Barreto (surname)
Barreto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ba'ʁetu]) is a surname of Portuguese origin,[1] also found in the former Portuguese colonies of Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Timor-Leste and Goa as well as Spain, Latin America and The Philippines.[2] In 1786, the title of Conde de Casa Barreto was created by King Charles III of Spain and bestowed upon Jacinto Tomás Barreto of Havana, Cuba.[1]
Occasionally, the surname has been spelled Barretto in the United States (e.g. Larry Barretto and Ray Barretto).
People with the surname
Academics
- Ada Kouri Barreto (1917–2005), Cuban cardiologist
- Fausto Barreto (1852–1915), Brazilian philologist
- Jenny Anne Barretto, Filipina geologist and geophysicist
- Lourdino Barreto, musicologist
- Matt A. Barreto (born 1976), American political scientist
- Paulo S. L. M. Barreto (born 1965), Brazilian cryptographer
Artists and writers
- Alexandra Barreto (born 1975), American actress
- Bruno Barreto (born 1955) Brazilian film director
- Chiquita Barreto (born 1947), Paraguayan writer
- Claudine Barreto (born 1979), Filipino actress
- Eduardo Barreto (1954–2011), Uruguayan comics artist
- Don Marino Barreto Jr. (1925–1971), Cuban singer
- Fábio Barreto (1957–2019), Brazilian filmmaker
- Federico Barreto (1862–1929), Peruvian poet and writer
- Guillermo Barreto (1929–1991), Cuban musician
- Juan Cancio Barreto (born 1950), Paraguayan musician
- Juan Carlos Barreto (born 1957), Mexican actor
- Julia Barretto (born 1997), Filipina actress
- Júlio Francisco Adeodato Barreto (1905–1937) Indo-Portuguese writer
- Krissann Barretto (born 1995), Indian Television Actress
- Larry Barretto (1890–1971), American novelist and war correspondent
- Lia Menna Barreto (born 1959), Brazilian artist
- Lima Barreto (1881–1922), Brazilian writer
- Lima Barreto (director) (1906–1982), Brazilian director
- Luiz Carlos Barreto (born 1928), Brazilian film producer
- Marjorie Barretto (born 1974), Filipina actress
- Pepe Barreto, Peruvian-American entertainment reporter
- Rafael Barreto (singer) (born 1985), Brazilian singer/songwriter
- Ray Barretto (1929–2006), Puerto Rican-American bandleader and percussionist
- Rhianne Barreto (born 1997/1998), British actress
- Román Viñoly Barreto (1914–1970), Uruguayan-Argentine film director
- Tobias Barreto (1839–1889), Brazilian writer
Clergy
- Monsignor Tomas de Aquino do Rosario Barreto (1870–1961), was vicar-general and vicar capitulor, and served as bishop.
- Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto, Bishop of Sindhudurg
- Alfred Do Rosario Barreto (1942–2011), Catholic priest, founder principal of the Vidya Bhavan School,Vidya Bhavan College of commerce, principal at Ornellas high school and St Vincent's college of commerce.Vice-president of the Women's Hockey Association of Maharashtra.
- Melchior Nunes Barreto, 16th-century missionary
- Pascual Díaz y Barreto (1876–1936), Mexican prelate
- Pedro Barreto (born 1944), Peruvian Catholic cardinal
Military personnel
- Antonio Barreto, Sri Lankan Sinhala Karava soldier who gained the title "Prince of Uva" under the name Kuruvita Rala in the Kingdom of Kandy
- Isabel Barreto (1567–1612), first woman to be a navy Admiral
- Jorge Otero Barreto (born 1937), American soldier
- João de Deus Mena Barreto (1874–1933), member of the military junta which governed Brazil
- José Luís Mena Barreto (1817–79), Brazilian military leader
- Luís do Rego Barreto (1777–1840), Portuguese military leader and colonial administrator
Entrepreneurs
- Antonio Orlando Do Rosario Barreto (1950–2018) was a noted South Goan businessman
Politicians
- Francisco Barreto (1520–1573), Portuguese military, explorer and Viceroy of Portuguese India (1555–1558)
- Greg Barreto, American politician
- Hector Barreto Jr., 21st Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration
- Honório Barreto (1813–1859), Luso-African Governor of the Portuguese colony of Guinea
- Jackson Barreto, governor of Sergipe, Brazil
- Jorge Barreto Xavier (born 1965), Portuguese cultural manager, Secretary of State for Culture of Portugal from October 2012 to October 2015
- Juan Barreto (born 1959), Venezuelan politician and mayor of Caracas (2004–2008)
- Leonardo Argüello Barreto (1875–1947), President of Nicaragua
- Manuel Delgado Barreto (1879–1936), Spanish far-right politician
- Roberto Molina Barreto (born 1955), Guatemalan attorney-general
Sportspeople
- André Barreto, Brazilian footballer
- Augusto Barreto (1923–2017), Portuguese fencer
- Carlos Barreto (boxer) (1976–1999), Venezuelan boxer
- Carlos Barreto (fighter) (born 1968), Brazilian MMA fighter
- Claudemir Jeronimo Barreto (born 1981), better known as Cacau, Brazilian footballer
- Diego Barreto (born 1981), Paraguayan football goalkeeper
- Édgar Barreto (born 1984), Paraguayan football player, brother of Diego Barreto
- Francisco Barretto Júnior (born 1989), Brazilian gymnast
- Franklin Barreto (born 1991), Venezuelan baseball player
- Gonzalo Barreto (born 1992), Uruguayan football player
- Gustavo Bonatto Barreto (born 1991), Brazilian football player
- Herman Barreto (born 1926), Venezuelan sport shooter
- Hernan Barreto (born 1991), Argentine Paralympic athlete
- Jhonlen Barreto (born 1987), Venezuelan volleyball player
- Jose Ramirez Barreto (born 1976), Brazilian football player
- Juciely Cristina Barreto (born 1980), Brazilian volleyball player
- Kaleem Barreto, Scottish rugby union player
- Marcos Barreto (born 1960), Mexican runner
- Mariano Barreto (born 1957), Portuguese football manager
- Mickaël Barreto (born 1991), French football player
- Miguel Barreto, Argentine football player
- Nuno Barreto (born 1972), Portuguese bronze medal winner at 1996 Summer Olympics for Sailing, men's 470 team competition
- Paulo Vitor Barreto (born 1985), Brazilian football player
- Ramón Barreto (1939–2015), Uruguayan football referee
- Sergio Barreto (born 1999), Argentine football player
- Vlademir Jeronimo Barreto (born 1979), Brazilian football player
- Vincy Barretto (born 1999), Indian football player
- Ysis Barreto (born 1980), Venezuelan judoka
See also
References
- d'Acosta, Lino Chaparro (1979). Heráldica de los apellidos canarios Vol. 1 (in Spanish). Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Estudios Técnicos del Blasón. p. 53. ISBN 9788430019892.
- "Barreto Surname Distribution". Forebears. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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