Vasconcelos

Vasconcelos
Vasconcelos family Coat of Arms.
Country	Portugal
Founded	12th century
Titles	Archbishop of Goa (non hereditary) Cardinal (non hereditary) Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (non hereditary) Marquis of Castelo Melhor Marquis of Reriz Marquis of Monserrate Count of Castelo Melhor Count of Vila Real Count of Torres Novas Viscount of Monserrate Viscount of Almeida and Vasconcelos Baron of Albufeira Baron of São Pedro Baron of Vasconcelos Baron of Itaipava Majorat of Mateus
Estate(s)	Mateus Palace

Vasconcelos (also Vasconcellos) is a Portuguese surname. Today it can be found in Portugal, Brazil, and elsewhere in the Portuguese-speaking world.

People

General

• Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos (1837–1880), Portuguese Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa, India, in the 19th century.
• Álvaro de Vasconcelos (born 1944), is a Portuguese author and security analyst
• António-Pedro Vasconcelos (1939–2024), Portuguese film director.
• Augusto de Vasconcelos (1867–1951), Portuguese surgeon, politician and diplomat.
• Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta (1890–1982), Brazilian cardinal.
• Carolina Michaëlis de Vasconcellos (1851–1925), Portuguese philologist.
• Doroteo Vasconcelos (1803–1883), President of El Salvador in the 19th century.
• Fernanda Vasconcellos (born 1984), a Brazilian movie, theater and television actress.
• Héctor Vasconcelos, Mexican diplomat
• Joe Vasconcellos (born 1959), Chilean musician
• John Vasconcellos (1932–2014), American politician.
• José Leite de Vasconcelos Cardoso Pereira de Melo (1858–1941), Portuguese linguist, philologist and ethnographer.
• José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos (born 1950), Angolan politician.
• José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920–1984), Brazilian writer.
• José Vasconcelos (1882–1959), Mexican writer, philosopher and politician.
• Josefina de Vasconcellos (1904–2005), English sculptor.
• Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa, 3rd Count of Castelo Melhor (1636–1720), Portuguese politician and prime minister.
• Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke, known as Mary Astor (1906–1987), American actress.
• Luis Mendez de Vasconcellos (c.1542-1623), Portuguese Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller.
• Maria de Vasconcelos (born 1970), Portuguese psychiatrist, singer and songwriter
• Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos (1923–2006), Portuguese surrealist poet.
• Marta Teresa Smith de Vasconcellos Suplicy (born 1945), Brazilian politician and psychologist.
• Martha Vasconcellos (born c.1948), Brazilian model and Miss Universe 1968.
• Miguel de Vasconcelos (c.1590-1640), Prime Minister of Portugal in the 17th century.
• Naná Vasconcelos (1944-2016), Brazilian percussionist.
• Pedro Martins, Lord of the Tower of Vasconcelos, 12th-century Portuguese nobleman, son of Martim Moniz and the first to use the name Vasconcelos.
• Pedro Vasconcellos (born 1974), Brazilian television actor.
• Wanda Ribeiro de Vasconcelos, known as Lio (born 1962), Belgian singer and actress

Sports

• Ana Vasconcelos (born 1981), Brazilian water polo player.
• Camilo Vasconcelos (born 2005), Canadian soccer player
• Fernando De Almeida Vasconcellos (1919–1996), Brazilian chess master.
• Gabriel Monteiro Vasconcelos (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
• Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
• Júlia Vasconcelos (born 1992), Brazilian taekwondo competitor.
• Marco Vasconcelos (born 1971), Portuguese badminton player.
• Ricardo Vasconcelos (born 1997), South African cricketer
• Severino Vasconcelos (born 1953), Brazilian naturalized Chilean football player and manager
• Wálter Vasconcelos Fernandes (1930–1983), Brazilian footballer
• João Vasconcelos (born 2005), Portuguese footballer

Other

• Alfredo Vasconcelos, city in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
• Diogo de Vasconcelos, city in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
• Countess de Vasconcellos, fictional characters of the video game Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars.
• Eduardo Vasconcelos Stadium, stadium in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• Ferraz de Vasconcelos, suburban municipality in São Paulo, Brazil.
• Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, multi-use stadium in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
• José Vasconcelos Library, in Mexico City, Mexico.
• Senador Vasconcelos, neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

External links

• Origin of the Vasconcelos surname in a Portuguese genealogical site
• The Surname "VASCONCELOS"