Amparo
# Amparo

Amparo, a Portuguese and Spanish word meaning refuge, shelter, or protection, may refer to:

## People

* Amparo (name)
* Amparo people, Afro-Cuban descendants of Angola

## Places

### Brazil

* Amparo, São Paulo
* Amparo, Paraíba
* Amparo do Serra, Minas Gerais
* Amparo de São Francisco, Sergipe
* Santo Antônio do Amparo, Minas Gerais

### Other places

* Amparo Museum, Puebla, Mexico
* Amparo High School, Caloocan, Philippines

## Other uses

* Amparo (film), a 2022 Colombian drama film
* Massacre of El Amparo, the killing of 14 fishermen in El Amparo, Venezuela in 1988
* Megachile amparo, a bee of family Megachilidae
* Recurso de amparo or writ of amparo, a form of constitutional relief found in the legal systems of some countries
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Amparo, in Amparo, São Paulo
