Sousa

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Sousa may mean a number of different things:

Surname

Sousa is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a toponym. Sometimes the spelling is Souza (archaic form). It is a name associated with a great number of different people (listed alphabetically by first name):

• Adelaide Filleul, Marquise de Souza-Botelho, French writer.
• Alexsandro de Souza, Brazilian footballer.
• Aristides Sousa Mendes, Portuguese diplomat and Righteous Among the Nations.
• Artur de Sousa Pinga, Portuguese footballer and coach.
• Christovão de Sousa Falcão, Portuguese poet.
• Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American writer.
• Edward de Souza, British actor.
• Fausto de Sousa Correia, Portuguese politician.
• Gonçalo Sousa Byrne, Portuguese architect.
• Herbert de Souza, Brazilian sociologist and activist.
• Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros, American Archbishop of Boston.
• Jerónimo de Sousa, Portuguese politician.
• John Philip Sousa, American composer.
• Jorge Luiz Sousa, Brazilian footballer.
• José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, Portuguese politician.
• Luís de Sousa, Portuguese monk and writer.
• Luiza Erundina de Sousa, Brazilian politician.
• Júlio César de Mello e Souza, known as Malba Tahan, Brazilian writer and professor of mathematics.
• Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Spanish and Portuguese historian and poet.
• Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Portuguese politician, Law professor, and political analyst.
• Márcio de Souza e Mello, Brazilian general.
• Márcio Souza, Brazilian writer.
• Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista de Sousa, politician from São Tomé and Príncipe.
• Martim Afonso de Sousa, Portuguese explorer.
• Maurício de Sousa, Brazilian comic book artist.
• Noémia de Sousa, Mozambican writer.
• Dona Anna de Souza, true name Ngola Ann Nzinga Mbande, Angolan queen.
• Olga Souza, Brazilian-Italian singer.
• Ovídio de Sousa Martins, Cape Verdean poet.
• Paulo Sousa, Portuguese footballer.
• Robson Souza, Brazilian footballer.
• Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Oliveira, Portuguese footballer.
• Sérgio Sousa Pinto, Portuguese politician.
• Steven E. de Souza, American producer, director and scriptwriter.
• Tomé de Sousa, Portuguese nobleman and first governor-general of Brazil.
• Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, Brazilian politician.

Places

• Sousa, Paraíba, Brazil.
• John Philip Sousa Bridge, Washington, D.C., United States.
• Sousa District, Chiba, Japan.

Dolphins

• Humpback Dolphins, members of the genus Sousa, divided into three species:
  • Sousa chinensis chinensis
  • Sousa plumbea
  • Sousa teusziTemplate:Disambig