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
 * Chrystia Cabral (born 1991), American musician known professionally as Spellling
 * 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
 * Roxanne Cabral, US diplomat
 * 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
 * Kévin Cabral, French footballer
 * Mário de Araújo Cabral, Portuguese racing driver
 * Milagros Cabral, Dominican Republic volleyball player
 * Paulo Cabral, Portuguese footballer
 * Rémi Cabral, French footballer