Monteiro (surname)

For other uses, see Monteiro (disambiguation).

Monteiro is an occupational Portuguese surname meaning 'hunter'. Notable people with the surname include:

People with the surname

A – D

• Adolfo Casais Monteiro (1908–1972), Portuguese essayist, poet and writer
• Alberto Monteiro (known as Fialho; 1928–2015), Portuguese footballer
• Aldo Geraldo Manuel Monteiro (known as Kadú; born 1994), Angolan footballer
• Alex Monteiro de Lima (known simply as Alex; born 1988), Brazilian footballer
• Allan Monteiro (1922–?), Pakistani boxer
• Allan Monteiro Dias (born 1988), Brazilian professional footballer
• Amarilson Monteiro (known as Xolote; born 1989), Cape Verdean professional footballer
• Ana Monteiro (born 1993), Portuguese swimmer
• Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro (known simply as Ananias, 1989–2016), Brazilian footballer
• André Monteiro (known as Ukra; born 1988), Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Olhanense
• Antonio Monteiro (mathematician) (1907–1980), Portuguese mathematician
• António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro (1848–1920), Brazilian-Portuguese businessman, bibliophile, entomologist and Freemason
• Antônio Augusto Monteiro de Barros (1790–1841), Brazilian politician
• António da Silva Monteiro, 1st Count of Silva Monteiro (1822–1885), Portuguese nobleman
• António Isaac Monteiro, the foreign minister of Guinea-Bissau 2005–2007
• António Mascarenhas Monteiro (1944–2016), the President of Cape Verde (1991–2001)
• António Monteiro (politician) (born 1944), Portuguese politician
• António Monteiro (canoeist) (born 1972), Portuguese sprint canoeist
• Antônio Monteiro (actor) (born 1956), Brazilian actor, director and writer
• Antonio Monteiro (mathematician) (1907–1980), mathematician born in Portuguese Angola
• Antônio Monteiro Dutra (born 1973), Brazilian left back
• Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima (born 1948), the Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Cape Verde since 2007
• Antônio Roberto Monteiro Simões, Brazilian-born linguist interested in the phonetics and phonology of the Romance languages
• António Wesllem de Sousa Monteiro (known as Wesllem; born 1985), Portuguese footballer
• Anjali Monteiro, documentary filmmaker, media educator and researcher who lives in Mumbai
• Armando Monteiro (politician) (born 1952), Brazilian politician and lawyer
• Armando Monteiro Filho (1925–2018), Brazilian businessman, engineer and politician
• Armindo Monteiro (1896–1955), Portuguese university professor, businessman, diplomat and politician
• Beatriz Monteiro (born 1999), Portuguese actress
• Bernardino de Sousa Monteiro (1865–1930), Brazilian politician
• Beto Monteiro (born 1975), Brazilian racing driver
• Bruno António Monteiro Magalhães (born 1982), Portuguese professional footballer
• Bruno Monteiro (born 1984), Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Vitória FC
• Caio Monteiro (known as Caio Monteiro; born 1997), Brazilian footballer
• Caralisa Monteiro, Indian singer
• Casimiro Monteiro (1920–1993), Portuguese PIDE agent
• Carlos Monteiro (runner) (born 1965), Portuguese long-distance runner
• Charles Monteiro (born 1994), São Toméan footballer
• Chico Monteiro (1918–1990), Indian Roman Catholic Bishop of Goa
• Cláudia Monteiro, Brazilian professional tennis player
• Cléber Monteiro (born 1980), Brazilian footballer currently playing for C.D. Nacional
• Cristina Lopes da Silva Monteiro Duarte (born 1962), Capeverdean politician
• Daniel Feitosa de Araújo Monteiro (born 1992), Brazilian futsal player
• Danilo Monteiro Martins (born 1998), Brazilian professional basketball
• Darci Miguel Monteiro (known simply as Darci; 1968–2018), Brazilian professional footballer
• Dário Monteiro (born 1977), Mozambican footballer who plays for Supersport United FC
• Danielson Gomes Monteiro (born 1986), Romanian football player
• Darci Miguel Monteiro (born 1968), retired Brazilian professional footballer
• Diogo Filipe Monteiro Pinto Leite (born 1999), Portuguese professional footballer
• Dóris Monteiro (1934–2023), Brazilian singer and actress

E – H

• Éder Monteiro Fernandes (known simply as Éder; born 1983), Brazilian professional footballer
• Edivaldo Monteiro (born 1976), Portuguese hurdler
• Eduardo Monteiro (born 1966), Brazilian concert pianist, university professor and piano teacher
• Elton Monteiro (born 1994), Portuguese footballer of Cape Verdean descent
• Elvis Manuel Monteiro Macedo (known simply as Babanco; born 1985), Cape Verdean professional footballer
• Ernest Steven Monteiro (1904–1989), physician in preventive medicine and Singapore's ambassador to Cambodia
• Fábio Monteiro (born 1990), Portuguese footballer
• Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro (known simply as Felipe; born 1989), Brazilian professional footballer
• Felipe Monteiro Diogo (known as Sodinha; born 1988), Brazilian professional footballer
• Fernando Monteiro de Castro Soromenho (1910–1968), Portuguese journalist and writer
• Fernando Monteiro do Amaral (1925–2009), Portuguese politician and parliamentary
• Firmino Monteiro (1855–1888), Afro-Brazilian painter
• Flavia Monteiro Colgan (born 1977), Brazilian-American Democratic strategist
• Francisco Caetano Monteiro de Assis (also known as Kikas; born 1981), Angolan football player
• Francisco Monteiro (1926–2002), Hong Kong swimmer
• Francisca Maria Monteiro e Silva Vaz (known as Zinha Vaz; born 1952), Bissau-Guinean women's rights activist and politician
• Gabriel Monteiro Vasconcelos (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
• Gabryel Monteiro de Andrade (known as Gabryel the Destroyer; born 1999), Brazilian footballer
• Gerson Monteiro (born 1973), Angolan professional basketball player
• Gilson Monteiro Varela da Silva (known simply as Gilson; born 1990), Cape Verdean football player
• Hélder Prista Monteiro (1922–1994), Portuguese playwright and writer
• Hugo Monteiro (born 1985), Portuguese professional footballer
• Ivan Monteiro (born 1960), Brazilian electronic engineer
• Júnior Monteiro (born 1991), Cape Verdean professional footballer
• Giselli Monteiro (born 1988), Brazilian model and Bollywood actress
• Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva (known as Henrique Paço d'Arcos; 1878–1935), Portuguese statesman, navy officer and colonial administrator
• Hugo Monteiro (born 1985), Portuguese footballer, who currently plays for Gil Vicente F.C.

I – L

• Inês Monteiro (born 1980), Portuguese athlete who competes in middle and long-distance track running
• Isabel Monteiro, the London-based, singer-songwriter and bassist with three-piece alternative band Drugstore
• Ivi Monteiro (born 1984), Brazilian butterfly and freestyle swimmer
• Jamiro Monteiro (commonly known as Jamiro; born 1993), Cape Verdean professional footballer
• Jayden Marlon Monteiro (commonly known as Monté; born 2000), South African-based musician, audio engineer and public icon.
• Jerônimo de Sousa Monteiro (1870–1933), Brazilian politician
• Jeremy Monteiro (born 1960), Singaporean jazz musician
• Jerson Monteiro (born 1985), professional soccer player
• João César Monteiro, Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic
• João Monteiro, Portuguese table tennis player
• Joceline Monteiro (born 1990), Portuguese runner
• Joel de Oliveira Monteiro (1904–1990), Brazilian football player
• Johnson Monteiro Pinto Macaba (born 1978), Angolan football striker, who plays for Chengdu Blades in the China League One
• Johnny Monteiro (born 1938), Hong Kong field hockey player
• Jorge Fernandes Monteiro (known as Jotamont; 1912–1998), Cape Verdean musician and composer
• Jorge Monteiro (born 1988), known as Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
• José Luís Monteiro (1848–1942), Portuguese architect
• José Hipólito Monteiro (born 1939), Portuguese geologist and oceanographer
• José Monteiro (footballer) (born 1982), Guinea-Bissauan footballer
• José Monteiro (athlete), Portuguese Paralympian athlete
• José Monteiro (volleyball) (born 1991), Portuguese male volleyball player
• José Pedro Monteiro (born 1959), Portuguese windsurfer
• José Sabino Chagas Monteiro (born 1996), known as Sabino, Brazilian footballer
• Juliao Monteiro (born 1993), Timorese football player
• Leonardo Sierra Monteiro (born 1987), Brazilian actor, engineer and entrepreneur
• Kelvin Monteiro Medina (born 1994), Cape Verdean professional footballer
• Lucas Monteiro (born 2001), Swiss footballer
• Luís de Matos Monteiro da Fonseca (born 1944), Cape Verdean diplomat and civil servant
• Luís de Sttau Monteiro (1926–1993), Portuguese writer, novelist and playwright
• Luís Monteiro (swimmer) (born 1983), Portuguese former swimmer
• Luis Pedro Barros Barny Monteiro (born 1966), known as Barny, Portuguese footballer
• Luiza Monteiro, Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) competitor
• Lumen Monteiro (born 1952), Indian Roman Catholic bishop
• Lurdes Monteiro (born 1984), Angolan handball player

M – Q

• Manuel Monteiro (born 1962), Portuguese lawyer and politician
• Manuel Monteiro (born 1962), Portuguese jurist, professor and former politician
• Manuel Monteiro de Castro (born 1938), secretary of the Congregation for Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009
• Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro (born 1941), Angolan writer of poetry, novels, theater plays, and short stories
• Marco Monteiro (born 1966), Brazilian gymnast
• Marcos Felipe de Freitas Monteiro (known simply as Marcos Felipe; born 1996), Brazilian professional footballer
• Maria do Céu Monteiro, President of the Supreme Court of Guinea-Bissau and also of the ECOWAS Court since 2012
• Maria Monteiro Jardin, former Angolan minister for fisheries
• Marilyn J. Monteiro, psychologist specialized in the spectrum of autism disorder
• Miguel Monteiro, (born 1980), Portuguese footballer currently playing with Valencia CF
• Monteiro Lobato (1882–1948), one of Brazil's most influential writers, mostly for his children's books
• Monteiro da Costa (born 1928), Portuguese footballer
• Nélson Monteiro de Souza (known simply as Nélson Monteiro; 1904–?), Brazilian basketball player
• Nuno Miguel Monteiro Rocha (born 1992), Cape Verdean professional footballer
• Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro (also known as Otávio or Otavinho; born 1995), Brazilian professional footballer
• Osvaldo Monteiro (born 1963), Brazilian football manager and former player
• Paulo Monteiro (artist) (born 1961), Brazilian artist
• Paulo Monteiro (footballer, born 1985), Portuguese footballer
• Paulo Monteiro (footballer, born 1991), Portuguese footballer
• Pedro Aurélio de Góis Monteiro (born 1889), Brazilian general and politician
• Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro (known as Pelé,; born 1978), Cape Verdean footballer
• Pedro Monteiro (footballer) (born 1994), Portuguese footballer
• Pedro Monteiro (swimmer) (born 1975), butterfly swimmer from Brazil

R – U

• Rafael Monteiro Alves da Silva (known as Rafael Silva; born 1984), Brazilian footballer
• Rafael Pires Monteiro (known simply as Rafael; born 1989), Brazilian footballer
• Raimundo Monteiro (born 1957), Brazilian politician
• Regilson Saboya Monteiro Júnior (known as Juninho Cearense; born 1980), Brazilian footballer
• Ricardo José Vaz Alves Monteiro (born 1983), Portuguese footballer who plays for Rio Ave FC
• Roberto Monteiro (also known as Roberto Batata; 1949–1976), Brazilian association football forward
• Roberto Leal Monteiro, Home Affairs Minister of Angola
• Ronaldo Monteiro (born 1998), Bolivian football player
• Rose Monteiro (née Bassett) (1840–1898), English plant collector and naturalist
• Rubenilson Monteiro Ferreira (born 1972), Brazilian football player
• Rudy Monteiro (born 1996), Cape Verdean footballer
• Rui Monteiro (footballer, born 1977), retired Dutch football striker
• Rui Manuel Monteiro Silva (born 1977), Portuguese track and field athlete and coach
• Rui Monteiro (footballer, born 1977), Cape Verdean retired professional football player
• Rui Monteiro (footballer, born 1991), Portuguese footballer
• Ruth Monteiro, Bissau-Guinean lawyer
• Sanny Monteiro (born 1989), Dutch professional footballer
• Santinho Lopes Monteiro (born 1979), Cape Verdean-Dutch football player
• Sergio Monteiro (born 1974), Brazilian pianist
• Sergio Manuel Monteiro Semedo (born 1988), Cape Verdean professional footballer
• Sonal Monteiro, Indian film actress
• Tariq Monteiro (born 2000), British drill rapper and convicted murderer.
• Telma Monteiro (born 1985), Portuguese judoka from the city of Almada
• Thales Monteiro (1925–1993), Brazilian basketball player
• Tiago Monteiro (born 1976), racing driver who drove for Jordan, Midland and Spyker MF1 Racing Formula One teams
• Tiago Miguel Monteiro de Almeida (born 1990), Cape Verdean professional footballer
• Thiago Monteiro (tennis) (born 1994), Brazilian tennis player
• Tomás Antônio Maciel Monteiro, 1st Baron of Itamaracá (1780–1847), Brazilian politician and magistrate
• Valéria Monteiro (born 1965), Brazilian journalist, model, actress, and television presenter

V – Z

• Vandré Sagrilo Monteiro (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
• Vicente do Rego Monteiro (1899–1970), Brazilian painter
• Wallyson Ricardo Maciel Monteiro (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
• Wanderley Santos Monteiro Júnior (also known as Wanderley; born 1988), Brazilian footballer
• Wania Monteiro (born 1986), Cape Verdean rhythmic gymnast
• Wellington Monteiro (born 1978), defensive midfielder player from Brazil

See also

• Montero (name)