Pires
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Pires is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Pedro or Son of Pero (English: Peter). Its Spanish equivalent is Pérez. Sometimes the archaic form Peres may occour. It may mean different things:
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- A. M. Pires Cabral, Portuguese writter.
- Alda Ferreira Pires Barreto de Lara Albuquerque, Angolan-Portuguese writter.
- Aloísio Pires Alves, Brazilian footballer.
- Álvaro Henrique Alves Pires, Brazilian footballer.
- António Elísio Capelo Pires Veloso, Portuguese colonial Governor of São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Arlindo do Carmo Pires Barbeitos, Angolan poet.
- Carlos Lopes Pires, Portuguese writter.
- Cléo Pires Brazilian actress.
- Cornélio Pires, Brazilian journalist, writer and folklorist.
- Diogo Pires, known as Solomon Molcho, a self-proclaimed Jewish Messiah.
- Diogo Pires the Younger, Portuguese artist of the 16th century.
- Fernão Pires de Andrade, Portuguese merchant and official.
- Francisco António Pires Barata, Portuguese colonial Governor of São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Francisco Fortunato Pires, São Toméan politician.
- Gérard Pirès, French film director and writer.
- Glória Pires Brazilian actress.
- Jacinto Lucas Pires, Portuguese writter.
- José Cardoso Pires, Portuguese writter.
- José Mariano Rebelo Pires Gago, Portuguese high-energy physicist and Minister for Science.
- Loick Pires, English footballer.
- Lourenço Pires de Távora, Portuguese colonial Governor of São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Luís Pires, Portuguese explorer.
- Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de Carvalho Silveira, São Toméan politician.
- Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist.
- Mário Lemos Pires, last governor of Portuguese Timor.
- Mário Pires, Guinea-Bissau politician and former Prime Minister.
- Paulo Pires, Portuguese model and actor.
- Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde.
- Pires de Saldanha, Portuguese colonial Governor of Angola.
- Robert Pirès French footballer.
- Rosemir Pires, Brazilian footballer.
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- Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva, race course in Estoril, Portugal.
- Music From Van Pires, John Entwistle's last studio solo album.
- Pires, a village in Monção, Portugal.
- Pires do Rio Microregion, a region of south-central Goiás state, Brazil.
- Pires do Rio, city and municipality in Goiás state, Brazil.
- Ribeirão Pires, a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
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