Prestes is a Brazilian surname. Notable people called Prestes include:
Vicentino Prestes de Almeida (1900-1953), Brazilian paleontologist Francisco Prestes Maia (1896-1965), Brazilian urban planner and mayor of São Paulo Anita Leocádia Prestes (born 1936), Brazilian historian Júlio Prestes (1882–1946), Brazilian poet, lawyer and politician Luís Carlos Prestes (1898–1990), Tenente, later communist militant and Brazilian politician Olga Benário Prestes (1908–1942), German-Brazilian communist militant Paulão Prestes (born 1988), Brazilian basketball player Paulo Roberto Prestes (born 1988), Brazilian football player
See also Prestes Maia (building) Coluna Prestes, social rebel movement between 1925 and 1927 in Brazil, with links to Tenente revolts Estação Júlio Prestes, historic railroad station building in São Paulo, Brazil Fernando Prestes, municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil