Cabral (surname)
Cabral is a surname of Portuguese origin, coming from the word Cabra meaning goat. The surname Cabral most commonly came from goat farmers.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Amílcar Cabral (1924–1973), Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean anti-colonial leader
- Andrea Cabral (born 1959), American politician
- Anna Escobedo Cabral (born 1959), American businesswoman, 42nd U.S. Treasurer
- António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis of Tomar (1803–1889), Portuguese statesman
- Artur de Sacadura Cabral (1881–1924), Portuguese aviation pioneer
- César Cabral (born 1989), Dominican professional baseball player
- 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
- Gloria Cabral (born 1982), Brazilian-Paraguayan architect
- 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
- Juan Bautista Cabral (1789–1813), Argentine soldier
- Len Cabral, United States storyteller
- Luís Cabral, first President of Guinea-Bissau
- Manuel Caldeira Cabral (born 1968), Portuguese politician
- Manuel del Cabral, Dominican writer
- Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral, Guinea-Bissau politician
- Miguel de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese left-wing politician
- Nilesh Cabral, Indian 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
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