Matarazzo
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Matarazzo is an Italian
family name. Originating in Sicily, it derived from the Arabic "Matrah", a place to lie down, and subsequently the Sicilian word "Matarazzu", mattress.
The following articles refer to this name:
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
family name. Originating in Sicily, it derived from the Arabic "Matrah", a place to lie down, and subsequently the Sicilian word "Matarazzu", mattress.
The following articles refer to this name:
- Andrea Matarazzo, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian industrialist and politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making... - Ciccillo Matarazzo, Brazilian industrialist and arts patron
- Cláudia Matarazzo, Brazilian authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
- Eduardo Matarazzo SuplicyEduardo SuplicyEduardo Matarazzo Suplicy is a Brazilian left-wing politician, economist and professor. He is one of the founders and main political figures on the Workers Party of Brazil .-Biography:...
, Brazilian politician - Ermelino Matarazzo, Brazilian entrepreneurEntrepreneurAn entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, also the name of a suburbSuburbThe word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of the cityCityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
of São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... - Francesco MatarazzoFrancesco MatarazzoFrancesco Matarazzo, was an Italian historian of the European Renaissance. His fame rests largely on his masterwork Chronicles of the City of Perugia 1492-1503 which has become a primary source for many later historians of the Italian Renaissance and in particular the city of...
, ItalianItalian peopleThe Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
historian, author of Chronicles of the City of Perugia 1492-1503 - Giuseppe Matarazzo, Italian amateurAmateurAn amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
astronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using... - Heather MatarazzoHeather MatarazzoHeather Amy Matarazzo is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as a geeky girl in the film Welcome to the Dollhouse . She played Lilly in The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement...
, AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress - John Matarazzo, Italian-American gangsterGangsterA gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster....
with the Genovese crime familyGenovese crime familyThe Genovese crime family , is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia . The Genovese crime family has been nicknamed the "Ivy League" and "Rolls Royce" of organized crime... - Maysa MatarazzoMaysa MatarazzoMaysa Figueira Monjardim , better known as Maysa Matarazzo or simply Maysa, daughter of Alcibíades Guaraná Monjardim and wife Inah Figueira and paternal granddaughter of Manuel Silvino Monjardim and wife Ursulina Guaraná, was a singer, composer, and actress from Brazil...
, Brazilian singer - Mike MatarazzoMike MatarazzoMichael Richard Matarazzo is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder.Born on November 8, 1965 and originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Matarazzo moved to Venice, California to further his bodybuilding career. Formerly a boxer, Matarazzo first won the 1989 Gold's Gym Classic in...
, American body-builder - Neal Matarazzo, American actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- Raffaello MatarazzoRaffaello MatarazzoRaffaello Matarazzo was an Italian film-maker.- Biography :He started writing film reviews for Roman newspaper Il Tevere before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines...
, Italian writer and film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:... - 9111 Matarazzo9111 Matarazzo9111 Matarazzo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 28, 1997 by P. Sicoli and F. Manca at Sormano.- External links :...
, an asteroidAsteroidAsteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered by Giuseppe Matarazzo