Peixoto

Peixoto is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Alvarenga Peixoto (1743–1793), Brazilian poet, born in Rio de Janeiro
* António Augusto de Rocha Peixoto (1866–1909), naturalist, ethnologist and archaeologist
* 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
* 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

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* 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

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