The saint is particularly popular in Brazil and has several localities named after him such as São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará.
Confusion of the unusual Portuguese saint name Gonçalo with Spanish Diego led to the misnomer "Diego Alvarez island" in English sources from 1800s to 1930s.
Amarante | Amarante, Portugal | São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro | São Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte | São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará | São Gonçalo do Amarante | São Gonçalo | Gonçalo de Amarante | Gonçalo Byrne | Bruna Amarante da Silva | Amarante Municipality, Portugal |