{{other uses}} {{wiktionary|pires}} '''Pires''' is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a patronymic, meaning ''Son of Pedro'' or ''Son of Pero'' ({{langx|en|Peter}}). Its Spanish equivalent is ''Pérez''. It is a variant form of ''Peres''. It may mean different things:
==People== *Alda Ferreira Pires Barreto de Lara Albuquerque (1930–1962), Angolan-Portuguese writer *Alfredo Pires (born 1964), Timor-Leste politician *Aloísio Pires Alves (born 1963), Brazilian footballer *Álvaro Henrique Alves Pires (born 1985), Brazilian footballer *Anabela Braz Pires (born 1976), Portuguese singer and actress *Arlindo do Carmo Pires Barbeitos (1940–2021), Angolan poet *Cléo Pires (born 1982), Brazilian actress *Cornélio Pires (1884–1958), Brazilian journalist, writer and folklorist *Diogo Pires (1500–1532), known as Solomon Molcho, a self-proclaimed Jewish Messiah *Emília Pires, Timor-Leste Minister of Finance *Felipe Pires (born 1995), Brazilian footballer *Fernão Pires de Andrade (died 1523), Portuguese merchant and official *Francisco Fortunato Pires (born 1948), São Toméan politician *Gérard Pirès (born 1942), French film director and writer *Glória Pires (born 1963), Brazilian actress *Hilda Pires dos Reis (1919-2001), Brazilian composer *Isabel Cristina Torreão Pires (born 1961), Brazilian serial killer and cannibal *Isabel Pires (born 1990), Portuguese politician *João Murça Pires (1917–1994), Brazilian botanist *Jorge Costa Pires (born 1981), Portuguese footballer *José Cardoso Pires (1925–1998), Portuguese writer *José Mariano Rebelo Pires Gago, Portuguese high-energy physicist and Minister for Science *Loick Pires (born 1989), English footballer *Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de Carvalho Silveira (born 1960), São Toméan politician *Maria João Pires (born 1944), Portuguese pianist *Mário Lemos Pires (1930–2009), last governor of Portuguese Timor *Mário Pires (born 1949), Guinea-Bissau politician and former Prime Minister *Nuno Pires, South African bioinformatician *Paulo Pires (born 1967), Portuguese model and actor *Pedro Pires (born 1934), President of Cape Verde *Robert Pires (born 1973), French footballer *Rosemir Pires (born 1978), Brazilian footballer *Tomé Pires (1465–1540), first Portuguese envoy to China
==See also== * Peiris, Sinhala surname of Português origin * Pirez (disambiguation) * Píriz, a surname * Pires Ferreira family, an influential family from Brazil
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