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Silveira (insect)
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 Club Atlético Tigre, Tigre *Garanhuns cannibals, Jorge Beltrão Negromonte da Silveira (born 1961), Brazilian serial killer and cannibal *Juan Silveira dos Santos (born 1979), Brazilian footballer commonly known as Juan *Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or ) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe, and has co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Macau. Portuguese-speaking people or nations are known as Lusophone (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Gallaecian language, Celtic phonology. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 17 million second language speakers, Portuguese has approximately 267 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the List of languages by number of native speaker ... [...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 or 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 vi ... of the Correo Uruguayo since 22 June 2020. References 195 ... [...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 t ... [...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, and played a role in the securing of official Norw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacimento Silveira
Nacimento Silveira (born 11 April 1981) is an Indian football player who plays in Midfield position for I-League team United Sports Club The United Sports Club () is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. United SC was founded in 1927. The club competes in the I-League 2, as well as the Calcutta Football League, the oldest football league in Asia. Un .... External links * 1981 births Living people Indian men's footballers Churchill Brothers FC Goa players I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Footballers from Goa Men's association football midfielders {{India-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martim Mércio Da Silveira
Martim Mércio da Silveira (2 March 1911 - 26 May 1972), in Argentina better known as Martín Mercío Silveyra, was a Brazilian football player. He played for Brazil national team at the 1934 and 1938 World Cup finals. He commenced his career in 1929 with Guarany FC of Bagé in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In October 1929 he moved on to Rio de Janeiro where he joined Botafogo FC where he won the Championships of Rio of the same year and 1932. From February to December 1933 he played for CA Boca Juniors in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, where he was the first Brazilian in the club's history. After this he returned to Botafogo winning 1934 and 1935 two more city Championships, albeit in the amateur orientated league in the then divided football of Rio. He stayed with Botafogo until the end of his career in 1940. After his death he was buried on 27 May 1972 in the Cemitério de São João Batista in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro.Jornal do Brasil ''Jornal do Brasil'', w ... [...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 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Miguel Silveira
Luis Miguel Silveira from the Technical University of Lisbon was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and ot ... (IEEE) in 2012 ''for contributions to analysis and modeling of VLSI interconnects''. References Fellows of the IEEE Living people Academic staff of the Technical University of Lisbon Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Portugal-engineer-stub ... [...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] |
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 Toronto, Canada in 1973. He has also lived in the Azores for 6 years in his youth and speaks fluent Portuguese. He is Portuguese-Canadian. As a child, he knew that he was a boy. He cites his first memory of realizing his body did not align with his gender identity was at the age of four. Growing up, he identified as a female and as a lesbian. In 2004, he came out to himself, family, and friends as a transgender man. He began hormone therapy in 2010. Career Silveira started performing at the age of 18. He recorded two solo albums under his former name and before transitioning to male. Both were independently recorded and rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Silveira
Leonor da Silveira Moreno e Lemos Gomes (born 28 October 1970), better known simply as Leonor Silveira, 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. 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 - The Enigma'' * 2009 '' Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl'' * 2010 ''The Strange Case of Angelica'' * 2012 ''Gebo et l'Ombre'' * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leandro Carvalho (footballer, Born 1983)
Leandro Hercílio Carvalho da Silveira (born 30 September 1983), or simply Leandro Carvalho, is a footballer who plays as adefensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ... for Paduano. External links * * 1983 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Sertãozinho Futebol Clube players Sport Club do Recife players Figueirense FC players Itumbiara Esporte Clube players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Guarani FC players Joinville Esporte Clube players São Caetano Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
