Cabral ( surname ) - wikipedia Cabral ( surname ) Cabral is a surname of Portuguese origin. Notable people with the surname include : Ajith Nivard Cabraal ( born 1954 ), 12th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Amílcar Cabral ( 1924 - 1973 ), political figure in Guinea - Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands Andrea J. Cabral ( born 1959 ), first woman sheriff in Massachusetts Anna Escobedo Cabral ( born 1959 ), 42nd Treasurer of the United States António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquess of Tomar ( 1803 -- 1889 ), Portuguese statesman Artur de Sacadura Cabral ( 1881 - 1924 ), Portuguese aviation pioneer Cabral `` Cabbie '' Richards ( born 1977 ), Canadian TV personality Cabral Ibacka ( born 1977 ), Romanian television personality and actor Cristina Rodríguez Cabral ( born 1959 ), Uruguayan poet, researcher, and Afro - Uruguayan activist Ciruelo Cabral ( born 1963 ), Argentine fantasy artist Donald Reid Cabral ( 1923 - 2006 ), President of the Dominican Republic Esperanza Cabral, 21st century Filipino politician Evaldo Cabral de Mello ( born 1936 ), Brazilian historian and history writer Facundo Cabral ( 1937 - 2011 ), Argentine singer and songwriter Fito Cabrales, Spanish songwriter, singer and guitarist Francisco Cabral ( 1529 -- 1609 ), Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Japan Gonçalo Velho Cabral ( 15th century ), Portuguese monk and explorer João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet João Cabral, Portuguese Catholic missionary, seeker of the mystical land of Shambhala João de Pina - Cabral, Portuguese anthropologist Jose Antonio Zapata Cabral, Mexican journalist and editor Juan Bautista Cabral ( 1789 -- 1813 ), Argentine soldier Len Cabral, United States storyteller Luís Cabral, first President of Guinea - Bissau Manuel del Cabral, Dominican writer Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral, Guinea - Bissau politician Miguel de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese left - wing politician Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese right - wing politician Pedro Álvares Cabral ( 1467 -- 1520 ), Portuguese discoverer of Brazil Sérgio Cabral Filho ( born 1963 ), Brazilian politician and journalist Sports Adilson Tavares Varela, commonly known as Cabral, Cape Verdean football player Alejandro Cabral, Argentine footballer Brian Cabral, American footballer Cabral Ferreira, Portuguese football club president Carlos Alberto Cabral, Brazilian football manager Cristian Martins Cabral, Brazilian footballer Gustavo Cabral, Argentine footballer Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer Mário de Araújo Cabral, Portuguese racing driver Milagros Cabral, Dominican Republic volleyball player Paulo Cabral, Portuguese footballer Surname list This page lists people with the surname Cabral. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cabral_(surname)&oldid=832747231 '' Categories : Surnames Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 March 2018, at 19 : 52 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name cabral come from
Answer: Portuguese