Almeida (sometimes Almeyda in archaic spelling) is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a toponym, derived from the town of Almeida (Beira Alta Province, Portugal).
It may refer to:
Military and explorers
Francisco de Almeida, Portuguese nobleman, statesman, soldier and explorer
Germano Almeida, Cape Verde author and lawyer
Lourenço de Almeida, Portuguese nobleman, soldier and explorer
Manuel Quintas de Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe military officer and coup leader
Vasco de Almeida e Costa, Portuguese naval officer
Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, Brazilian composer
Bruno de Almeida, United States film director and musician
Francisco António de Almeida, Portuguese composer and organist
Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian classical guitarist
Santiago Almeida, United States musician
Alfeu Adolfo Monjardim de Andrade e Almeida, Brazilian politician
António de Almeida Santos, Portuguese politician and statesman
António José de Almeida, Portuguese political figure and statesman
Armindo Vaz d'Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe politician
Cristina Almeida, Spanish lawyer and politician
Damião Vaz d'Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe politician
José Américo de Almeida, Brazilian politician and writer
José António Rondão Almeida, Portuguese politician
Juan Almeida Bosque, Cuban high-ranking politician
Vicente Almeida d'Eça, last Portuguese governor of Cape Verde
João Vale de Almeida, European Union diplomat
Luís de Almeida, Angolan diplomat
Tomé Barbosa de Figueiredo Almeida Cardoso, Portuguese diplomat, polyglot and etimologist
João Ferreira de Almeida, Portuguese Protestant pastor and Bible translator
John Almeida, English Jesuit missionary in Brazil
José Sebastião de Almeida Neto, Portuguese Catholic Cardinal and former Patriarch of Lisbon
Luciano Mendes de Almeida, Brazilian Jesuit bishop
Manuel de Almeida, Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary
Aílton José Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Alex Dias de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Ângelo Mariano de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Anselmo de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Antonio Gonzaga Almeida, known as Toninho Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Carlos Alberto de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Cláudio Rogério Almeida Cogo, Brazilian footballer
Daniel Moradei Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Dermival Almeida Lima, Brazilian footballer
Édson Andrade Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Ever Hugo Almeida, Paraguayan footballer
Gabriel Barbosa Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer
José Augusto de Almeida, Portuguese footballer
José Carlos de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
José Emidio de Jesus de Almeida, Brazilian Footballer
José Eduardo Bischofe de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Leandro de Almeida Silva (1977), Brazilian footballer
Leandro Almeida da Silva (1987), Brazilian footballer
Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Luciano Silva Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha, known as Nani, Portuguese footballer
Magno Santos de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Marcelo Luis de Almeida Carmo, Brazilian footballer
Marco Almeida (footballer born 1977), Portuguese footballer
Matías Almeyda, Argentine footballer
Mauro Almeida, Portuguese footballer
Paulo Almeida Santos, Brazilian footballer
Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Peter de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Robert da Silva Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Rogério de Almeida Florindo dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
Rodrigo Juliano Lopes de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Rui Almeida Monteiro, Dutch footballer
Vanderson Válter de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Vinícius Rodrigues Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Angélica de Almeida, Brazilian long-distance runner
Bira Almeida, Brazilian capoeira fighter
Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketballer
Giovanna Almeida Leto, Italian figure skater
Goncalino Almeida, Brazilian horse jockey
Ivan Almeida, Cape Verdean basketball player
João Luis de Almeida, Angolan boxer
Kaio de Almeida, Brazilian swimmer
Michel Almeida, Portuguese judoka
Rafael Almeida, Cuban baseballer
Ricardo Almeida, Brazilian mixed martial artist
Germano Almeida, Cape Verde author and lawyer
Lúcia Machado de Almeida, Brazilian writer
José Américo de Almeida, Brazilian writer and politician
Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Brazilian journalist and writer
Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, Portuguese satirical poet
Alfonso Almeida, Mexican chess master
Grace d'Almeida (1951–2005), Beninese lawyer
Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese actor
José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, Brazilian painter
José Joaquín Almeida (1777–1832), Portuguese Barbary corsair
Júlia Almeida, Brazilian actress
June Almeida, British virologist
Miguel Osório de Almeida, Brazilian physician and scientist
Miguel Vale de Almeida, Portuguese anthropologist
Tancredo de Almeida Neves, Brazilian statesman
Tony Almeida, character played by Carlos Bernard on the United States television series 24
Colonel Almeida, the manager of Camp Sunshine in the 1998 Bollywood film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
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