Amparo

Amparo is a Portuguese and Spanish word which means refuge or shelter (and in a broader sense, protection). It may refer to:

Law

• Recurso de amparo or writ of amparo, a form of constitutional relief found in the legal systems of some countries

People

• Amparo (name)
• Amparo people, Afro-Cuban descendants of Angola
• Amparo Noguera, Chilean television and film actress
• Colombian
  • Amparo Arrebato, Colombian dancer
  • Amparo Grisales, Colombian actress
• Spanish
  • Amparo Baró, Spanish actress
  • Amparo Iturbi, Spanish concert pianist
  • Amparo Muñoz, Spanish actress
  • Amparo Poch y Gascón, Spanish anarchist
  • Amparo Rivelles, Spanish actress
  • Amparo Soler Leal, Spanish actress

Places

• Brazil
  • Amparo, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Amparo, Paraíba, Brazil
  • Amparo do Serra (Minas Gerais), Brazil
  • Amparo de São Francisco (Sergipe), Brazil
  • Santo Antônio do Amparo (Minas Gerais), Brazil
• Amparo Museum (Puebla, Pue.), Mexico
• Amparo High School (Caloocan City), Philippines