Almeida ( surname ) - wikipedia Almeida ( surname ) Almeida ( sometimes Almeyda in archaic spelling ) is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Brazil, and India. It was originally a toponym, derived from the town of Almeida ( Beira Alta Province, Portugal ). It may refer to : Contents 1 People 1.1 Military and explorers 1.2 Musicians 1.3 Politicians 1.3. 1 Diplomats 1.4 Religious 1.5 Sports 1.5. 1 Football ( soccer ) 1.5. 2 Other sports 1.6 Writers 1.7 Others 1.8 Fictional characters People 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 Musicians 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 Politicians 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 Diplomats João Vale de Almeida, European Union diplomat Luís de Almeida, Angolan diplomat Tomé Barbosa de Figueiredo Almeida Cardoso, Portuguese diplomat, polyglot and etimologist Religious 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 Sports Football ( soccer ) 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 Eduardo Bischofe de Almeida, Brazilian footballer Leandro de Almeida Silva ( born 1977 ), Brazilian footballer Leandro Almeida da Silva ( born 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 Other sports 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 Writers 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 Sarah Hoyt, nee Sarah d'Almeida, American science fiction writer of Portuguese origin ( publishes historical fiction as Sarah d'Almeida ) Others 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 Fictional characters Tony Almeida, character played by Carlos Bernard on the United States television series 24 This page lists people with the surname Almeida. 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Question: where does the last name almeida come from
Answer: the town of Almeida (Beira Alta Province, Portugal)