Furtado is a surname of Portuguese origin common in Portugal and Brazil. It may refer to:Celso Furtado (1920–2004), influential Brazilian economist Franklim Furtado, Bissau-Guinean basketball player Jorge Furtado, Brazilian film writer and director José Emilio Furtado, Cape Verdean footballer Juli Furtado, US mountain biker Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer-songwriter Nicolás Furtado, Uruguayan actor Tony Furtado, US Folk/Americana banjoist, slide guitarist singer/songwriter Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado (1701–1769), Portuguese soldier and Secretary of State, Governor of Brazil
