Ribeiro is a surname common in Galicia, Portugal and Brazil. It is also a wine-making region of Southeast central Galicia. In Portuguese, it literally means "small creek" or "by the river". In Galicia the surname was often Castilianized as Riveiro.Adriano Leite Ribeiro, Brazilian football striker Aguinaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian politician Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor/game show host Alexandre Ribeiro, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro (1874-1939), Brazilian herpetologist and ichthyologist Ana Ribeiro, Uruguayan historian, writer, and professor Anderson Ribeiro, Brazilian football player André Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver Antonio Ribeiro (soccer), Canadian football (soccer) player António Ribeiro (1928-1998), Catholic cardinal from Portugal Áureo Ribeiro, Brazilian politician Bernard Ribeiro, Baron Ribeiro, British surgeon Bernardim Ribeiro (1482-1552), Portuguese poet Bruno de Paula Ribeiro Ingrácia, otherwise known as Bruno Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer Bruno Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer Catherine Ribeiro, French singer Christian Ribeiro, Welsh footballer Diogo Ribeiro, Portuguese cartographer and explorer Édson Ribeiro, Brazilian sprinter Edson Ribeiro, Brazilian musician Fernando Ribeiro, Portuguese singer Gilvan Ribeiro, Brazilian canoeist Jorge Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer Julio Francis Ribeiro, former Indian police officer and civil servant Lais Ribeiro, a Brazilian model Mike Ribeiro, Canadian Hockey player Pedro Júlio Marques Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer Pedro Manuel Mendes Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer Pedro Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer Pery Ribeiro (1937-2012), Brazilian singer Robert Ribeiro, Hong Kong judge Sheila Ribeiro, artist Wladimir Ribeiro, Brazilian swimmer
