Sebastião (given name) explained

Sebastião is a Portuguese male given name,^[1] descending from the Latin Sebastianus^[2] and equivalent to the English name Sebastian.

Notable people

Notable people with this name include:

Art

• Sebastião Alba, Portuguese poet
• Sebastião Tapajós, Brazilian guitarist
• Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian photographer

Politics

• Sebastião Custódio de Sousa Teles, Portuguese politician
• Sebastião Fernandes da Costa, Portuguese lawyer and politician
• Sebastião I, also known as Sebastian of Portugal, Portuguese king
• Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese statesman

Religion

• Sebastião Barradas, Portuguese preacher
• Sebastião da Silveira Cintra, Brazilian cardinal
• Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado, Indo-Portuguese priest
• Sebastião Soares de Resende, Portuguese Catholic bishop

Sport

Football

• Sebastião Gilberto, Angolan footballer
• Sebastião Lazaroni, Brazilian football manager
• Sebastião Loureiro da Silva, Portuguese footballer
• Sebastião Matateu, Portuguese footballer
• Sebastião Mendes, Brazilian footballer
• Sebastião Miranda da Silva Filho, Brazilian footballer
• Sebastião Nogueira, Portuguese footballer
• Sebastião Pereira do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer

Other

• Sebastião Amorim Gimenez, Brazilian basketball player
• Sebastião Herédia, Portuguese fencer
• Sebastião Wolf, Brazilian sport shooter

Other

• Sebastião Rodrigues Soromenho, Portuguese explorer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Significado do nome Sebastião.
2. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Sebastião.