Americo
Introduction '''Americo''' (or '''Américo''') is a Portuguese- and Spanish-language given name, occasionally used as a surname and in other cultures. It is a variant of the name Henry.English diminutives or hypocorisms include Rico & Eric.People with the name include:
Arts and entertainment *Américo (born 1977), a Chilean singer*Americo Boschetti (born 1951), a Puerto Rican musician*Américo Castilla, an Argentine artist*Americo Garcia, member of the electronic music duo Boombox Cartel*Américo Hoss (1914–1990), a Hungarian-Argentine cinematographer*Americo Makk (1927–2015), a Hungarian-American artist*Americo Paredes (1915–1999), a Mexican-American author*Americo Sbigoli (died 1822), an Italian singer*Pedro Américo (1843–1905), a Brazilian painter, politician, and scientist===Pseudonyms===*Américo Elísio, literary pseudonym of Brazilian statesman and scientist José Bonifácio de Andrada
Politics and government *Américo Boavida (1923–1968), an Angolan physician and activist*Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo (1833–1896), a Brazilian politician*Américo António Cuononoca, an Angolan anthropologist and politician*Américo Ghioldi (1899–1985), an Argentine educator and activist*Americo Santiago (born 1951), an American politician*Américo Tomás (1894–1987), a Portuguese naval officer and politician
Sports *Américo Astete (born 1967), an Argentine alpine skier*Américo Bonetti (1928–1999), an Argentine boxer*Américo Fernandes (1899–? ), a Brazilian rower*Américo Gallego (born 1955), an Argentine footballer*Américo González (footballer), a Salvadoran footballer*Américo González (pentathlete) (born 1925), an Uruguayan modern pentathlete*Américo Lopes (1933–2023), a Portuguese footballer*Américo Montanarini (1917–1994), a Brazilian basketball player*Américo Martins Pereira Júnior (born 1993), a Brazilian footballer*Américo Pereira da Silva, a Portuguese footballer*Américo Rocca (born 1952), a Mexican wrestler*Américo Ruffino (1905–1988), an Argentine footballer*Américo Tesoriere (1899–1977), an Argentine footballer*Ben Bedini (1921–2008), an American baseball player, born Americo Bendini*Edu (footballer, born 1949), a Brazilian footballer, born Jonas Eduardo Américo*Mertz Mortorelli (1921–1985), an American football coach, born Americo Mortorelli*Rick Sapienza (born 1936), an American football player, born Americo Sapienza*Rico Petrocelli (born 1943), an American baseball player, born Americo Petrocelli*Thomas Americo (1958–1999), an East Timorese boxer
Other fields *Américo Amorim (1934–2017), a Portuguese industrialist*Américo Castro (1885–1972), a Spanish cultural historian*Américo Henriques (1923–2006), a Portuguese Catholic bishop
See also **Amalric, a Gothic-language name, including links to related names*Amerigo (disambiguation) *American (disambiguation)