Azevedo

Azevedo is a common surname in the Portuguese language, and thus native to Portugal, Brazil, and other Lusophone nations. The etymology of "Azevedo" is usually connected to the Portuguese word "azevinho" meaning the European holly. Its Spanish equivalent is Acevedo or Acebedo, whose origin resides in the Leonese municipality of Acebedo, Spain. Notable people with this surname include the following:Aluísio Azevedo (1837–1913), Brazilian writer Ángela de Azevedo, 17th century Spanish and Portuguese playwright Anna Gonsalves Paes de Azevedo (1612–1674), Brazilian plantation owner Belmiro de Azevedo (1938–2017), Portuguese entrepreneur and the richest person in Portugal Bento da Fonseca de Azevedo, early 18th-century Portuguese master carver Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian race car driver Fábio Azevedo, Brazilian footballer Filipa Azevedo, Portuguese singer Geraldo Azevedo, Brazilian singer & guitarist Gerard Dominique de Azevedo Coutinho y Bernal, historian and chronicler in the 18th century Southern Netherlands Inácio de Azevedo (1526–1570), Jesuit missionary and martyr Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo (1560–1625), governor of Portuguese Ceylon and Viceroy of Portuguese India José Azevedo, Portuguese professional cyclist José Batista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1917–1983), Portuguese politician Joseph Felix Antoine François de Azevedo Coutinho y Bernal, historian in the 18th century Southern Netherlands Justin Azevedo, Canadian professional ice hockey player Licínio Azevedo, Brazilian-Mozambican journalist and filmmaker Luiz de Azevedo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia Márcio Azevedo, Brazilian footballer Count Don Pedro Henriquez d'Azevedo y Toledo de Fuentes (1525–1610), Spanish general and statesman Reinaldo Azevedo, Brazilian journalist Ricardo Azevedo, Brazilian professional water polo coach Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian WTO diplomat Tony Azevedo, American water polo player Valdir Azevedo (1923–1980), Brazilian conductor and performer Erik d'Azevedo, American painter and poet Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo, Brazilian supercentenarian

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