Branco
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Branco (meaning White in Portuguese) may mean different things:
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[edit] People
Branco is a common surname in Portugal and Brazil. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
- Barão do Rio Branco, Brazilian politician.
- Branco Mello, Brazilian musician and actor.
- Camilo Castelo Branco, Portuguese writer and poet.
- Cassiano Branco, Portuguese architect.
- Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal "Branco", Brazilian footballer.
- Cristina Branco, Portuguese fado singer.
- Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazilian military leader and politician and former President of Brazil.
- João Ferreira Franco Pinto Castelo-Branco, Portuguese politician and former prime minister.
- João Rodrigues de Castelo Branco, known as Amato Lusitano, Portuguese Jewish physician.
- Joaquim Rafael Branco, São Toméan politician.
- Jorge Branco de Sampaio, Portuguese lawyer, politician, and the former President of the Republic.
- Luís de Freitas Branco, Portuguese composer and an academic.
- Marcelo Branco, Brazilian bridge player.
- Paulo Branco, Portuguese film producer.
- Serge Branco, Cameroonian footballer.
- Silvio Branco, Italian boxer.
[edit] Places
- Branco River, a river in Brazil.
- Branco, an island in Cape Verde.
- Cape Branco, cape on the coast of Paraíba, Brazil.
- Castelo Branco, a district in Central Portugal.
- Castelo Branco, a parish in the district of Horta, Portugal.
- Castelo Branco, a parish in the district of Mogadouro, Portugal.
- Castelo Branco, a city and a municipality in Portugal.
- Monte Branco, a settlement in Cape Verde.
- Morro Branco, a cape in Cape Verde.
- Ouro Branco, a municipality in the state of Alagoas, Brazil.
- Pato Branco, a city in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
- Ribeirão Branco, a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Rio Branco, capital-city of the state of Acre, Brazil.
- Rodovia Castelo Branco, highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Visconde do Rio Branco, city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Zero Branco, a comune in Veneto, Italy.
[edit] Football clubs & related
- Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, Portuguese football club.
- Castelo Branco Football Association, Football association in the district of Castelo Branco, Portugal.
- Centro Esportivo Rio Branco, Brazilian football club.
- Rio Branco Atlético Clube, Brazilian football club.
- Rio Branco Esporte Clube, Brazilian football club.
- Rio Branco Football Club, Brazilian football club.
- Rio Branco Sport Club, Brazilian football club.
[edit] Other
- Caruru-branco, species of annual flowering plant.
- Castelo Branco cheese, Portuguese cheese.
- Muscatel Branco, white wine grape, member of the Muscat family Vitis vinifera.
- Polytechnical Institute of Castelo Branco, polytechnic institute of higher education in Portugal.
- Rio Branco Law, Brazilian Law of 1871, designed to provide freedom to all newborn children of slaves, and slaves of the state or crown.
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