Almeida (surname)

Almeida (sometimes Almeyda in archaic 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

Military and explorers

• Francisco de Almeida, Portuguese nobleman, statesman, soldier and explorer
• Germano Almeida, Cape Verde author and lawyer
• Lourenço de Almeida, Portuguese nobleman, soldier and explorer
• Manuel Quintas de Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe military officer and coup leader
• Vasco de Almeida e Costa, Portuguese naval officer

Musicians

• Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, Brazilian composer
• Bruno de Almeida, United States film director and musician
• Francisco António de Almeida, Portuguese composer and organist
• Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian classical guitarist
• Santiago Almeida, United States musician

Politicians

• Alfeu Adolfo Monjardim de Andrade e Almeida, Brazilian politician
• 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
• Cristina Almeida, Spanish lawyer and politician
• Damião Vaz d'Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe politician
• José Américo de Almeida, Brazilian politician and writer
• José António Rondão Almeida, Portuguese politician
• Juan Almeida Bosque, Cuban high-ranking politician
• Vicente Almeida d'Eça, last Portuguese governor of Cape Verde

Diplomats

• João Vale de Almeida, European Union diplomat
• Luís de Almeida, Angolan diplomat
• Tomé Barbosa de Figueiredo Almeida Cardoso, Portuguese diplomat, polyglot and etimologist

Religious

• João Ferreira de Almeida, Portuguese Protestant pastor and Bible translator
• John Almeida, English Jesuit missionary in Brazil
• José Sebastião de Almeida Neto, Portuguese Catholic Cardinal and former Patriarch of Lisbon
• Luciano Mendes de Almeida, Brazilian Jesuit bishop
• Manuel de Almeida, Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary

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

• Angélica de Almeida, Brazilian long-distance runner
• 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

Writers

• Germano Almeida, Cape Verde author and lawyer
• Lúcia Machado de Almeida, Brazilian writer
• José Américo de Almeida, Brazilian writer and politician
• Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Brazilian journalist and writer
• Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, Portuguese satirical poet

Others

• Alfonso Almeida, Mexican chess master
• Grace d'Almeida (1951–2005), Beninese lawyer
• Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese actor
• José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, Brazilian painter
• Jose Joaquin Almeida (1777 - 1832), Portuguese Barbary corsair who fought in the Anglo-American War of 1812 and the Argentine War of Independence.
• Júlia Almeida, Brazilian actress
• June Almeida, British virologist
• Miguel Osório de Almeida, Brazilian physician and scientist
• Miguel Vale de Almeida, Portuguese anthropologist
• Tancredo de Almeida Neves, Brazilian statesman

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