title: Costa
text: # Costa
  
  Costa may refer to:
  
  ## Biology
  
  * Rib (Latin: costa), in vertebrate anatomy
  * Costa (botany), the central strand of a plant leaf or thallus
  * Costa (coral), a stony rib, part of the skeleton of a coral
  * Costa (entomology), the leading edge of the forewing of winged insects, as well as a part of the male clasper
  
  ## Arts and entertainment
  
  * Costa!, a 2001 Dutch film
  * Costa!!, a 2022 Dutch film
  * Costa Book Awards, formerly the Whitbread Book Award, a literary award in the UK
  
  ## Organisations
  
  * Costa Caribe, a Nicaraguan basketball team
  * Costa Coffee, a British coffee shop chain, sponsor of the book award
  * Costa Cruises, a leading cruise company in Europe
  * Costa Del Mar, an American manufacturer of polarized sunglasses
  * Costa Group, Australian food supplier
  
  ## Places
  
  * Costa, Haute-Corse, France, a commune on the island of Corsica
  * Costa, Lajas, Puerto Rico, a barrio
  * Costa, West Virginia, US, or Brushton, a community
  * Costa Head, a headland on the Orkney Islands
  
  ## People
  
  * Costa (surname), including origin of the name and people sharing the surname
  * Costa (footballer) (born 1973), Portuguese football manager and former player
  * Costa-Gavras (born 1933), Greek-French filmmaker
  