title: Neves (surname)
text: # Neves (surname)
  
  Neves, is the Portuguese word for the plural form of "snow" (Portuguese: neve). It is a common surname in Portugal, Italy, Brazil, and the Spanish region of Galicia. A Spanish variant is Nieves.
  
  The surname is supposedly connected to the veneration of Our Lady of the Snows (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora das Neves), the name being given to a village in the northwest of Portugal.
  
  ## People with this name
  
  ### Sportspeople
  
  **Footballers**
  
  * Bruno Ferraz das Neves (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
  * Carlos César Neves (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
  * Carlos das Neves (born 1968). South African footballer and coach
  * Cristiano dos Santos Neves (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
  * Daniel Soares Neves (born 1980), Brazilian-Spanish footballer
  * Denílson Pereira Neves (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
  * Diego Neves (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
  * Domingos Neves (fl. 1925), Portuguese footballer
  * Eugénio Neves (born 1987), Portuguese footballer
  * Fernando Pascoal Neves, (1947–1973), Portuguese footballer
  * Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1930–2013), Brazilian footballer
  * Hermes Neves Soares (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
  * Hernâni Neves (born 1963), Portuguese footballer and beach soccer player
  * Jedaias Capucho Neves (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
  * Joaquim Neves (born 1970), Portuguese footballer
  * Jorge Neves (footballer, born 1969), Portuguese football player and coach
  * Jorge Neves (footballer, born 1987), Portuguese football player
  * Kévin das Neves (born 1986), French footballer
  * Luciano da Rocha Neves (born 1993), Brazilian footballer
  * Manny Neves (born 1960), Portuguese-American soccer player
  * Marcos Neves (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
  * Michel Neves Dias (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
  * Nando Maria Neves (born 1978), Cape Verdean footballer
  * Pedro das Neves Correia (born 1974), Portuguese footballer
  * Pedro Rocha Neves (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
  * Ricardo Neves (born 1989), Portuguese footballer
  * Rodolfo Xavier Neves (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
  * Rúben das Neves (born 1991), Portuguese footballer
  * Rúben Neves (born 1997), Portuguese footballer
  * Rui Neves (footballer, born 1965), Portuguese footballer
  * Rui Neves (footballer, born 1969), Portuguese footballer
  * Serafim Neves (1920–1989), Portuguese footballer
  * Sérgio André Pereira Neves (born 1993), Portuguese footballer
  * Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves (born 1974), Brazilian Footballer
  * Thiago Neves (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
  * Vinícius Neves da Silva (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
  
  **Other sports**
  
  * Bruno Neves (1981–2008), Portuguese road racing cyclist
  * Cláudia das Neves (born 1975), Brazilian women's basketball player
  * Hélio Castroneves (born "Hélio Castro Neves", 1975), Brazilian auto racing driver
  * Mario Neves (basketball) (born 1979) is a Cape Verdean-Portuguese basketball player
  * Pedro Miguel Neves (born 1968), Portuguese basketball player
  * Ralph Neves (1916–1995), US horse racing jockey
  
  ### Others
  
  * Aécio Neves (born 1960), Brazilian economist and politician
  * Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo (1926–2010), São Toméan poet, politician, and national anthem lyricist
  * Alice Leonor das Neves Costa (born ?), Macanese judge
  * André Neves (born 1975). Portuguese mathematician
  * António Castanheira Neves (born 1929), Portuguese legal philosopher and professor
  * Carlos Augusto R. Santos-Neves (born 1944), Brazilian ambassador to the UK (2008–2010)
  * David Neves (1938–1994), Brazilian film director and screenwriter
  * Emily Neves (born 1982), US actress, singer, script writer, and voice director
  * Graciano dos Santos Neves (1868–1922), Brazilian physician and politician
  * Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal (1852–1941), Portuguese duchess of San Jaime
  * José Neves (born 1974), Portuguese billionaire businessman, founder of Farfetch
  * José Maria Neves (born 1960), Cape Verdean politician and former Prime Minister
  * Lucas Moreira Neves (1925–2002), Brazilian Cardinal Bishop and Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
  * Maria das Neves (born 1958), São Tomé and Príncipe politician and former Prime Minister
  * Mario Das Neves (1951–2017), Argentine politician
  * Mário Neves (1912–1993), Portuguese journalist and diplomat
  * Oscar Castro-Neves (1940–2013), Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer
  * Pedro Luís Neves (born 1955), Portuguese composer, musician, and music producer
  * Tancredo Neves (1910–1985), Brazilian lawyer, entrepreneur, and president-elect of Brazil (died before taking office)
  * Vivien Neves (1947–2002), British glamour model
  * Walter Neves (born 1957), Brazilian anthropologist, archaeologist, and biologist
  * Wilson das Neves (1936–2017), Brazilian musician (percussionist)
  