Rego
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Surname
Rego is a common surname in the GalicianGalician language
Galician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and...
and Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, namely in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, Galicia and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , 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...
. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
- Emanuel RegoEmanuel RegoEmanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...
, Brazilian beach volleyball player - Luís do Rego Barreto, Portuguese brigadier in the Peninsular WarPeninsular WarThe Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
- Paula RegoPaula RegoPaula Rego is a painter born in Portugal although she is a naturalised British citizen.-Biography:Rego was born in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, the daughter of an electrical engineer who worked for the Marconi Company. Although this gave her a comfortable middle class home, the family was...
, Portuguese painter - Vicente do Rego MonteiroVicente do Rego MonteiroVicente do Rego Monteiro , born in Recife, in a family of artists, was a Brazilian painter.Already in 1911 Vicente do Rego Monteiro was in Paris , attending a course, for little time, at the Académie Julian. Precocious talent, in 1913 he participated of the Hall of the Independent Artists, in the...
, Brazilian painter - Alfred R Rego Jr, Partner in Rego & Rego Attorneys At Law, former Probate Judge, 1984 candidate for United States Congress, Rhode Island First Congressional District
Places
- Rego Park, QueensRego Park, QueensRego Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.-Geography:Rego Park is bordered to the north by Elmhurst and Corona, the east and south by Forest Hills and the west by Middle Village.-History:...
, in Queens, New York, United States - Rego, Indiana, in IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States - Rego da Murta, AlvaiázereAlvaiázereAlvaiázere is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 160.5 km² and a total population of 8,112 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 7 parishes, and is located in the district of Leiria...
, Portugal - Alcôrrego, AvisAvis (Portugal)Avis is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 606.0 km² and a total population of 5,054 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 8 parishes, and is located in the District of Portalegre....
, Portugal - Rego, Celorico de Basto, Celorico de BastoCelorico de BastoCelorico de Basto Municipality is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 181.1 km² and a total population of 20,128 inhabitants.The town of Celorico de Basto has around 2500 inhabitants....
, Portugal