Álvares

Álvares (sometimes Alvares), a Portuguese and Galician surname, originally a patronymic meaning Son of Álvaro, is the name of:
 * Ana Ida Alvares (born 1965), Brazilian volleyball player
 * Christiaan Hermanus Cornelis Alvares (1901–1994), Surinamese musician
 * Francisco Álvares (1465–1541), Portuguese missionary and explorer
 * João Álvares Fagundes (active in 1521), Portuguese explorer
 * Jorge Álvares (died 1521), Portuguese explorer
 * Mara Alvares (born 1948), Brazilian artist
 * Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Portuguese general and constable of Portugal
 * Pedro Álvares Cabral (about 1467 – about 1520), Portuguese navigator and explorer, discoverer of Brazil