<P> Cabral is a surname of Portuguese origin . Notable people with the surname include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Ajith Nivard Cabraal (born 1954), 12th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka </Li> <Li> Amílcar Cabral (1924 - 1973), political figure in Guinea - Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands </Li> <Li> Andrea J. Cabral (born 1959), first woman sheriff in Massachusetts </Li> <Li> Anna Escobedo Cabral (born 1959), 42nd Treasurer of the United States </Li> <Li> António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquess of Tomar (1803--1889), Portuguese statesman </Li> <Li> Artur de Sacadura Cabral (1881 - 1924), Portuguese aviation pioneer </Li> <Li> Cabral "Cabbie" Richards (born 1977), Canadian TV personality </Li> <Li> Cabral Ibacka (born 1977), Romanian television personality and actor </Li> <Li> Cristina Rodríguez Cabral (born 1959), Uruguayan poet, researcher, and Afro - Uruguayan activist </Li> <Li> Ciruelo Cabral (born 1963), Argentine fantasy artist </Li> <Li> Donald Reid Cabral (1923 - 2006), President of the Dominican Republic </Li> <Li> Esperanza Cabral, 21st century Filipino politician </Li> <Li> Evaldo Cabral de Mello (born 1936), Brazilian historian and history writer </Li> <Li> Facundo Cabral (1937 - 2011), Argentine singer and songwriter </Li> <Li> Fito Cabrales, Spanish songwriter, singer and guitarist </Li> <Li> Francisco Cabral (1529--1609), Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Japan </Li> <Li> Gonçalo Velho Cabral (15th century), Portuguese monk and explorer </Li> <Li> João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet </Li> <Li> João Cabral, Portuguese Catholic missionary, seeker of the mystical land of Shambhala </Li> <Li> João de Pina - Cabral, Portuguese anthropologist </Li> <Li> Jose Antonio Zapata Cabral, Mexican journalist and editor </Li> <Li> Juan Bautista Cabral (1789--1813), Argentine soldier </Li> <Li> Len Cabral, United States storyteller </Li> <Li> Luís Cabral, first President of Guinea - Bissau </Li> <Li> Manuel del Cabral, Dominican writer </Li> <Li> Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral, Guinea - Bissau politician </Li> <Li> Miguel de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese left - wing politician </Li> <Li> Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese right - wing politician </Li> <Li> Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467--1520), Portuguese discoverer of Brazil </Li> <Li> Sérgio Cabral Filho (born 1963), Brazilian politician and journalist </Li> </Ul>

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