Paiva

Paiva is a Portuguese family surname, of toponymic origin in Paiva, today Castelo de Paiva, Portugal.

It may refer to:

People

 * Adriano de Paiva (1847–1907), Portuguese scientist, a pioneer of the telectroscope
 * Afonso de Paiva (c. 1443-c. 1490), Portuguese diplomat and explorer of Ethiopia
 * Antonia Maury (Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury, 1866-1952), American astronomer
 * Bueno de Paiva (1861-1928), Brazilian politician
 * Diego Andrada de Payva (Diogo de Paiva de Andrada, 1528–75), Portuguese theologian
 * Esther Paiva (1819-1884), Russian-born French courtesan and salon-holder
 * Félix Paiva (1877-1965), President of Paraguay
 * Heliodoro de Paiva, Portuguese Renaissance composer
 * Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro (1861-1944), Portuguese military officer, statesman, and politician
 * James DePaiva (born 1957), American actor
 * João Soares de Paiva (c. 1140 – after 1200/16), Portuguese troubadour
 * José Pinto Paiva (born 1938), Brazilian chess master
 * Juliana Paiva (born 1993), Brazilian actress
 * Kassie DePaiva (born 1961), American soap opera actress and singer
 * Loick Pires (Loick Barros Paiva Pires, born 1989), Portuguese footballer playing in the UK
 * Nestor Paiva (1905–1966), American actor
 * Ricardo Tavarelli (Ricardo Javier Tavarelli Paiva, born 1970), Paraguayan footballer
 * Rubens Paiva (1929–1971), Brazilian civil engineer and politician
 * Vinícius Paiva (born 2001), Brazilian footballer
 * Wanderley Paiva (1946–2023), Brazilian professional football coach and player

Brazil

 * Paiva, Minas Gerais, a municipality
 * Engenheiro Rubens Paiva, a station on the underground railway system of Rio de Janeiro
 * Estádio José Duarte de Paiva, a multi-use stadium in Sete Lagoas
 * Estádio Gustavo Paiva, a multi-use stadium in Maceió

Portugal

 * Castelo de Paiva, a town
 * Castelo de Paiva Municipality
 * Vila Nova de Paiva, a municipality
 * Paiva River, a river in north-east Portugal (a tributary of the river Douro)

Uruguay

 * Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, a multi-use stadium in Rivera, Uruguay

Other uses

 * Paiva (plant genus), a former genus in the family Rubiaceae