Sousa

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Sousa may mean a number of different things.

Contents 1 Surname 1.1 General 1.2 Cinema 1.3 Music 1.4 Writers and journalists 1.5 Politicians 1.6 Sports 2 Places 3 Dolphins 4 Other

[edit] Surname

Sousa is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. Sosa is the Castilian equivalent. It was originally a toponym. Sometimes the spelling is Souza (archaic form). Spelled as D’Souza, it is also a very common surname of Indian Catholics, many of whom are descendants^{[citation needed]} of the Portuguese from their Indian colonies, namely Mangalore, Goa and Ceylon. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:

[edit] General

• Aristides Sousa Mendes, Portuguese diplomat and Righteous Among the Nations
• Gonçalo Sousa Byrne, Portuguese architect
• Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros, Archbishop of Boston in the United Sates
• Márcio de Souza e Mello, Brazilian general
• Martim Afonso de Sousa, Portuguese explorer
• Maurício de Sousa, Brazilian comic book artist
• Lord Peter Souza III, Duke of Madeira, Earl of São Miguel
• Dona Anna de Souza, also Ngola Ann Nzinga Mbande, Angolan queen
• Tomé de Sousa, Portuguese nobleman and first governor-general of Brazil

[edit] Cinema

• Edward de Souza, British actor
• Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress
• Steven E. de Souza, United Sates film producer, director and scriptwriter

[edit] Music

• John Philip Sousa, composer from the United States
• Olga Souza, Brazilian singer

[edit] Writers and journalists

• Adelaide Filleul, Marquise de Souza-Botelho, French writer
• Christa d'Souza, English Journalist
• Christovão de Sousa Falcão, Portuguese poet
• Dinesh D'Souza,United Sates writer
• Luís de Sousa, Portuguese monk and writer
• Júlio César de Mello e Souza, known as Malba Tahan, Brazilian writer and professor of mathematics
• Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet
• Márcio Souza, Brazilian writer
• Noémia de Sousa, Mozambican writer
• Ovídio de Sousa Martins, Cape Verdean poet

[edit] Politicians

• Fausto de Sousa Correia, Portuguese politician
• Herbert de Souza, Brazilian sociologist, politician and activist
• Jerónimo de Sousa, Portuguese politician
• José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, Portuguese politician and present Prime-Minister of Portugal
• Luiza Erundina de Sousa, Brazilian politician
• Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Portuguese politician, Law professor, and political analyst
• Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista de Sousa, politician from São Tomé and Príncipe
• Sérgio Sousa Pinto, Portuguese politician
• Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, Brazilian politician

[edit] Sports

• Alexsandro de Souza, Brazilian footballer.
• Artur de Sousa Pinga, Portuguese footballer and coach
• Frederico Sousa, Portuguese rugby player
• José Ivanaldo de Souza, Brazilian footballer.
• Jorge Luiz Sousa, Brazilian footballer
• Osmiro de Souza Silva, Brazilian long-distance runner
• Paulo Sousa, Portuguese footballer
• Robson Souza, Brazilian footballer
• Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
• Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Oliveira, Portuguese footballer

[edit] Places

• Sousa, in Brazil
• John Philip Sousa Bridge, in the United States
• Sousa District, in Japan
• Sousa River and Sousa Estuary, in Portugal

[edit] Dolphins

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

[edit] Other

• Sousaphone, a wearable tuba