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Oliveira Salazar
Oliveira may refer to: People * Oliveira (surname) * Oliveira (footballer, born 1981), full name Ederaldo Antonio de Oliveira, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Oliveira (footballer, born 1985), full name Bruno Giglio de Oliveira, Brazilian football centre-back Places Brazil * Oliveira, Minas Gerais, a municipality in the State of Minas Gerais * Sales Oliveira, a municipality in the State of São Paulo Portugal * Oliveira (Barcelos), a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos * Oliveira (Póvoa de Lanhoso), a civil parish in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso * Oliveira (Amarante), a civil parish in the municipality of Amarante * Oliveira (Arcos de Valdevez), a civil parish in the municipality of Arcos de Valdevez * Oliveira (Mesão Frio), a civil parish in the municipality of Mesão Frio * Oliveira do Douro (Cinfães), a civil parish in the municipality of Cinfães * Oliveira do Douro (Vila Nova de Gaia), a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia * Oliv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Oliveira (surname)
Oliveira is a Portuguese (and Galician) surname, used in Portuguese language, Portuguese-speaking countries, and to a lesser extent in former Portuguese and Spanish colonies. Its origin is from the Latin word , meaning 'olive tree'. In Portuguese, ''de Oliveira'' may refer to both 'of the olive tree' and 'from the olive tree'. ''de Oliveira'' was one of the Conversos surnames adopted by Sephardi Jews, Sephardic families after converting (often forced) to Christianity. This practice was a means of avoiding the Portuguese Inquisition prosecution and possible torture if found as non-Catholics. Because the Portuguese Empire had been established around 1500, many of the Jewish and New Christian populations fled to Brazil and other Portuguese colonies. Similar names in other languages include the Italian and and Spanish ''Olivares (other), Olivares''. Origin of the surname The surname identifies this family with the olive tree and the symbolic characteristics existing on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |