Correia

Correia ( Portuguese for " belt ") is a Portuguese family name that originally referred to a person who worked with leather products .

Name bearer

• Adriano Correia (* 1984), Brazilian soccer player
• Adriano Correia de Oliveira ( Adriano Maria Correia Gomes de Oliveira ; 1942–1982), Portuguese composer and singer
• Aílton do Nascimento Correia (* 1984), Brazilian soccer player, see Aílton (soccer player, October 1984)
• Alberto Correia Neto (* 1949), Angolan diplomat
• António Correia de Campos (* 1942), Portuguese politician and lawyer
• Armando Eduardo Pinto Correia (1897–1943), Portuguese military and colonial administrator
• Brigida Antónia Correia (* 1964), East Timorese politician and agricultural scientist
• Carlos Correia (* 1933), Guinea-Bissau politician
• Carlos César Correia Lebre , East Timorese freedom fighter
• Fausto Correia (1951-2007), Portuguese politician
• Filipe Correia de Sá (* 1953), Angolan journalist, writer and actor
• Francisco Correia (diplomat) , Angolan diplomat
• Francisco de Aquino Correia (1885–1956), Brazilian religious chaplain, Archbishop of Cuiabá
• Francisco Nunes Correia (* 1951), Portuguese politician and engineer
• Gaspar Correia (around 1492–1563), Portuguese chronicler
• Hélia Correia (* 1949), Portuguese writer
• Henrique Correia (* 1966), Portuguese pool player
• Isaac Correia (* 1991), Angolan football player
• João Correia (soccer player, 1911) (1911–1984), Portuguese soccer player (Benfica Lisbon)
• João Correia (soccer player, 1914) (1914– ??), Portuguese soccer player (Sporting Lisbon)
• João Correia (cyclist, 1975) ( Joao da Silva Correira ; * 1975), Portuguese cyclist
• João Correia (rugby player) ( João Carlos Gonçalves Correia ; * 1979), Portuguese rugby union player
• João Correia (Athlete) ( João Paulo Martins Correia ; * 1983), Portuguese athlete in disabled sports
• João Correia (cyclist, 1990) ( João Miguel Silva Correia ; * 1990), Portuguese cyclist
• João Correia de Oliveira (1881–1960), Portuguese playwright
• João da Silva Correia (Romanist) (1891–1937), Portuguese Romanist and Lusitanist
• João da Silva Correia (writer) (1896–1973), Portuguese writer and journalist
• João Andre Avelino Correia , East Timorese politician (ASDT)
• João António Correia (1822–1896), Portuguese painter and university professor
• José Correia da Serra (1750–1823), Portuguese clergyman, scholar, diplomat and botanist
• José Alberty Correia (1917–2011), Portuguese officer and colonial administrator
• José Ângelo Correia (* 1945), Portuguese politician
• Kevin Correia (born 1980), American baseball player
• Laura Correia (* 1995), Luxembourgish tennis player
• Lourença Nunes Correia ( 1773/1775 – after 1831), Spanish opera singer
• Lourenço de Brito Correia , Portuguese Governor of Portuguese Timor
• Luís Carlos Correia Pinto (* 1985), Portuguese football player
• Luís Miguel Correia (1977–1992), Portuguese murder victim, see Frederico Cunha
• Manuel Correia (composer) (around 1600–1653), Portuguese composer
• Manuel Correia de Andrade (1922–2007), Brazilian historian, geographer and lawyer
• Manuel Correia de Lacerda (1679–1751), Portuguese governor of Portuguese Timor
• Manuel Pio Correia (1874–1934), Portuguese botanist
• Manuel Pio Correia Júnior (1918–2013), Brazilian diplomat
• Marcel Correia (* 1989), German-Portuguese soccer player
• Maria Teresa Hono Lay Correia (* 1969), East Timorese politician
• Maritza Correia (* 1981), Puerto Rican swimmer
• Natália Correia (1923–1993), Portuguese writer
• Osiris de Oliveira Correia (* 1917), Brazilian diplomat
• Paio Peres Correia (1205–1275), Portuguese knight and regent
• Pedro António Correia Garção (1724–1772), Portuguese poet
• Raimundo Correia (1859–1911), Brazilian poet and lawyer
• Reinaldo Correia Freitas Belo († 1984), East Timorese freedom fighter
• Uillian Correia (* 1989), Brazilian soccer player
• Veríssimo Correia Seabra (1947–2004), Guinea-Bissau politician, head of state 2003

See also

• Correa
• Correira

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Correia on surnames.behindthename.com (English)