title: Proença
text: # Proença
  
  Proença (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a Portuguese language surname. It may refer to:
  
  ## People
  
  * Helder Proença (died 2009), Guinea-Bissauan politician
  * João Uva de Matos Proença (1938-1990), Portuguese diplomat
  * Maitê Proença (born 1958), Brazilian actress
  * Pedro Proença (born 1970), Portuguese football referee
  * Raul Proença (1884-1941), Portuguese writer and journalist
  
  ## Places
  
  * Proença-a-Nova, a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco, Portugal
  