Luiz is a
Portuguese name and an alternative form of
Luís. It is archaic in Portugal and common in Brazil.
Notable examples include:
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Luiz Bonfá (1922-2001), Brazilian guitarist and composer
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Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza (1936-2020), Brazilian professor and novelist
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known Mononym, mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist and former metalworker who has served as the 39th president of Brazil since 2023. A mem ...
(born 1945), Brazilian politician and 35th president of Brazil
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Luiz Felipe Scolari (born 1948), Brazilian football manager and former defender
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Luiz Alberto Figueiredo (born 1955), Brazilian diplomat
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Luiz Avellar (born 1956), Brazilian piano player
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Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira (born 1977), Brazilian football centre-back
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Luiz Alberto (born 1982), Brazilian football centre-back
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Luíz Carlos (born 1985), Brazilian football defensive midfielder
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David Luiz
David Luiz Moreira Marinho (born 22 April 1987) is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fortaleza Esporte Clube, Fortaleza. H ...
(born 1987), Brazilian football centre-back
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Luiz Gustavo (born 1987), Brazilian football defensive midfielder
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Luiz Alberto de Araújo (born 1987), Brazilian decathlete
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Luiz Adriano
Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva (born 12 April 1987), or simply Luiz Adriano (), is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Esporte Clube Vitória, Vitória.
Born in P ...
(born 1987), Brazilian football striker
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Luiz Phellype
Luiz Phellype Luciano Silva (born 27 September 1993), known as Luiz Phellype, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for J1 League club Shonan Bellmare.
Career
Luiz Phellype made his professional debut with Standard L ...
(born 1993), Brazilian football forward
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Luiz Altamir Melo
Luiz Altamir Lopes Melo (born 9 May 1996 in Boa Vista) is a Brazilian swimmer.
International career
2013–16
He was at the 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he finished 5th in the 200-metr ...
(born 1996), Brazilian swimmer
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Luiz A. Rocha, Brazilian ichthyologist
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Douglas Luiz
Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo (born 9 May 1998), known as Douglas Luiz, is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a central midfielder, midfielder for Serie A club Juventus FC, Juventus and the Brazil national foo ...
(born 1988), Brazilian football midfielder
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Luiz (footballer, born 1982)
Luiz Renato Viana da Silva (born January 10, 1982) is a former Brazilian football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqua ...
, Luiz Renato Viana da Silva, Brazilian football forward
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Luiz (footballer, born 1983)
Luiz Silva Filho (born 7 February 1983), known simply as Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Grêmio Prudente.
In 2014, he went to Criciúma on loan from São Caetano.
In 2015, he signed a four-year ...
, Luiz Silva Filho, Brazilian football goalkeeper
See also
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Luis
Notes
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Portuguese masculine given names
Masculine given names