# Morais

Morais or Moraes (the latter is an archaic spelling in Portugal, but contemporary in Brazil and India — or for both variants) is a Portuguese surname.
The link between Morais/Moraes and the Spanish surname Morales is controversial.
Notable people with the name include:

## Moraes

* Abrahão de Moraes (1916–1970), Brazilian astronomer and mathematician
* Adriano Moraes (bull rider) (born 1970), Brazilian rodeo performer
* Alexandre de Moraes (born 1968), Brazilian jurist
* Alinne Moraes (born 1982), Brazilian actress
* Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (1928–2014), Brazilian businessman and billionaire
* Carolina Moraes (born 1980), Brazilian synchronized swimmer
* Celso de Moraes (born 1949), Brazilian hammer thrower
* Cícero Moraes (born 1982), Brazilian 3D designer
* Claude Moraes (born 1965), British politician
* Dom Moraes (1938–2004), Indian writer and poet
* Drica Moraes (born 1969), Brazilian actress
* Ederson Moraes (born 1993), Brazilian footballer
* Francisco de Moraes (c. 1500 – 1572), Portuguese writer
* Frank Moraes (1907–1974), Indian newspaper editor
* Henrietta Moraes (1931–1999), British model and memoirist
* Isabela Moraes (born 1980), Brazilian synchronized swimmer
* Mestre Moraes (born 1950), Brazilian capoeira master
* Premnath Moraes (1923-1998), Sri Lankan Tamil actor, director, and screenwriter
* Vinicius de Moraes (1913–1980), Brazilian writer, composer, and diplomat
* Walter Moraes (1934–1997), Brazilian jurist

## Morais

* Bráulio Morais (born 1990), Angolan basketball player
* Carlos Morais (basketball) (born 1985), Angolan basketball player
* Carlos Pedro Silva Morais (born 1976), Cape Verdean footballer known as "Caló"
* Clodomir Santos de Morais (1928–2016), Brazilian sociologist
* Cristiane de Morais Smith Lehner, Brazilian theoretical physicist
* Daniel Morais Reis (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
* Danny Morais (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
* Davidson Morais (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
* Diego Morais Pacheco (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
* Edgar Morais (born 1989), Portuguese actor, writer and director
* Ellinton Antonio Costa Morais (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
* Fernando Morais (born 1946), Brazilian writer and politician
* Filipe Morais (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
* Frederico Morais (born 1992), Portuguese surfer
* Hugo Morais (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
* Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais (born 1967), Swiss-Angolan entrepreneur
* João Baptista Mascarenhas de Morais (1883–1968), Brazilian Army officer
* João Morais (1935–2010), Portuguese footballer
* John Victor Morais (1910–1991), Malaysian writer and journalist
* José Morais (born 1965), Portuguese football coach
* Júnior Morais (born 1986), Brazilian-Romanian footballer
* Kevin Anthony Morais (1960–2015), Malaysian Deputy Public Prosecutor
* Luís Filipe Montenegro Cardoso de Morais Esteves, Portuguese politician
* Manoel Morais Amorim (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
* Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 1970), Brazilian footballer known as "Cafu"
* Nélson Morais (born 1974), Portuguese footballer
* Nuno Morais (born 1984), Portuguese footballer
* Nuno Morais (athlete) (1923–1986), Portuguese sprinter
* Olinda Morais (born 1951), East Timorese politician
* Patrícia Morais (born 1992), Portuguese footballer
* Paulo de Morais (born 1963), Portuguese professor and politician
* Prudente de Morais (1841–1902), Brazilian president
* Ricardo Morais (born 1967), Brazilian mixed martial artist
* Richard C. Morais (born 1960), Canadian-American writer
* Sabato Morais (1823–1897), Italian-American rabbi
* Sanjeeva Morais, Sri Lankan judge of the Court of Appeal
* Stephan Morais (born 1973), English and Portuguese businessman
* Trevor Morais (born 1944), English drummer
* Ulisses Morais (born 1959), Portuguese footballer
* Umeshka Morais (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Valdiram Caetano de Morais (1982–2019), Brazilian footballer
* Welington Morais (born 1996), Brazilian track and field athlete
* Wilder Morais (born 1968), Brazilian politician
* William Morais (1991–2011), Brazilian footballer

## Given name

* Morais Abreu (born 1968), Angolan beach volleyball player
* Morais Guy, Jamaican politician