I did mean "known" not "called". I made a mistake. I got it in my dictionary. I just want to know if "said" means "known", like "The Italians are known as to be the most passionate people in Europe.". I asked this because I am not that much familiar with this kind of pattern, i.e. "The Italians are said to be the most passionate people in Europe.". I think now I got it. I can also write that sentence as "It is said that the Italians are known as/called the most passionate people in Europe.".