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 (English: Peter). Its Spanish equivalent is Pérez. It is a variant form of Peres. It may mean different things:
People
Philip Robert Pires Coelho, Professor of Economics, earned his doctorate from the University of Washington in 1969,
A. M. Pires Cabral, Portuguese writer
Alda Ferreira Pires Barreto de Lara Albuquerque, Angolan-Portuguese writer
Alfredo Pires, Timor-Leste politician
Aloísio Pires Alves, Brazilian footballer
Álvaro Henrique Alves Pires, Brazilian footballer
Anabela Braz Pires, Portuguese singer and actress
António Elísio Capelo Pires Veloso, Portuguese colonial Governor of São Tomé and Príncipe
Arlindo do Carmo Pires Barbeitos, Angolan poet
Benild 'Ben' Pires Retired writer, editor, community leader, Victoria, Canada
Carlos Lopes Pires, Portuguese writer
Cléo Pires Brazilian actress
Cornélio Pires, Brazilian journalist, writer and folklorist