Cabral (surname)
Cabral is a surname of Portuguese origin, coming from the word Cabra meaning goat. The surname Cabral most commonly came from goat farmers.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Amílcar Cabral, Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean anti-colonial leader
- Andrea Cabral, American politician
- Anna Escobedo Cabral, American businesswoman, 42nd U.S. Treasurer
- António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis of Tomar, Portuguese statesman
- Artur de Sacadura Cabral, Portuguese aviation pioneer
- Cathy Cabral, Filipino civil engineer
- César Cabral, Dominican professional baseball player
- Chrystia Cabral, American musician known professionally as Spellling
- Ciruelo Cabral, Argentine fantasy artist
- Cristina Rodríguez Cabral, Uruguayan poet, researcher, and Afro-Uruguayan activist
- Donald Reid Cabral, President of the Dominican Republic
- Esperanza Cabral, 21st century Filipino politician
- Evaldo Cabral de Mello, Brazilian historian and history writer
- Facundo Cabral, Argentine singer and songwriter
- Fito Cabrales, Spanish songwriter, singer and guitarist
- Francisco Cabral (Jesuit), Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Japan
- Gloria Cabral, Brazilian-Paraguayan architect
- Gonçalo Velho Cabral, Portuguese monk and explorer
- João Bosco Cabral, Timorese professional footballer
- João Cabral, Portuguese Catholic missionary, seeker of the mystical land of Shambhala
- João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet and diplomat
- João de Pina-Cabral, Portuguese anthropologist
- José María Cabral, Dominican military figure and politician
- José María Cabral Bermúdez, Dominican lawyer and businessman
- José María Cabral y Báez, Dominican lawyer, businessman and politician
- Juan Bautista Cabral, Argentine soldier
- Len Cabral, United States storyteller
- Lília Cabral, Brazilian actress
- Luís Cabral, first President of Guinea-Bissau
- Manuel Caldeira Cabral, Portuguese politician
- Manuel del Cabral, Dominican writer
- Marcos Antonio Cabral, Dominican military officer, writer, speaker and politician
- Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral, Guinea-Bissau politician
- Mario Fermín Cabral y Báez, Dominican politician
- Mercedes Cabral, Filipina actress
- Miguel de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese left-wing politician
- Nilesh Cabral, Indian politician
- Pape Cabral, French footballer
- Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese right-wing politician
- Pedro Álvares Cabral, Portuguese discoverer of Brazil
- Peggy Cabral, Dominican journalist, television host, politician and diplomat
- Roxanne Cabral, US diplomat
- Sérgio Cabral, Brazilian journalist, writer, composer and researcher
- Sérgio Cabral Filho, Brazilian politician and journalist
Sports
- Adilson Tavares Varela, commonly known as Cabral, Cape Verdean football player
- Alejandro Cabral, Argentine footballer
- Brian Cabral, American footballer
- Cabral Ferreira, Portuguese football club president
- Carlos Alberto Cabral, Brazilian football manager
- Cristian Martins Cabral, Brazilian footballer
- Gustavo Cabral, Argentine footballer
- Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer
- Kévin Cabral, French footballer
- Mário de Araújo Cabral, Portuguese racing driver
- Milagros Cabral, Dominican Republic volleyball player
- Paulo Cabral, Portuguese footballer
- Rémi Cabral, French footballer
- Vinícius Cabral, Brazilian para athlete