Chico

Chico (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃiko]) means small, boy or child in the Spanish language. It is also the nickname for Francisco in the Portuguese language (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃiku]).

Chico may refer to:

Places[edit]

Chico, California, a city
Chico, Montana, an unincorporated community
Chico, Texas, a town
Chico, Washington, a census designated place
Chico Creek, Colorado
Chico Formation, a Mesozoic geologic formation in the US
Chico River (disambiguation)
Río Chico (disambiguation)
Ch'iqu, or Volcán Chico, a volcano in Bolivia

People[edit]

Nickname[edit]

Alfred "Chico" Alvarez (1920–1992), Canadian trumpeter
Chico Anysio (1931–2012), Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer
Francisco Aramburu (1922–1997), Brazilian footballer
Chico Bouchikhi (born 1954), musician and a co-founder of the Gipsy Kings, later leader of Chico & the Gypsies
Chico Buarque (born 1944), Brazilian singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet
Chico (footballer, born 1922), Brazilian footballer Francisco Aramburu
Chico (footballer, born 1981), Portuguese footballer Francisco José Castro Fernandes
Chico (footballer, born February 1987), Brazilian footballer Luis Francisco Grando
Chico (footballer, born 1988), Portuguese footballer Francisco Miguel Franco Antunes Gomes
Chico (footballer, born 1991), Angolan footballer Carlos Francisco Diassonama Panzo
Chico (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer Francisco Hyun-sol Kim
Chico (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian footballer Francisco Da Costa Aragao
Chico (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer Francisco Alves da Silva Neto
Chico César (born 1964), Brazilian singer, composer and songwriter
Diego Corrales (1977–2007), American professional boxer
Chico DeBarge (born 1966), American R&B singer
Chico Díaz (born 1959), Mexican-born Brazilian actor
Chico Faria (1949–2004), Portuguese footballer
Chico Flores (born March 1987), Spanish footballer José Manuel Flores Moreno
Chico Freeman (born 1949), American jazz musician
Chico Hamilton (1921–2013), American jazz drummer and bandleader
Ian Hamilton (footballer, born 1950), English former footballer
Chico Hopkins (born 1946), Welsh rugby player
Chico Maki (1939–2015), Canadian National Hockey League player
Chico Marx (1887–1961), American comedian, actor, pianist and bandleader, member of the Marx Brothers, born Leonard Marx
Chico Mendes (1944–1988), Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. See also Chico Té below.
Chico Netto (1894–1959), Brazilian footballer
Washington "Chico" Oliveira (born 1977), half of the Chico & Roberta Brazilian song and dance duo
Chico Resch (born 1948), Canadian retired National Hockey League goaltender and television sportscaster
Eduardo Rózsa-Flores (1960–2009), Bolivian-Hungarian soldier, journalist, actor and secret agent
Chico Salmon (1940–2000), Major League Baseball utility player from Panama
Chico Serra (born 1957), Brazilian Formula One race car driver
Chico Slimani (born 1971), British singer
Chico Walker (born 1957), American former Major League Baseball catcher
Chico Xavier (1910–2002), Brazilian spiritist medium

Surname[edit]

Gery Chico (born 1956), American lawyer and politician
Moraíto Chico II (1956–2011), Spanish Flamenco guitarist
Mariano Chico (1796–1850), Governor of Alta California, Mexico, in 1836
Matt Chico (born 1983), American former baseball pitcher

Other people[edit]

Chico Álvarez (singer), American Latin jazz musician Ernesto Peraza
Chico Té, nom de guerre of, Francisco Mendes (1939–1978), politician and first prime minister of Guinea-Bissau
Chico Lanete (born 1979), Philippine Basketball Association player
Chico Science, stage name of Brazilian singer and composer Francisco de Assis França (1966–1997)
Bryan Alvarez (born 1975), American newsletter editor and professional wrestler under the ring name Chico Alvarez
Gabriel Campillo (born 1978), Spanish professional boxer known as "Chico Guapo"

Entertainment[edit]

Chico Escuela, a recurring character played by Garrett Morris on Saturday Night Live
Chuck Billy (Chuck Billy 'n' Folks), a character created by Mauricio de Sousa and called Chico Bento in Portuguese
Chico, a main character in Chico and the Man, a 1970s American television sitcom
Chico (film), a 2001 film starring Eduardo Rózsa-Flores, based on his life
Chico (album), a 1977 album by Chico Freeman
"Chico", a 2004 song by Brant Bjork from the album Local Angel
"Chico", a 2023 song by Luísa Sonza from the album Escândalo Íntimo

Other[edit]

Chico (Amtrak station), a railroad station in Chico, California
Chico (cat), a cat who is the narrator of an authorized biography of Pope Benedict XVI
CHICO (construction company), a Chinese construction company based in Henan
Chico language
Chico Senior High School, Chico, California
California State University, Chico
Volkswagen Chico, a 1992 concept car
Cheekies, formerly Chicos, an Australian confectionery
Operation Chico, a 1958 Civil Defense exercise in California