Barreto (surname)
Barreto is a surname of Portuguese origin, also found in the former Portuguese colonies of Brazil, Angola, Mozambique and Timor-Leste, as well as Spain and Latin America. 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.
Occasionally, the surname has been spelled Barretto in the United States.People with the surname
Academics
- Ada Kouri Barreto, Cuban cardiologist
- Angela Barreto Xavier, Portuguese historian and researcher
- Fausto Barreto, Brazilian philologist
- Lourdino Barreto, musicologist
- Manuela Barreto, Portuguese social psychologist and researcher
- Matt A. Barreto, American political scientist
- Paulo S. L. M. Barreto, Brazilian cryptographer
Artists and writers
- Alexandra Barreto, American actress
- Bruno Barreto Brazilian film director
- Chiquita Barreto, Paraguayan writer
- Claudine Barreto, Filipino actress
- Eduardo Barreto, Uruguayan comics artist
- Don Marino Barreto Jr., Cuban singer
- Fábio Barreto, Brazilian filmmaker
- Federico Barreto, Peruvian poet and writer
- Guillermo Barreto, Cuban musician
- Juan Cancio Barreto, Paraguayan musician
- Juan Carlos Barreto, Mexican actor
- Júlio Francisco Adeodato Barreto Indo-Portuguese writer
- Larry Barretto, American novelist and war correspondent
- Lia Menna Barreto, Brazilian artist
- Lima Barreto, Brazilian writer
- Lima Barreto , Brazilian director
- Luiz Carlos Barreto, Brazilian film producer
- Nuno Taborda Barreto, Portuguese visual artist, painter and academic
- Paulo Taborda Barreto, Portuguese/Dutch visual artist and designer
- Pedro Barreto , Brazilian violinist
- Pepe Barreto, Peruvian-American entertainment reporter
- Rafael Barreto , Brazilian singer/songwriter
- Ray Barretto, Puerto Rican-American bandleader and percussionist
- Román Viñoly Barreto, Uruguayan-Argentine film director
- Tobias Barreto, Brazilian writer
Clergy
- Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto, Bishop of Sindhudurg
- Melchior Nunes Barreto, 16th-century missionary
- Pascual Díaz y Barreto, Mexican prelate
- Pedro Barreto, Peruvian Catholic archbishop
Military personnel
- Isabel Barreto, first woman to be a navy Admiral
- Jorge Otero Barreto, American soldier
- João de Deus Mena Barreto, member of the military junta which governed Brazil
- José Luís Mena Barreto, Brazilian military leader
- Luís do Rego Barreto, Portuguese military leader and colonial administrator
Politicians
- Antonio Moniz Barreto, Governor of Macau
- Francisco Barreto, Portuguese military, explorer and Viceroy of Portuguese India
- Greg Barreto, American politician
- Hector Barreto, 21st Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration
- Honório Barreto, Luso-African Governor of the Portuguese colony of Guinea
- Jackson Barreto, governor of Sergipe, Brazil
- Jorge Barreto Xavier, Portuguese cultural manager, Secretary of State for Culture of Portugal from October 2012 - October 2015
- Juan Barreto, Venezuelan politician and mayor of Caracas
- Leonardo Argüello Barreto, President of Nicaragua
- Manuel Delgado Barreto, Spanish far-right politician
- Nuno Rolim de Moura Barreto, 9º conde de Vale dos Reis; 2º Marquês e 1º Duque de Loulé
- Roberto Molina Barreto , Guatemalan attorney-general
- António Barreto, Portuguese liberal sociologist. Formerly, politician, Member of Parliament, State-secretary and Minister.
Sportspeople
- André Barreto, Brazilian footballer
- Augusto Barreto, Portuguese fencer
- Carlos Barreto, Venezuelan boxer
- Carlos Barreto , Brazilian MMA fighter
- Claudemir Jeronimo Barretto, better known as Cacau, Brazilian footballer
- Diego Barreto, Paraguayan football goalkeeper
- Édgar Barreto, Paraguayan football player, brother of Diego Barreto
- Francisco Barretto Júnior, Brazilian gymnast
- Franklin Barreto, Venezuelan baseball player
- Gonzalo Barreto, Uruguayan football player
- Gustavo Bonatto Barreto, Brazilian football player
- Herman Barreto, Venezuelan sport shooter
- Hernan Barreto, Argentine Paralympic athlete
- Jhonlen Barreto, Venezuelan volleyball player
- Jose Ramirez Barreto, Brazilian football player
- Juciely Cristina Barreto, Brazilian volleyball player
- Kaleem Barreto, Scottish rugby union player
- Marcos Barreto, Mexican runner
- Mariano Barreto, Portuguese football manager
- Mickaël Barreto, French football player
- Miguel Barreto, Argentine football player
- Nuno Barreto, Portuguese bronze medal winner at 1996 Summer Olympics for Sailing, men's 470 team competition
- Paulo Vitor Barreto, Brazilian football player
- Ramón Barreto, Uruguayan football referee
- Sergio Barreto, Argentine football player
- Vlademir Jeronimo Barreto, Brazilian footballer
- Ysis Barreto, Venezuelan judoca
