Peixoto

Peixoto is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ariane Luna Peixoto (born 1947), Brazilian botanist whose standard author abbreviation is Peixoto Alvarenga Peixoto (1743–1793), Brazilian poet, born in Rio de Janeiro António Augusto de Rocha Peixoto (1866–1909), naturalist, ethnologist and archaeologist Bruno Peixoto (born 1974), Brazilian politician César Peixoto (born 1980), Portuguese footballer who plays for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Portuguese first division Floriano Peixoto (1839–1895), Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the Paraguayan War, second President of Brazil Floriano Peixoto (actor), known as Floriano Peixoto (born 1959), Brazilian film and television actor from Rio de Janeiro Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto, (born 1954), Brazilian Army officer, commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti João Paulo Peixoto (born 1964), Portuguese businessman and teacher Guilherme Peixoto, known as Padre Guilherme (born 1974), Catholic priest, DJ, and EDM recording artist from Portugal Júlio Afrânio Peixoto (1876–1947), Brazilian physician, writer, politician, historian, university president, and eugenicist José Luís Peixoto (born 1974), Portuguese writer who has written fiction, poetry, drama and lyrics Kerwin Peixoto (born 1988), professional football defender from Peru Leonardo Henrique Peixoto dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian football centre-back Mário Peixoto (1908–1992), mainly known for his only film Limite, a silent experimental movie filmed in 1930 Maurício Peixoto (1921–2019), Brazilian engineer who pursued a career as a mathematician

==See also== Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: SBGP), a private airport near Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil Floriano Peixoto, Rio Grande do Sul, municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Gavião Peixoto, municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Peixoto's theorem, relating to the properties of smooth flows on surfaces Peixoto de Azevedo, city located in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil Peixoto de Azevedo River, river of Mato Grosso state in western Brazil