Avelar is a Portuguese municipality.
Avelar or Avellar is also a Latin-root, often Portuguese, given name and surname.
Notable people Avelar surname André do Avelar (), a Portuguese astronomer António Avelar de Pinho (b.1947), a Portuguese writer and songwriter Carlos Avelar (b.1954), an American politician Dagmara Avelar, an Ecuatorian-American politician Danilo Avelar (b.1989), a Brazilian professional footballer Félix de Avelar Brotero (17441828), a Portuguese botanist Frank Avelar (b.1969), a Salvadoran professional boxer Idelber Avelar (b.1968), a Brazilian literary scholar Jose Antonio Rodríguez Avelar (19582025), a Mexican professional boxer José Cândido da Silveira Avelar (18431905), a Portuguese historian José de Avelar Rebelo (1657), a Portuguese painter José Ricardo Avelar (b.1998), a Brazilian professional footballer Karla Avelar (b.1978), a Salvadoran transgender rights activist Miguel González Avelar (19372011), a Mexican politician Socorro Avelar (19252003), a Mexican actress
Avelar given name Avelar Brandão Vilela (19121986), a Brazilian Cardinal
Avellar surname Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar (19172009), a Brazilian bishop José Carlos Avellar (19362016), a Brazilian film critic Luiz Avellar (b.1956), a Brazilian piano player Murílio de Avellar Hingel (19332023), a Brazilian geographer and politician Riquelme Avellar (b.2006), a Brazilian professional footballer
See also
Avella (disambiguation) Avella, a town in southern Italy Corylus avellana, the common hazel