title: Antão
text: # Antão
  
  Antão or Antao is a Portuguese given name that's equivalent to Anthony or Antonio in use in Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Namibia, Angola and Mozambique and a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
  
  ## Given name
  
  * Antao D'Souza (born 17 January 1939), Goan cricketer
  * Antão de Almada, 7th Count of Avranches (c. 1573 – 1644), Portuguese national hero
  * Antão de Almada, 12th Count of Avranches (1718 – 1797), Portugues political administrator
  * Antão Gonçalves (15th-century), Portuguese explorer
  * Antão Martins Homem (1450s–1531), Portuguese nobleman
  
  ## Surname
  
  * John da Silva Antao (born 1933), Portuguese priest
  * Walfrido Antão (fl. 1950s-1980s), Goan writer
  