Paiva is a Portuguese family surname, of toponymic origin in Paiva, today Castelo de Paiva, Portugal.

It may refer to:

People

• Adriano de Paiva (1847–1907), Portuguese scientist, a pioneer of the telectroscope
• Afonso de Paiva ( c. 1443- c. 1490), Portuguese diplomat and explorer of Ethiopia
• Antonia Maury (Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury, 1866-1952), American astronomer
• Bueno de Paiva (1861-1928), Brazilian politician
• Diego Andrada de Payva (Diogo de Paiva de Andrada, 1528–75), Portuguese theologian
• Esther Paiva (1819-1884), Russian-born French courtesan and salon-holder
• Félix Paiva (1877-1965), President of Paraguay
• Heliodoro de Paiva ( fl. 1552), Portuguese Renaissance composer
• Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro (1861-1944), Portuguese military officer, statesman, and politician
• James DePaiva (born 1957), American actor
• João Soares de Paiva ( c. 1140 – after 1200/16), Portuguese troubadour
• José Pinto Paiva (born 1938), Brazilian chess master
• Juliana Paiva (born 1993), Brazilian actress
• Kassie DePaiva (born 1961), American soap opera actress and singer
• Loick Pires (Loick Barros Paiva Pires, born 1989), Portuguese footballer playing in the UK
• Nestor Paiva (1905–1966), American actor
• Ricardo Tavarelli (Ricardo Javier Tavarelli Paiva, born 1970), Paraguayan footballer
• Rubens Paiva (1929–1971), Brazilian civil engineer and politician
• Wanderley Paiva (1946–2023), Brazilian professional football coach and player

Places

Brazil

• Paiva, Minas Gerais, a municipality
• Engenheiro Rubens Paiva, a station on the underground railway system of Rio de Janeiro
• Estádio José Duarte de Paiva, a multi-use stadium in Sete Lagoas
• Estádio Gustavo Paiva, a multi-use stadium in Maceió

Portugal

• Castelo de Paiva, a town
• Castelo de Paiva Municipality
• Vila Nova de Paiva, a municipality
• Paiva River, a river in north-east Portugal (a tributary of the river Douro)

Uruguay

• Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, a multi-use stadium in Rivera, Uruguay

Other uses

• Paiva (plant genus), a former genus in the family Rubiaceae

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