Preto means 'black' in Portuguese and Papiamento. It may refer to:
Places Preto River (disambiguation) Rio Preto (disambiguation) Ouro Preto, a city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil Pinheiro Preto, a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil Ribeirão Preto, a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
People Francisco Rolão Preto (1893–1977), Portuguese politician, journalist, and leader of the Movimento Nacional-Sindicalista José Ramos Preto (1871–1949), Portuguese jurist and politician Preto (footballer, born 1978), Brazilian football defender born Marcos Antônio Costa Preto (footballer, born 1981), Brazilian football forward born João Luiz Ferreira da Silva Preto (footballer, born January 1986), Brazilian football goalkeeper born Celismar dos Santos Marins Preto (footballer, born July 1986), Brazilian football forward born Jonathan Antenor de Moura Almeida
See also Alfrocheiro Preto, a red Portuguese wine grape variety Pau Preto, a vernacular name for the tree Dalbergia retusa Afro-Brazilians, preto ('black') in Portuguese Sternarchogiton preto, a weakly electric knifefish species