Rego, José Lins do, 1901-57, Brazilian novelist. His fame rests largely on his semiautobiographical "sugarcane cycle," dealing with social transformation in the Brazilian northeast. The first of the series, Menino de engenho (tr. Plantation Boy, 1966) was published in 1932. Fogo Morto [dead fires] (1943) is considered his principal work. His autobiography, Meus verdes anos [my green years], appeared in 1956.

Rego ("I rule" in Latin) may mean different things.

Surname

Rego is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:

• Emanuel Rego, Brazilian beach volleyball player
• Luís do Rego Barreto, Portuguese brigadier in the Peninsular War
• Paula Rego, Portuguese painter
• Vicente do Rego Monteiro, Brazilian painter

Places

• Rego Park, Queens, in Queens, New York, United States
• Rego, Indiana, in Indiana, United States
• Rego da Murta, Alvaiázere, Portugal
• Alcôrrego, Avis, Portugal
• Rego, Celorico de Basto, Celorico de Basto, Portugal