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]).

It may refer to:

Places

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

People

Nickname

• 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 1981), Portuguese footballer Francisco José Castro Fernandes
• 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 1987), Spanish footballer
• Chico Freeman (born 1949), American jazz musician
• Chico Hamilton (1921–2013), American jazz drummer and bandleader
• Ray Hopkins (born 1987), Welsh rugby player
• Chico Maki (1939-2015), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Chico Marx (1887–1961), American comedian, bandleader and actor 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 (born 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 Té, Francisco Mendes (1939–1978) was a Guinea-Bissau politician
• Chico Walker (born 1957), American former Major League Baseball catcher
• Chico Xavier (1910–2002), Brazilian spiritist medium

Surname

• 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

• Chico Lanete (born 1979), Philippine Basketball Association player
• Chico (artist), American graffiti artist Antonio Garcia, whose tag is "Chico"
• Chico Álvarez (artist) (born Ernesto Peraza), American Latin jazz musician
• Bryan Alvarez (born 1975), American newsletter editor and professional wrestler under the ring name Chico Alvarez
• Chico Science (1966-1997), stage name of Brazilian singer and composer Francisco de Assis França

Entertainment

• 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 (album), an album by Chico Freeman
• Chico (film), a film starring Eduardo Rózsa-Flores, based on his life

Other

• California State University, Chico
• CHICO (construction company), a Chinese construction company based in Henan
• Volkswagen Chico, a 1992 concept car
• Chico Senior High School, Chico, California
• Chico (Amtrak station), a railroad station in Chico, California
• Chicos, an Australian confectionery
• Chico language
• Chico (cat), a cat who is the narrator of an authorized biography of Pope Benedict XVI
• An alternate name for the Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota), widely used in tropical Asia
• Operation Chico, a 1958 Civil Defense exercise in California

See also

• El Chico (disambiguation)
• Chiko Roll, an Australian savoury snack, inspired by the Chinese egg roll and spring rolls
• Gabriel Campillo (born 1978), Spanish professional boxer known as "Chico Guapo"