Filho
Filho[a] is a Portuguese-language generational suffix. As with its English-language equivalent Jr.,[b] the suffix is placed after a son's name when his father has the same name.
Notable people with the suffix include:
- Adelmar Faria Coimbra-Filho (1924–2016), Brazilian biologist
 - Adilson Carlos Tavares Filho (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
 - Aguinaldo Filho, Brazilian actor
 - Alfredo Saad-Filho, Brazilian economist
 - Álvaro Morais Filho (born 1990), Brazilian beach volleyball player
 - Álvaro dos Santos Filho (born 1911), Brazilian sports shooter
 - Antônio Amaral Filho (1921–1988), Brazilian swimmer
 - Armando Monteiro Filho (1925–2018), Brazilian businessman, engineer and politician
 - Café Filho (1899–1970), Brazilian politician
 - Carlos Bittencourt Filho (born 1930), Brazilian sailor
 - Carlos Chagas Filho (1910–2000), Brazilian physician and biologist
 - Carlos dos Reis Filho (1906-?), Brazilian hurdler
 - Casimiro Montenegro Filho (1904—2000), Brazilian army and air force officer
 - Ciro Nogueira Lima Filho (born 1968), Brazilian lawyer and politician
 - Daniel Filho (born 1937), Brazilian film producer, director, actor and screenwriter
 - Domingos Nascimento dos Santos Filho (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
 - Edison Lobão Filho (born 1964), Brazilian politician and businessman
 - Ernesto Flores Filho, Brazilian rowing coxswain
 - Ézio Leal Moraes Filho (1966–2011), Brazilian footballer
 - Fausto Sucena Rasga Filho (1929–2007), Brazilian basketball player
 - Fernando Coelho Filho (born 1984), Brazilian businessman and politician
 - Francisco Filho (born 1971), Brazilian kickboxer
 - Francisco Filho (born 1940), Brazilian footballer
 - Francisco Accioly Rodrigues da Costa Filho (1920–1979), Brazilian lawyer, professor and politician
 - Garibaldi Alves Filho (born 1947), Brazilian politician
 - Gilberto Barbosa Nunes Filho (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
 - Guilherme Catramby Filho (born 1905-?), Brazilian modern pentathlete
 - Hélio José Muniz Filho, Brazilian criminal
 - Irênio José Soares Filho (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
 - Jardel Filho (1928–1983), Brazilian actor
 - Jean Paulo Fernandes Filho (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
 - João Lopes Filho (born c. 1943), Capeverdean anthropologist, historian and novelist
 - Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho (1888–1950), Brazilian lawyer and politician
 - Jorge Luiz Frello Filho (born 1991), known by his professional name Jorginho, a Brazilian-born Italian international footballer
 - José Carlos Ferreira Filho (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
 - José Carlos Gomes Filho (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
 - José de Carvalho Filho (born 1931), Brazilian rower
 - José Celso de Mello Filho (born 1945), Brazilian jurist
 - José Filho Duarte (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
 - José Rezende Filho (1929–1977), Brazilian writer
 - José Viegas Filho (born 1942), Brazilian diplomat
 - Kleber Mendonça Filho (born 1968), Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and critic
 - Lourenço Filho (1897–1970), Brazilian educator
 - Luiz Antônio Fleury Filho (born 1949), Brazilian politician, prosecutor and professor
 - Marçal Justen Filho (born 1955), Brazilian attorney and Law professor
 - Mário Filho (1908–1966), Brazilian journalist and writer
 - Mauro Mendonça Filho (born 1965), Brazilian television director
 - Mendonça Filho (born 1966), Brazilian businessman and politician
 - Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho (1925–2018), Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop
 - Oduvaldo Vianna Filho (1936–1974), Brazilian playwright
 - Olímpio Mourão Filho (1900–1972), Brazilian general
 - Oscar Filho (born 1978), Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and reporter
 - Osvaldo Lourenço Filho (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
 - Oswaldo Simões Filho (born 1952), Brazilian judoka
 - Otávio Frias Filho (1957–2018), Brazilian newspaper editor
 - Paulo Filho (born 1978), Brazilian mixed martial artist
 - Paulo Henrique Filho (d. 2017), Brazilian footballer
 - Paulo Henrique Carneiro Filho (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
 - Paulo Machado de Carvalho Filho (1924–2010), Brazilian businessman and impresario
 - Pedro Rodrigues Filho (1954–2023), Brazilian serial killer
 - Renan Filho (born 1979), Brazilian economist and politician
 - Roniere Jose da Silva Filho (born 1986), Portuguese footballer
 - Salatiel Bartolomeu de Paiva Filho (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
 - Sálvio Spínola Fagundes Filho (born 1968), Brazilian football referee
 - Sarney Filho (born 1957), Brazilian lawyer and politician
 - Sérgio Cabral Filho (born 1963), Brazilian politician and journalist
 - Tarcísio Filho (born 1964), Brazilian actor
 - Teotonio Vilela Filho (born 1951), Brazilian economist and politician
 - Valdo Filho (born 1964), Brazilian footballer
 - Vital do Rêgo Filho (born 1963), Brazilian politician and doctor
 
Notes
- ^ Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfiʎu], lit. 'son'
 - ^ As in, for example, Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
See also
- Neto, a similar Portuguese-language generational suffix
 - Portuguese name