Silveira is a
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 Tomà ...
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Abraham Patusca da Silveira
Araken Patusca (17 July 1905 – 24 January 1990) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Santos.
Throughout his career (1923–1937), he played for Santos FC, Club Athletico Paulistano, Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, ...
(1905–1990), Brazilian football striker
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Alcides Silveira (1938–2011), Uruguayan international football player and coach of the Uruguay national football team
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Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1901–?), Brazilian football striker
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Caue Fernandes Silveira (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
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Fabio Trinidade da Silveira (born 1977), Brazilian footballer commonly known as Fabinho
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Francisco Silveira, Count of Amarante (1763–1821), Portuguese army lieutenant general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars
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Gonçalo da Silveira (1526–1561), Portuguese Jesuit missionary in southern Africa
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Hugo Silveira, Uruguayan footballer who plays for
Tigre
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Jorge Beltrão Negromonte da Silveira (born 1961), Brazilian serial killer and cannibal
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Juan Silveira dos Santos
Juan Silveira dos Santos (; born 1 February 1979), commonly known as Juan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently works as Brasil national football team assistant under Carlo Ancelotti.
Having ...
(born 1979), Brazilian footballer commonly known as Juan
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Juliana Silveira (born 1980), Brazilian actress and singer
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Julio Silveira (born 1953), Uruguayan politician
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Larry Silveira
Larry Silveira (born October 12, 1965) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
Amateur career
Silveira was originally a baseball player and played catcher for Antioch High School along with Major L ...
(born 1965), American golfer
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Leandro HercÃlio Carvalho da Silveira (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
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Leonor Silveira (born 1970), Portuguese actress
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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 ...
(born 1974), Canadian vocalist/guitarist and songwriter for the rock band The Cliks
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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, th ...
(born 1983), lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the Brazilian emocore band Fresno
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Luis Miguel Silveira, Portuguese engineer
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Maria do Carmo Silveira (born 1960?), former Prime Minister of São Tomé and PrÃncipe
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Martim Mércio da Silveira (1911–1972), Brazilian footballer
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Nacimento Silveira (born 1981), Indian footballer
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Onésimo Silveira (1935–2021), Cape Verdean politician and writer
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Regina Silveira (born 1939), Brazilian artist
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Sebastião da Silveira Cintra Sebastião is Portuguese for ''Sebastian''.
This name may refer to:
People
* Sebastião (given name)
Places
* Sebastião Barros, a town in the state of PiauÃ, Brazil
* Sebastião Laranjeiras
Sebastião Laranjeiras is a Brazilian municipality of ...
(1882–1942), Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal
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Portuguese-language surnames