna Almeida Leto, Italian figure skater
- Goncalino Almeida, Brazilian horse jockey
- João Luis de Almeida, Angolan boxer
- Kaio de Almeida, Brazilian swimmer
- Michel Almeida, Portuguese judoka
- Rafael Almeida, Cuban baseballer
- Ricardo Almeida, Brazilian mixed martial artist
Fictional characters
- Tony Almeida, character played by Carlos Bernard on the United States television series 24
- Colonel Almeida, the manager of Camp Sunshine in the 1998 Bollywood film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai