- Carvalho
Carvalho, meaning '
oak ', is a commonsurname inPortugal ,Brazil , Galicia (although in Galicia it may be spelled 'Carvallo ' or 'Carballo ') and people from the State ofGoa inIndia as well as fromVasai , a town to the north ofMumbai inIndia . It is a name shared by a number of notable people:*
Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo , Portuguese historian of the 19th century
*Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira , Brazilian football player
*Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken , American heiress and owner of a controlling interest in Heineken International
*Daniel da Silva Carvalho , Brazilian football player
*Daniel da Cruz Carvalho , Portuguese football player
*Edgar Patricio de Carvalho Pacheco , Angolan football player
*Edílson Pereira de Carvalho , Brazilian football referee
*Eleazar de Carvalho , Brazilian music conductor
*Emanuel Nunes Carvalho , American Rabbi.
*Evaristo Carvalho , São Tomé and Príncipe prime minister
*Jaqueline Carvalho , Brazilian volleyball player
*João de Sousa Carvalho , Portuguese composer of the 18th century
*Joaquim Carvalho , Indian Hockey Coach
*José Cândido Carvalho , Brazilian writer
*Luiz Carvalho , Brazilian breaststroke swimmer
*Luiz Fernando Carvalho , Brazilian director
*Manuel Carvalho da Silva , coordinator of the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
*Michel de Carvalho , husband of Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
*Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho , Portuguese military officer
*Pedro Carvalho , Portuguese rugby player
*Ricardo Carvalho , Portuguese football player
*Ricardo Carvalho Calero , Galician professor
*Ronald de Carvalho , Brazilian poet and diplomat
*Sara Carvalho , Portuguese composer
*Scheila Carvalho , Brazilian dancer and model
*Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese statesman
*Ulric Amado de Carvalho , French race-car driver
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