Francisco Alves may refer to: jogador de futsal
Chico means small, boy or child in the Spanish language. It is also the nickname for Francisco in the Portuguese language.
Adriano or Adrião is the form of the Latin given name Hadrianus commonly used in the Italian language; the form Adrian is used in the English language. Notable people with the name include:
Juazeiro, formerly also known as Joazeiro, is a municipality in the state of Bahia, in the northeastern region of Brazil.
Fernandes is a patronymic surname in the Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries. The name is a patronymic form of the Portuguese and Spanish personal name Fernando. Fernandes is the 243rd most common surname in the world, the 3rd one in Angola and in São Tomé and Príncipe, the 10th one in Portugal, and the 18th one in Brazil. The Spanish version of this surname is Fernández.
"Aquarela do Brasil", written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and known in the English-speaking world simply as "Brazil", is one of the most famous Brazilian songs.
Pires is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Pedro or Son of Pero. Its Spanish equivalent is Pérez. It is a variant form of Peres. It may mean different things:
Rodrigues is a common surname in the Portuguese language.
Azevedo is a common surname in the Portuguese language, and thus native to Portugal, Brazil, and other Lusophone nations. The etymology of "Azevedo" is usually connected to the Portuguese word "azevinho" meaning the European holly. Its Spanish equivalent is Acevedo or Acebedo, whose origin resides in the Leonese municipality of Acebedo, Spain. Notable people with this surname include the following:
Santos is a Spanish, Portuguese and Galician surname with several variations. The English translation of Santos is Saints. A singular version, Santo, may occur. Origin: Christian, from Latin sanctus.
Tania is usually a given name. It may refer to:
Raposo is a common surname in the Galician and Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil, meaning “fox”. Notable people with the surname include:
Braga is a surname that can be found in Portuguese, Galician, and Italian language. Notable people with the name include:
Cordeiro is a Portuguese language surname. The equivalent in Spanish is Cordero. Notable people with the surname include:
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name Franciscus.
Oliveira is a Spanish and Portuguese surname, used in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries, and to a lesser extent in former Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Its origin is from the Latin word olivarĭus, meaning 'olive tree'. In Spanish and Portuguese, de Oliveira may refer to both 'of the olive tree' and 'from the olive tree'.
Felipe dos Santos or Felipe Santos may refer to:
Reis is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a Christian devotional family name of the Middle Ages, probably due to the Portuguese name for the Biblical Magi, the Reis Magos. Sometimes the surname is dos Reis. The Reis surname does not denote a single genealogical origin and there are many families bearing that surname. The Reis etymology is probably from the Latin Rex ("King"), and it is noticeable that it has relations with the German Reich, and the Dutch Rijk, the Germanic names Rick, Rich, Richard, etc. The Spanish version of this surname is Reyes.
Events in the year 1902 in Brazil.
Events in the year 1953 in Brazil.
Francisco Alves was a Portuguese water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1987, he was a recipient of the Silver Olympic Order.