Álvares
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Álvares (sometimes Alvares), a Portuguese and Galician surname, originally a patronymic meaning Son of Álvaro, is the name of:
- Ana Ida Alvares (born 1965), Brazilian volleyball player
- Christiaan Hermanus Cornelis Alvares (1901–1994), Surinamese musician
- Francisco Álvares (1465–1541), Portuguese missionary and explorer
- João Álvares Fagundes (active in 1521), Portuguese explorer
- Jorge Álvares (died 1521), Portuguese explorer
- Mara Alvares (born 1948), Brazilian artist
- Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Portuguese general and constable of Portugal
- Pedro Álvares Cabral (about 1467 – about 1520), Portuguese navigator and explorer, discoverer of Brazil