Gonçalves (; Portuguese for "son of Gonçalo") is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adílio de Oliveira Gonçalves (born 1956), Brazilian footballer Ailton Goncalves da Silva (born 1973), Brazilian footballer André Goncalves (explorer), 15th/16th-century Portuguese explorer of Brasil André Goncalves (painter) (1685-1754), Portuguese Baroque painter André Caetano Goncalves (born 1992), Swiss-Portuguese footballer Antão Goncalves, 15th-century Portuguese explorer Diogo Gonçalves (born 1997), Portuguese footballer Gilberto Ribeiro Goncalves (born 1980), Brazilian footballer Isilda Goncalves (born 1969), Portuguese race walker João Gonçalves Zarco (1390-1471), Portuguese explorer, discovered the archipelago of Madeira Joaquim Gonçalves (1936–2013), Portuguese Roman Catholic bishop José Gonçalves (born 1985), Portuguese footballer Khalid Gonçalves (born 1971), American actor Laura Gonçalves (born 1989), Miss Portugal 2011, Top 10 at Miss Universe 2011 Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes (born 1966), Brazilian former football player Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves (born 1983), Angolan footballer Matheus Gonçalves, Brazilian footballer Matheus Trindade - a Brazilian footballer, whose full name is Matheus Trindade Gonçalves. Matheus Sávio - a Brazlian footballer, whose full name is Matheus Gonçalves Savio. Nelson Gonçalves (1919-1998), Brazilian singer and songwriter Nuno Gonçalves (fl. 1450-1471), Portuguese artist Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves (born 1984), Portuguese footballer Vanessa Gonçalves (born 1986), Miss Venezuela 2010, Top 16 at Miss Universe 2011 Vasco Gonçalves (1921-2005), Portuguese Prime Minister Dercy Gonçalves (1907-2008), Brazilian actress and comedian See also Gonsalves, English language variation of Gonçalves Gonzalez (disambiguation), Spanish equivalent of Gonçalves Gonsales, Portuguese variation of Gonzalez Gonzales (disambiguation), Spanish variation of Gonzalez Portuguese-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names