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Silveira
Silveira is a Portuguese language surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham Patusca da Silveira (1905–1990), Brazilian football striker *Alcides Silveira (1938–2011), Uruguayan international football player and coach of the Uruguay national football team *Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1901–?), Brazilian football striker *Caue Fernandes Silveira (born 1988), Brazilian footballer *Fabio Trinidade da Silveira (born 1977), Brazilian footballer commonly known as Fabinho *Francisco Silveira, Count of Amarante (1763–1821), Portuguese army lieutenant general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars *Gonçalo da Silveira (1526–1561), Portuguese Jesuit missionary in southern Africa *Hugo Silveira, Uruguayan footballer who plays for Tigre *Juan Silveira dos Santos (born 1979), Brazilian footballer commonly known as Juan *Juliana Silveira (born 1980), Brazilian actress and singer *Julio Silveira (born 1953), Uruguayan politician *Larry Silveira (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Silveira
Regina Silva Silveira (born 1939) is a Brazilian artist known for her work with light, shadows and distortions exploring ideas of reality. Silveira has used many media throughout her career but focuses mainly on videography, painting, and printmaking (including some lithography.) She is based in São Paulo. Early life Silveira was born in 1939 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, but has spent much of her life in the city of São Paulo. She began studying art in 1950 under Brazilian painter Iberê Camargo; she studied lithography and woodcut in addition to painting. In the 1970s, she began experimenting with printmaking and video. Education Regina graduated in 1958 with a degree in fine arts from the Arts Institute of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Occupying a teaching position in the same institution, she developed a sculpture and painting practice under the tutelage of Iberê Camargo, Francisco Stockinger and Marcelo Grassmann. In 1967 she was awarded a scholarship to st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Silveira
Lucas Silveira is a Canadian vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. He has composed and performed folk music and rock music, and formed and played in the band The Cliks. Silveira is credited as the first openly transgender man to have signed with a major record label. He also writes about LGBTQ issues. Biography Silveira was born in Mississauga, Canada. He considers himself Portuguese-Canadian because of his Portuguese ethnicity; he also lived in Portugal for 6 years in his youth and speaks fluent Portuguese. As a child, he knew that he was a boy, and asked his mother to buy him a penis like his brothers. Growing up, he identified as a lesbian. In 2004, he came out to himself, family, and friends as a transgender man. In an interview published in The Advocate, Silveira states that he feels "transgender by definition, but not by identity", because being transgender has become a political identity rather than a personal one. In 2010 he began hormone replacem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonçalo Da Silveira
Gonçalo da Silveira, S.J. (23 February 1526 – 6 March 1561) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary in southern Africa. Life Silveira was born at Almeirim, Portugal, about from Lisbon. He was the tenth child of Dom Luís da Silveira, first count of Sortelha, and Dona Beatriz Coutinho, daughter of Dom Fernando Coutinho, Marshal of the Kingdom of Portugal. Losing his parents in infancy, he was brought up by his sister Filipa de Vilhena and her husband, the Marquis of Távora. Silveira was educated by the Friars Minor of the friary of Santa Margarida until 1542, when he went to finish his studies at the University of Coimbra, but he had been there little more than a year when he was received into the Society of Jesus by Father Miron, the Rector of the Jesuit college at Coimbra. Silveira was appointed provincial superior of India in 1555. The appointment was approved by St. Ignatius Loyola a few months before his death. Gonçalo's term of government in India lasted three year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onésimo Silveira
Onésimo Silveira (February 10, 1935 – April 29, 2021) was a Cape Verdean politician and writer. Biography As a young poet, Silveira was one of the most prominent critics of the literary elite in Cape Verde. He was associated with the views of the ''Claridade'' group, and argued in favour of an African cultural identity of the islands. Silveira was a student in Uppsala, Sweden, during the 1960s, after having spent a period in China. In Uppsala he had close links with the South Africa Committee of the city, which was crucial for the initiation of solidarity work for the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) in Sweden. He became the representative of the PAIGC in Sweden.Hamilton''Voices from an Empire: A History of Afro-Portuguese Literature'' 1975. p. 272. Silveira made several visits to Norway, where he established good relations with the Norwegian Council for Africa and the Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party ( nb, Arbeiderpartiet; nn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Silveira, Count Of Amarante
Francisco da Silveira Pinto da Fonseca Teixeira, 1st Count of Amarante (1 September 1763 – 27 May 1821), was a Portuguese army officer who fought in the War of Oranges and other campaigns of the Peninsular War, as an offshoot of the Napoleonic Wars. Biography Francisco da Silveira was born in the town of Canelas, the son of Manuel da Silveira Pinto da Fonseca and D. Antónia Silveira. Career He became a cadet in the Almeida Cavalry Regiment on 25 April 1780, from which his career developed in subsequent years: he was promoted to ensign by 27 February 1790; then lieutenant in the 6th Cavalry Regiment, then called the ''Light Regiment of Chaves'', on 17 December 1792, before becoming a captain and adjunct-aide to the Field Marshall of the Province of Beira, João Brun da Silveira, on 17 December 1799. He succeeded his father as the Majorat of Espírito Santo on 22 February 1785. During the war between France and Spain (in 1801), Francisco da Silveira, along with other importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Do Carmo Silveira
Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de Carvalho Silveira (born 14 February 1961) served as the 13th prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 8 June 2005 to 21 April 2006. Background She was educated as an economist at the Donetsk National University ( Ukraine), Master of Public Administration from the National School of Administration in Strasbourg and was the third governor of São Tomé and Príncipe's Central Bank from 1999 to 2005, she succeeded Carlos Quaresma Batista de Sousa and was succeeded by Arlindo Afonso Carvalho and again from 2011 to 2016 as the sixth governor succeeding Luís Fernando Moreira de Sousa. Prime minister She served as Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Finance São Tomé and Príncipe from 8 June 2005 to 21 April 2006. Silveira, the country's second female Prime Minister, is a member of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD) and was a member of the party executive board. Silveira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliana Silveira
Juliana Bragança Saúda Silveira, known as Juliana Silveira (born March 12, 1980) is a Brazilian actress and singer. She began her acting career on ''Malhação'''','' a Brazilian telenovela aimed at teenagers. Biography In 2005 Juliana starred in ''Floribella'', a musical soap opera for children, and recorded songs for its soundtrack. Television Telenovela Music career ;Soundtrack ;Remix ;Live References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silveira, Juliana 1980 births Living people People from Santos, São Paulo Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian telenovela actresses 21st-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian women singers Citizens of Italy through descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcides Silveira
Alcides Silveira Vicente Montero (18 March 1938 – 16 January 2011) was a Uruguayan football player and coach who played as a midfielder or centre-back. He played for and coached the Uruguay national team. Career statistics International :''Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silveira goal.'' Honours Independiente * Argentine Primera División: 1960 Boca Juniors * Argentine Primera División: 1964, 1965 Uruguay *South American Championship: 1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Silveira, Alcides 1938 births 2011 deaths Uruguayan footballers Association football midfielders Association football central defenders Uruguay international footballers Uruguayan f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Silveira
Julio Silveira (born 27 June 1953) is a Uruguayan politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005. Silveira served as the executive mayor of the major political party National Party of Uruguay from 1984 to 2000. He was elected to serve as a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay in 1999. Silveira assumed his office in 2000, serving until 2005. He also served as the intendant of the northernmost department Artigas Department from 2005 to 2009. The following year, Silveira became director of the national postal service Correo Uruguayo. He served until 2013. Silveira currently serves as the vice president A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is o ... of the Correo Uruguayo since 22 June 2020. References 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Silveira
Leonor da Silveira Moreno e Lemos Gomes (born 28 October 1970) is a Portuguese film actress who made her film debut in '' The Cannibals'' for director Manoel de Oliveira in 1988. She appeared in most of Oliveira's subsequent films. She is the daughter of João José de Azevedo e Lemos Gomes and his wife Maria Ana da Silveira Moreno, and is the older sister of Lourenço da Silveira Moreno de Lemos Gomes. Selected filmography * 1988 '' The Cannibals'' * 1990 '' No, or the Vain Glory of Command'' * 1991 ''The Divine Comedy'' * 1991 ''No Dia dos Meus Anos'' (''On My Birthday'') * 1993 '' Abraham's Valley'' * 1995 '' The Convent'' * 1996 ''Party'' * 1997 '' Voyage to the Beginning of the World'' * 1998 ''Anxiety'' * 1999 ''The Letter'' * 2000 '' Word and Utopia'' * 2001 '' I'm Going Home'' * 2001 ''Porto of My Childhood'' * 2002 '' The Uncertainty Principle'' * 2003 '' A Talking Picture'' * 2005 '' Magic Mirror'' * 2006 ''Belle Toujours'' * 2007 ''Christopher Columbus - Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Silveira (Brazilian Singer)
Fresno is a Brazilian rock band formed in Porto Alegre in late 1999. As of 2020, members are Lucas Silveira (vocals, bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Gustavo Mantovani (lead guitar) and Thiago Guerra (drums). They already have ten albums, the most recent being "Vou Ter Que Me Virar". Biography 1999-2000: Early days Lucas, Gustavo, Leandro and Pedro met in high school and were part of the student council. After a meeting in late 1999 they had the idea to start a band so they could have fun doing punk versions of pop hits of the time. Lucas and Gustavo played the guitar, Pedro had a drum kit and Leandro would be the singer. In December 4 of that year the band gathered for the first rehearsal session at Pedro's house, in Porto Alegre. That day is regarded as "date of birth" of the band that would later call itself "Democratas" and ultimately "Fresno". In June 2000 there was the annual band festival for that school. About a month before that, the boys invited their friend Bruno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarildo Tavares Da Silveira
Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, also known as Amarildo (; born 29 July 1939), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. Club career Amarildo began his career at in the youth teams at Goytacaz, being described at the best player Goytacaz have helped produce by Brazilian newspaper ''O Globo'' in 2017. In 1958, Amarildo joined Flamengo, playing six times in the Torneio Extra in June 1958, scoring once. Later that year, Amarildo joined Botafogo, scoring 136 goals in 201 appearances in all competitions, with his form at Botafogo gaining the attention of Brazil national team manager Aymoré Moreira. In 1963, Amarildo was the subject of a transfer away from Brazil. Everton chairman John Moores identified Amarildo as a potential signing, willing to pay a transfer fee of £200,000, however Football League restrictions on the signing of foreign players meant the transfer fell through. Amarildo eventually signed for Italian club Milan, scoring 14 goals in 31 league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
