Pereyra is a surname, a variant of

Pereira Pereira (Portuguese and Galician for "pear tree") may refer to: People * Pereira (surname) Places *Brazil **Pereira (Bahia) (est. 1534) in the present-day Barra neighborhood of Salvador in Bahia **Pereira Barreto, municipality in São Paulo **Pe ...

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Perera Perera ( si, පෙරේරා) is a common surname found in Sri Lanka and the Iberian Peninsula. The name was introduced in Sri Lanka by the Portuguese during the period of Portuguese Ceylon, and it derives from the common Portuguese surname P ...

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Abraham Israel Pereyra Abraham Pereyra (Abraham Israel Pereyra, also Pereira) was a wealthy and prominent Portuguese Jewish merchant, who lived in Amsterdam from ''circa'' 1644 to his death in 1699. Life and Work Cecil Roth, following Kayserling, says Abraham Pereyra w ...

(died 1699), very wealthy and important "Portuguese merchant of the Jewish nation," who lived in Amsterdam *

Bob Pereyra Bob Pereyra (born January 8, 1963 in Santa Monica, California) is the pioneer of the extreme sport of street luge and is one of the fastest street luge racers in the world. He is one of the most recognized street luge racers worldwide. He was t ...

(born 1963), Street Luge Racer *

Carlos Pereyra (disambiguation) Carlos Pereyra may refer to: * Carlos Pereyra (boxer) (born 1911), Argentine boxer * Carlos Pereyra (writer), Mexican lawyer, diplomat, writer and historian * Carlos Julio Pereyra (1922–2020), Uruguayan schoolteacher, author and politician See a ...

* Cristina Pereyra, Venezuelan mathematician *Daniel Pereyra (born 1962), Uruguayan modern pentathlete, competitor in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

* Darío Pereyra (born 1956), Uruguayan former football player * Gabriel Pereyra (born 1978), Argentine football coach and former player *

Gonzalo Rodríguez Pereyra Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra (born 7 August 1969) is a philosopher. He is currently a lecturer at the University of Oxford, where he has the title of Professor of Metaphysics, and a Tutorial Fellow at Oriel College. Rodriguez-Pereyra has previously ...

(born 1969), British philosopher born in Argentina * Guillermo Pereyra (born 1980), Argentine-Italian former footballer *

Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (November 15, 1846 – May 9, 1919) was a Dominican political figure. He served as the president of the Dominican Republic between 15 November 1899 and 2 May 1902, and again between 5 December 1914 and 7 May 1916. Ji ...

(1846–1919), Dominican political figure * Juan Pablo Pereyra (born 1984), Argentine football player *

Julio César Pereyra Julio César Pereyra (born 1951 in Gualeguaychú) is the mayor of Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina (since 2003). He is a member of the Justicialist Party and a strong supporter of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. He is presid ...

(born 1951), the mayor of Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina since 2003 *

Luciano Pereyra Luciano Ariel Pereyra (born September 21, 1981) is an Argentine singer. Biography In 1984, when he was three years old, his parents noticed his talent for music and gave him a guitar for Christmas. The following year, he competed in a televis ...

(born 1981), Argentine singer * Luis Pereyra (born 1965), dancer and choreographer of Tango Argentino and Argentinian folklore * María del Pilar Pereyra (born 1978), retired female butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Argentina *

Marianela Pereyra Marianela Pereyra is an American-Argentine TV host, health advocate, writer and actress. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereyra, Marianela 1979 births Living people American female models Argentine emigrants to the United States American ...

(born 1979), American model, actress, television personality *

Roberto Pereyra Roberto Maximiliano Pereyra (; born 7 January 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese. A versatile player, he is capable of playing a variety of positions such as left or right wing, central ...

(born 1991), Argentine footballer

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