Sousa

Sousa

Sousa may mean a number of different things.

urname

Sousa is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. "Sosa" is the Castilian equivalent. It was originally a toponym. Sometimes the spelling is Souza (archaic form). Spelled as D'Souza (from "de Souza"), it is also a very common surname of Indian Catholics, many of whom are descendants Fact|date=May 2008 of the Portuguese from their Indian colonies, namely Mangalore, Goa and Ceylon. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:

General

*Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, Portuguese painter
*Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portuguese diplomat and "Righteous Among the Nations"
*Gonçalo de Sousa Byrne, Portuguese architect
*Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros, Archbishop of Boston in the United Sates
*Márcio de Sousa e Melo, Brazilian general
*Martim Afonso de Sousa, Portuguese explorer
*Maurício de Sousa, Brazilian comic book artist
*Dona Ana de Sousa, also "Ngola Ann Nzinga Mbande", Angolan queen
*Tomé de Sousa, Portuguese nobleman and first governor-general of Brazil
*Dominic Sousa, an American arrested in Canada.

Cinema

*Edward de Souza, British actor
*Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress
*Steven E. de Souza, United Sates film producer, director and scriptwriter

Music

*John Philip Sousa, composer from the United States
*Luciana Souza, Brazilian singer
*Olga Souza, Brazilian singer

Writers and journalists

*Adelaide Filleul, Marquise de Souza-Botelho, French writer
*Christa d'Souza, English Journalist
*Christovão de Sousa Falcão, Portuguese poet
*Dinesh D'Souza, United Sates writer
*Luís de Sousa, Portuguese monk and writer
*Júlio César de Mello e Souza, known as "Malba Tahan", Brazilian writer and professor of mathematics
*Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet
*Márcio Souza, Brazilian writer
*Noémia de Sousa, Mozambican writer
*Ovídio de Sousa Martins, Cape Verdean poet

Politicians

*Fausto de Sousa Correia, Portuguese politician
*Herbert de Souza, Brazilian sociologist, politician and activist
*Jerónimo de Sousa, Portuguese politician
*José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, Portuguese politician and present Prime-Minister of Portugal
*Luiza Erundina de Sousa, Brazilian politician
*Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Portuguese politician, Law professor, and political analyst
*Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista de Sousa, politician from São Tomé and Príncipe
*Sérgio Sousa Pinto, Portuguese politician
*Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, Brazilian politician

ports

*Alexsandro de Souza, Brazilian footballer.
*Artur de Sousa Pinga, Portuguese footballer and coach
*Frederico Sousa, Portuguese rugby player
*Hélia Souza, Brazilian volleyball player
*José Ivanaldo de Souza, Brazilian footballer
*Jorge Luiz Sousa, Brazilian footballer
*Osmiro de Souza Silva, Brazilian long-distance runner
*Paulo Sousa, Portuguese footballer
*Robson Souza, Brazilian footballer
*Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
*Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Oliveira, Portuguese footballer

Places

*Sousa, in Brazil
*John Philip Sousa Bridge, in the United States
*Sousa District, in Japan
*Sousa River and Sousa Estuary, in Portugal

Dolphins

*Humpback Dolphins, members of the genus "Sousa", divided into three species:
**Sousa chinensis chinensis
**Sousa plumbea
**Sousa teuszi

Other

*Sousaphone, a wearable tuba


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