Prestes

Prestes is a Brazilian surname. Notable people called Prestes include:


 * Vicentino Prestes de Almeida, (born 1900), Brazilian paleontologist
 * Francisco Prestes Maia, Brazilian urban planner and mayor of São Paulo
 * Anita Leocádia Prestes (born 1936), Brazilian historian
 * Júlio Prestes (1882–1946), Brazilian poet, lawyer and politician
 * Luís Carlos Prestes (1898–1990), Tenente, later communist militant and Brazilian politician
 * Olga Benário Prestes (1908–1942), German-Brazilian communist militant
 * Paulão Prestes (born 1988), Brazilian basketball player
 * Paulo Roberto Prestes (born 1988), Brazilian football player