Famous People with Name Branco

Branco, Real Name Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Branco, Real Name Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal: is former Brazilian footballer who played as a left back. A member of the triumphant Brazillian team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup,

Viscount Of Rio Branco            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Viscount Of Rio Branco: was a senator and a diplomat during the period of the Empire of Brazil (1822-1889), as well as a teacher, a journalist, and one of the most prestigious politicians of his time – having occupied positions such as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Navy, Minister of War and Minister of Finance. He is also the father of José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior, the Baron of Rio Branco, who is the patron of Brazil's diplomacy.In the press, the Viscount of Rio Branco's articles provided the public opinion with a view of the situation in the River Plate republics under Juan Manuel de Rosas and Manuel Oribe and led him to be invited, at the end of 1851, to act as Secretary to the Marquis of Paraná's mission in Montevideo, in the linking of alliances that resulted in the fall of Rosas, the leader of a confederation of states which would later become Argentina.

João Rodrigues De Castelo Branco            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

João Rodrigues De Castelo Branco: was a notable Portuguese Jewish physician of the 16th century. Like Herophilus, Galen, Ibn al-Nafis, Michael Servetus, Realdo Colombo and William Harvey, he is credited as making a discovery in the circulation of the blood. He is said to have discovered t

Luís Maria Da Costa De Freitas Branco            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Luís Maria Da Costa De Freitas Branco: was a Portuguese composer and academic.As a child he studied piano and violin. In 1910 he moved to Berlin to study composition. He was professor of composition at the Lisbon Conservatory from 1916, and was the teacher of, among others, Joly Braga Santos.

Cristina Branco            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Cristina Branco: a Portuguese musician.Branco was originally drawn to jazz and other forms of Portuguese music before finally opting for fado after being introduced to the music of Amália Rodrigues by her grandfather. Branco studied the poems from which major fado lyrics are taken. Branco continues to work on her fado repertory, accompanied by Custódio Castelo on guitar and as composer. Her music is deeply rooted in tradition, yet is essentially modern.

Russiano Branco            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Russiano Branco: is a Portuguese footballer currently under contract for Romanian side FC Gloria Buzau.