Ferreira is a
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
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and
Galician surname, meaning "iron mine" (name of several locations in Portugal) but also the feminine of '
blacksmith
A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such ...
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Abigail Izquierdo Ferreira (1922–2019), known as Bibi Ferreira, Brazilian actress, singer, and director
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Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira
Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira (April 27, 1756 – April 23, 1815) was a Portuguese naturalist born in Brazil. He undertook an extensive journey which crossed the interior of the Amazon Basin to Mato Grosso, between 1783 and 1792. During this jou ...
(1756–1815), Portuguese naturalist
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Aloysio Nunes Ferreira (born 1945), Brazilian lawyer and politician
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Ana Gomes Ferreira (born 1987), Portuguese-born singer, musician, songwriter - known as "Ana Free"
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Anne Ferreira
Anne Ferreira (born 18 March 1961) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Île-de-France. She is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliam ...
(born 1961), French politician
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António Ferreira (poet)
António Ferreira (1528 – 29 November 1569) was a Portuguese poet and the foremost representative of the classical school, founded by Francisco de Sá de Miranda. His most considerable work, '' Castro,'' is the first tragedy in Portu ...
(1528–1569), Portuguese poet and writer
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Augusto Barros Ferreira (1929-1998), Portuguese painter also known as Barros, and Augusto Barros
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Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira
Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira (May 3, 1910 – February 28, 1989) was a Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator, and writer, best known for editing the ''Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa'', a major dictionary of the Portugues ...
(1910–1989), Brazilian dictionarist and writer
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Barbara Linhares Ferreira (born 1996), American model and actress
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Ben Ferreira
Ben Ferreira (born April 5, 1979) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2004 Skate Canada International silver medallist, the 2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice silver medallist, and a three-time Canadian national medallist.
Career
F ...
(born 1979), Canadian former competitive figure skater
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Benigno Ferreira
Benigno Asunción Ferreira (January 13, 1846 – June 14, 1920) was President of Paraguay November 25, 1906 – July 4, 1908. He was a member of the Liberal Party.
The general and doctor Benigno Ferrerira was one of the main protagonists in the p ...
(1846–1920), Paraguayan president
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Carlos Vaz Ferreira (1872–1958), Uruguayan philosopher, writer, and academic
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Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga (1907–2006), Brazilian songwriter and occasional singer
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Carlota Ferreira (1838 – c. 1912), Uruguayan woman
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Cid Ferreira Gomes (born 1963), Brazilian politician, Senator for the state of Ceará
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Cristóvão Ferreira
170px, Ferreira was interred in the gravesite of his son-in-law Sugimoto Chūkei's family.
Cristóvão Ferreira (c. 1580–1650) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and Jesuit missionary who committed apostasy after being captured and tortured ...
(1580–1650), Portuguese Jesuit missionary to Japan who became an apostate
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David Mourão-Ferreira
David de Jesus Mourão-Ferreira, GCSE (February 24, 1927 in Lisbon – June 16, 1996 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese writer and poet from Lisbon.
He was a son of David Ferreira (b. 1898) and wife Teresa de Jesus Ferro Mourão (b. 1907). He studied ...
(1927–1996), Portuguese writer and poet
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Edemar Cid Ferreira (born 1943), Brazilian economist and former head of Banco Santos
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Elisa Ferreira
Elisa Maria da Costa Guimarães Ferreira, GCC (born 17 October 1955) is a Portuguese politician and economist who has been serving as European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms in the administration of President Ursula von der Leyen since 2 ...
(born 1955), Portuguese politician, current vice-governor of the Bank of Portugal
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Enéas Ferreira Carneiro (1938–2007), Brazilian cardiologist, founder of the Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order
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Fátima Ferreira (born 1959), Brazilian biologist and biochemist
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Francisco Ferreira Drummond
Francisco Ferreira Drummond (21 January 1796 – 9 November 1858) was a historian, Paleography, palaeograph, musician and politician from a locality of Vila de São Sebastião on the island of Terceira, the Portuguese Azores. He was a historic pub ...
(1796–1858), Portuguese historiographer, paleographer, musician and politician
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Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral (1843–1923), Portuguese naval commander and politician
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Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa (born 1954), Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2012-2014)
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Gerrit Ferreira
Gerrit Thomas Ferreira also known as GT Ferreira is a South African billionaire businessman, investor and banker who is one of the founders of FirstRand Limited.
Biography
Gerrit Ferreira got his MBA degree from University of Stellenbosch. In 1 ...
(born 1948), South African businessman
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Hendrik C. Ferreira, South-African professor, digital communications and Information Theory
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Hugo Ferreira (born 1974), Angolan-born Portuguese-American singer, songwriter and musician
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Jesús Reyes Ferreira Jesús Reyes Ferreira, (1880-1977) born José de Jesús Benjamín Buenaventura de los Reyes y Ferreira and also known as Chucho Reyes, was a self-taught artist and antiques/art collector and vendor. Reyes Ferreira began painting on crêpe paper, a d ...
(1880–1977), self-taught artist and antiques/art collector and vendor
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Gilmar Ferreira Mendes (born 1955), Brazilian judge of the Supremo Tribunal Federal
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João Ferreira (politician) (born 1978), Portuguese biologist and former member of the European Parliament
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João Ferreira Franco Pinto Castelo-Branco (1855–1929), Portuguese 43rd Minister for Treasury Affairs and 73rd Prime Minister
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João Maria Ferreira do Amaral
João Maria Ferreira do Amaral (4 March 1803 – 22 August 1849) was a Portuguese military officer and politician. While he was governor of Macau, he was assassinated by several Chinese men, triggering the Battle of Passaleão between Portuga ...
(1803–1849), Portuguese military officer and governor of Macau
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Joaquim Ferreira de Mello, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Pelotas (1921–1940)
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José Dias Ferreira
José Dias Ferreira, GCTE (30 November 1837, in Arganil, – 8 September 1909, in Vidago) was a Portuguese lawyer, politician and jurist, son of António Ferreira Dias (São Martinho, Urgueira, c. 1815 – Aldeia Nova, 27 August 1880) and wife ...
(1837–1909), Portuguese lawyer, politician and jurist, son of António Ferreira Dias
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José dos Santos Ferreira
José dos Santos Ferreira, better known as Adé (28 July 1919, in Portuguese Macau – 24 March 1993, in Hong Kong), was a Hong Kong poet. He was a son of Portuguese father and a Cantonese mother. He was the last poet of distinction to write i ...
(1919–1993), known as "Adé", Portuguese-Macanese poet
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Jose Fernando Ferreira Mendes (born 1962), Portuguese statistical physicist on the field of network theory
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José Maria Ferreira de Castro (1898–1974), Portuguese writer and journalist
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José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa (born 1930), Brazilian lawyer and writer, 31st President of Brazil
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José Vicente Concha Ferreira (1869–1929), President of Colombia from 1914 to 1918
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Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
Laurence Ferreira Barbosa (born 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays ...
(born 1958), French film director and screenwriter
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Lopo Fortunato Ferreira do Nascimento (born 1942), Prime Minister of Angola (1975–78), and Secretary-General of the MPLA Party
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Louis Ferreira
Louis Ferreira (born Luís Ferreira; born 20 February 1966) is a Canadian actor. Ferreira is known for his roles in ''Stargate Universe'' as Colonel Everett Young, serial killer Ray Prager in the first season of '' Durham County'', FBI Assistant ...
, Portuguese Canadian actor
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Luís Ferreira Filipe Vieira (born 1949), Portuguese real estate businessman
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Maria Adelaide Mengas Matafome Ferreira (born 1959), Portuguese singer
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María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira
Maria Eugenia Vaz Ferreira (1875–1924) was an Uruguayan teacher and poet. She was the younger sister of philosopher Carlos Vaz Ferreira and a contemporary of Delmira Agustini and Julio Herrera y Reissig. She was born and lived in Montevideo, ...
(1875–1924), Uruguayan teacher and poet
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Matheus Silva Ferreira da Costa (born 1987), Brazilian football manager
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Nadia Ferreira
Nadia Tamara Ferreira (born 10 May 1999) is a Paraguayan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2021. As Miss Universe Paraguay, Ferreira represented Paraguay at Miss Universe 2021, where she placed ...
(born 1999), Paraguayan model
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Paul Ferreira
Paul Ferreira (born in 1973) is a Canadian politician and one of the first openly gay politicians elected to provincial office in Canada. He also has the distinction of being the very first Azorean-Canadian MPP. He was elected to the Legislati ...
(born 1973), Canadian populist politician
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R.A.P. Ferreira
Rory Allen Philip Ferreira (born February 3, 1992), better known by his stage name R.A.P. Ferreira, formerly Milo (often stylized as milo) and Scallops Hotel, is an American Rapping, rapper and Record producer, producer from Kenosha, Wisconsin.
F ...
(born 1992), American rapper and producer
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Sérgio Henrique Ferreira
Sérgio Henrique Ferreira (October 4, 1934 – July 17, 2016) was a Brazilian physician and pharmacologist noted for the discovery of the bradykinin potentiating factor, which led to new and widely used anti- hypertension drugs — the ACE inhibi ...
(born 1934), Brazilian pharmacologist
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Sky Ferreira
Sky Tonia Ferreira (born July 8, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, model, and actress. As a teenager, Ferreira began uploading videos on Myspace of herself singing songs she had written, which led to her discovery by producers Bloodsh ...
(born 1992), singer
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Teresa Simões-Ferreira Heinz (born 1938), Portuguese-American businesswoman and philanthropist
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Vergílio Ferreira
Vergílio António Ferreira, JOSE (Melo, Gouveia, 28 January 1916 – Lisbon, 1 March 1996) was a Portuguese writer, essayist, professor and a key figure in Portuguese-language literature. His prolific literary output, comprising works of f ...
(1916–1996), Portuguese writer
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Virgulino Ferreira da Silva (1897–1938), known as Lampião, the leader of the Cangaço, a banditry of the Brazilian Northeast
Sportspeople
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Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira
Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira (born 22 December 1978), known simply as Abel as a player, is a Portuguese football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Brazilian club Palmeiras.
As a right-back, he played 234 Primeira ...
(born 1978), Portuguese retired football right back
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Adenízia Ferreira da Silva (born 1986), Brazilian volleyball middle blocker
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Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (September 29, 1927 – January 12, 2001) was a Brazilian triple jumper. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records, the last being 16.56 metres in 1955 Pan American Games. In his early career he also ...
(1927–2001), Brazilian triple jumper
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Adriano Ferreira (born 1974), former professional tennis player from Brazil
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Ailton Ferreira Silva, Brazilian professional football left-back
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Aldemir dos Santos Ferreira (born 1997), Brazilian footballer
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Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo
Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo (born 10 March 1987), commonly known as Sandro (), is a Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional football player who is currently a free agent.
Club career Citizen
Sandro was sent off after a second bookable offenc ...
(born 1987), commonly known as Sandro, Hong Kong football player
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Alexandre Ferreira (fighter)
Alexandre Ferreira (born 25 January 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired professional mixed martial artist. A professional from 1998 until 2010, he fought in the UFC, Jungle Fight, RINGS, and the IFL.
Mixed martial arts career Ultimate F ...
, Brazilian professional mixed martial artist
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Alison Lopes Ferreira (born 1993), Brazilian football defensive midfielder
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Andries Stephanus Ferreira (born 1990), South African rugby unionplayer
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Amber Ferreira (born 1982), American triathlete, coach, and endurance athlete
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Andre Ferreira Teixeira (born 1993), Portuguese football right back
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André Filipe Ferreira Coelho Pereira (born 1995), Portuguese professional football forward
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Bismark de Araújo Ferreira (born 1993), Brazilian football winger
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Carlos Diego Ferreira
Carlos Diego Ferreira (born January 18, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Legacy FC lightweight champion, and vacated the ...
(born 1985), Brazilian mixed martial artist
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Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Batista
Carlos may refer to:
Places
;Canada
* Carlos, Alberta, a locality
;United States
* Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County
* Carlos, Minnesota, a small city
* Carlos, West Virginia
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(born 1992), known as Kakà, Portuguese football left back
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Carlos Eduardo Ferreira de Souza (born 1996), known as Carlos Eduardo, Brazilian football forward
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Claudemir Ferreira da Silva (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
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Douglas Ferreira (footballer) (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
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Edvaldo Ferreira
Edvaldo Esmael Ferreira (born 28 May 1990) is an Angolan handball player for Smouha Club Alexandria and the Angolan national team.
He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship wa ...
(born 1990), Angolan handball player
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Elizeu Antônio Ferreira Vinagre Godoy (born 1945), Brazilian former footballer
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Emerson Ferreira (born 1976), Brazilian football defensive midfielder
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Emerson Ferreira da Rosa
Emerson Ferreira da Rosa (born 4 April 1976), simply known as Emerson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. At international level, he played 73 games for the Brazil national team between 1997 and ...
(born 1976), known as "Emerson", Brazilian footballer
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Eusébio da Silva Ferreira
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the greatest players of ...
(1942–2014), Portuguese footballer
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Evander da Silva Ferreira
Evander da Silva Ferreira (born 9 June 1998), commonly known as Evander, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.
Club career Vasco da Gama
Evander debuted for V ...
(born 1998), Brazilian football attacking midfielder
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Evanílson Aparecido Ferreira (born1975), Brazilian retired footballer
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Everaldo Ferreira Magalhaes (born 1982), Brazilian soccer player
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Fábio Miguel Lourenço Ferreira (born 1989), Portuguese professional footballer
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Filipe Miguel Neves Ferreira (born 1990), Portuguese footballer
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Francisco Ferreira (footballer, born 1997), known as Ferro, Portuguese professional football centre-back
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Frederico Ferreira Silva
Frederico Ferreira "Kiko" Silva (born 18 March 1995) is a Portuguese tennis player who currently plays at ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. In May 2021, Silva reached a career singles high ranking of No. 168. He also reached a career-hi ...
, Portuguese tennis player
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Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
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Gonçalo Nuno Borges Ferreira Gomes Alves (born 1977), Portuguese futsal defender
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Guilherme Ferreira Pinto (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
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Hélder José Castro Ferreira (born 1997), Portuguese professional football left winger
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Heron Ferreira (born 1958), known as Heron, Brazilian professional football manager
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Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana (born 1983), Portuguese retired professional football central midfielder
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Hugo Ventura Ferreira Moura Guedes (born 1988), Portuguese football goalkeeper
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Italo Ferreira
Italo may refer to:
*Italo-, a prefix indicating a relation to Italy or Italians
Film
*Italo (film), ''Italo'' (film), a 2014 comedy film
*Italo crime, a genre of crime film
Music genres
*Italo disco
*Italo dance
*Italo house
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*Italo All ...
(born 1994), Brazilian professional surfer
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Ivo Daniel Ferreira Mendonça Pinto (born 1990), Portuguese professional football right back
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Jacksen Ferreira Tiago (born 1968), Brazilian retired footballer
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Jael Ferreira (born 1988), Brazilian football striker
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Jesualdo Ferreira
Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira (born 24 May 1946) is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the manager of Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League.
In a managerial career of over forty years, he was in charge of all of his country's Big Thre ...
(born 1946), Portuguese football coach
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Jesús Ferreira
Jesús David Ferreira Castro (born December 24, 2000) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. Born in Colombia, he represents the United States national team.
Ferreira moved from Colomb ...
(born 2000), Colombian-born American soccer player
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João António Ferreira Resende Alves (born 1952), Portuguese former footballer and coach
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Joaquim Rodrigues Ferreira (born unknown-deceased), former Portuguese footballer who played as defender.
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Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (born 1982), known as "Jorge Baltazar", Mexican squash player
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Jorge Ferreira da Silva (born 1967), retired Brazilian footballer
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José Albano Ferreira Mota (born 1964), Portuguese retired football right back
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Jose Carlos Ferreira Filho (born 1983), known as Zè Carlos, Brazilian professional football striker
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José Ferreira Neto (born 1966), known as "Neto", Brazilian footballer
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Jose Marcelo Ferreira (born 1973), known as Zè Maria, retired Brazilian football player and was manager
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Jose Ferreira Franco (1934–2009), Brazilian former football (soccer) player
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José Leandro de Souza Ferreira (born 1959), Brazilian former football defender
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José Nadson Ferreira
José Nadson Ferreira (born 18 October 1984), commonly known as Nadson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career Club
On 14 December 2012, Genk announced the extension of Nadson's contract until June 2015.
On 31 Augu ...
(born 1984), known as Nadson, Brazilian football centre-back
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Júlio Alexandre Bacelar Oliveira Ferreira (born 1994), Portuguese taekwondo practitioner
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Kepler Laveran Lima Ferreira (born 1983), Portuguese professional footballer in the role of centre back
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Leonardo Ferreira da Silva
Leonardo Ferreira da Silva (born 19 July 1980), sometimes known as just Leo, is a Brazilian football striker who previously played for HamKam in Norway, and was released by South China in May 2010. He joined Yangon United FC in July 2010.
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(born 1980), Brazilian football striker
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Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born 1978), Brazilian football central defender
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Luiz Carlos Ferreira (born 1958), known as Luizinho, Brazilian former footballer
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Luis de Souza Ferreira (1908–2008), Peruvian football forward player
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Lula Ferreira
Aluísio ("Lula") Elias Ferreira Xavier, commonly known as Lula Ferreira (born January 2, 1951 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian professional basketball coach.
Coaching career Clubs
During his professional club head coaching career, Ferreira coache ...
(born 1951), Brazilian basketball coach
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Mádson Ferreira dos Santos (born 1992), Brazilian football right back
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Manuel Ferreira (footballer)
Manuel Ferreira (22 October 1905 – 29 July 1983) was an Argentine footballer who was a member of the Argentina national team.
Ferreira was part of the Argentine squad that won the football silver medal at the 1928 Olympic tournament. He ...
(1905–1983), an Argentine footballer
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Manuel José Ferreira da Silva Barbosa (born 1951), Portuguese football manager and a former player
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Mara Ferreira Leão (born 1991), Brazilian volleyball player
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Marcelo Augusto Ferreira Teixeira (born 1987), Brazilian professional football defender
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Marcelo Ferreira (born 1965), Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion
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Marcelo Ferreira Martins (born 1975), Brazilian and naturalized Honduran former football player
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Marcelo Oliveira Ferreira (born 1987), Brazilian professional footballer
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Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza (born 1985), known as Rafinha, Brazilian football right back
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Marcio Ferreira Nobre (born 1980), known as Mert Nobre, Brazilian origin Turkish former football striker
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Marco Ferreira (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
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Marco Júlio Castanheira Afonso Alves Ferreira (born 1978), retired Portuguese football winger
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Maria Conceição da Costa Ferreira (born 1962), retired Portuguese long-distance runner
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Mariano Ferreira Filho (born 1986), Brazilian professional football right back
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Martin Ferreira (born 1989), South African rugby union player
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Michael Ferreira
Michael Ferreira (born 1 October 1938 in Bombay [now Mumbai]), nicknamed "the Bombay Tiger", is notable amateur player of English billiards from India, and a three-time Amateur World Champion. He participated in the Indian National Billi ...
(born 1938), Indian player of English billiards
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Miguel Ferreira de Almeida (born 1949), Brazilian footballer
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Monique Ferreira (born 1980), Brazilian freestyle swimmer
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Neil Ferreira
Neil Robert Ferreira (born 3 June 1979) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.
Having also tried his hand at sports including tennis, squash, and hockey, he made his name as a left-handed opening batsman for the academy and for Manicaland. He is also a wi ...
(born 1979), Zimbabwean cricketer
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Nelson Ferreira (footballer) (born 1982), Swiss and Portuguese footballer
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Nílton Ferreira Júnior (born 1987), simply known as Nílton, Brazilian football defensive midfielder
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Nivaldo Rodrigues Ferreira (born 1988), Brazilian football midfielder
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Paulo Ferreira
Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira (; born 18 January 1979) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a full-back.
After starting out at Estoril, he went on to spend the vast majority of his 16-year professional career with Porto and Chelse ...
(born 1979), Portuguese footballer
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Quentin Ferreira (born 1972), South African cricketer
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Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira Silva (born 1993), Portuguese football attacking midfielder
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Raimundo Ferreira Ramos (born 1970), known as Júnior Baiano, retired Brazilian football defender
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Raúl Fragoso Ferreira Duarte (born 1963), Angolan basketball coach
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Reginaldo Ferreira (born 1983), Brazilian professional football player
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Ricardo Ferreira da Silva
Ricardo Ferreira da Silva Kubitski, or simply Ricardinho (; born 9 September 1984), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for São Joseense.
Club career
In Brazil
Born in Curitiba, Ricardinho started his career in C ...
(born 1984), Brazilian professional football left back
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Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Pinto da Silva
Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Pinto da Silva (born 19 August 1980), known simply as Ricardo, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a centre back and right back.
Club career
Ricardo was born in Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal, ...
(born 1980), Cape Verdean professional football central defender or right back
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Ricardo José Araújo Ferreira (born 1992), Portuguese professional football central defender
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Ricardo Manuel Ferreira Sousa
Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname.
People Given name
*Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portugu ...
(born 1981), known as Cadú, Portuguese professional football central defender
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Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira Júnior (born 1995), known as Rivaldinho, is a Brazilian professional football forward
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Rogério Moraes Ferreira (born 1994), Brazilian handball player
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Rolando Ferreira Júnior (born 1964), retired Brazilian professional basketball player and coach
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Rúben Rafael Sousa Ferreira (born 1990), Portuguese professional footballer
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Schalk Jakobus Petrus Ferreira (born 1984), South African rugby union player
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Sebastián Ferreira Vidal (born 1998), Paraguayan football player
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Silvio (Silvio Manuel Azevedo Ferreira Sá Pereira) (born 1987), Portuguese professional football defender
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Tânia Ferreira (born 1974), Brazilian judoka
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Teófilo Ferreira
Teófilo Laborne Ferreira (born 2 June 1973 in Belo Horizonte) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. His best result was the 7th place in the men's 4×200-met ...
(born 1973), Brazilian freestyle swimmer
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Thiago Heleno Henrique Ferreira Iborn 1988), brazilian football central defender
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Tiago Ferreira (born 1975), known as "Tiago", Portuguese footballer
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Tiago Ferreira (born 1993), Portuguese footballer
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Vicente Ferreira Pastinha (1889–1981), mestre of the Brazilian martial art Capoeira
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Victor Ramos Ferreira (born 1989), Brazilian football central defender
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Virgilio Ferreira Romero (born 1973), retired Paraguayan football midfielder
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Vítor Borba Ferreira (born 1972), known as Rivaldo, Brazilian former professional footballer
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Wágner Ferreira dos Santos Wágner is a name. As a given name, it is Portuguese in origin. The surname is a Czechized form of German surname Wagner. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Wágner (footballer, born 1945), full name Wágner Canotilho, Brazilian f ...
(born 1985), Brazilian football player
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Wanderson Ferreira de Oliveira (born 1984), known as Valdívia, Brazilian football attacking midfielder
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Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira (born 15 September 1971) is a South African former professional tennis player and current tennis coach.
Career
As a junior player, Ferreira was ranked world no. 1 junior doubles player and no. 6 junior singles player. He ...
(born 1971), South African tennis player
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Wesley Moraes Ferreira Da Silva (born 1996), Brazilian professional football centre forward
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William Ferreira Martínez (born 1983), Uruguayan football striker
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Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (born 1993), Belgian footballer
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Ferreira family
The Ferreira family are a fictional family from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', that appeared on screen between 2003 and 2005. Created by Tony Jordan and introduced by Louise Berridge as a new Asian family, producers hoped they would become ...
, fictional Asian family in ''EastEnders''
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Marquis of Ferreira
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman w ...
, Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree in 1533
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Herrera (surname)
Herrera is a surname of Spanish origin, from the Latin word ferrāria, meaning "iron mine" or "iron works" and also the feminine of Latin ferrārius, "of or pertaining to iron"; or, alternatively, the feminine of Spanish ''herrero'' ("ironsmith", ...
, a related Spanish surname
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Laferrière (surname), a related French surname
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Ferreyra,
Ferreiro Ferreiro is a surname of Galician origin, equivalent to English Smith. Notable people with the surname include:
*David Ferreiro
*Roberto Ferreiro
* Iván Ferreiro
*Celso Emilio Ferreiro
*Franco Ferreiro
*Mario Aníbal Ferreiro
*Alfredo Mario Ferr ...
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Ferrero Ferrero (Italian: , Spanish: ) is a surname of Italian (from Piedmont) and Spanish origin that means 'smith', the person who works with iron, in parallel with surnames like Ferraro, Ferrari and Smith.
Notable people with the surname Ferrero inclu ...
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Ferrer,
Ferraro Ferraro is an occupational surname of Italian origin meaning blacksmith in Italian (from "ferro", the Italian word for iron). Notable people with this surname include:
* Chris Ferraro (born 1973), NHL hockey player, brother of Peter Ferraro
* Emanu ...
, similar Italian-origin surnames also meaning 'smith'
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Portuguese-language surnames
Galician-language surnames