Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name Roderick, given specifically in reference to either King Roderic, the last Visigothic ruler or to Saint Roderick, one of the Martyrs of Córdoba . The modern given name has the short forms Ruy, Rui, and in Galician Roy, Roi.
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:
Scherer or Scherrer is a German language surname widespread in German speaking Europe since the Middle Ages. With the beginning of colonization it also came to North and South America. Notable people with the surname include:
Ailton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Irineu Calixto Couto, or simply Irineu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Denis is a common name that translates from latin to "god of wine" and may refer to:
Alves is a surname that appears to originate both from Portugal and Scotland. It is debatable whether the surname appeared first in one country or the other, since it is more prevalent in Portugal, but registered as far back as the 13th century in the church records at Alves, Moray, Northern Scotland. If from Portugal, it will have originated from the Germanic patronym son of Álvaro.
Evangelista may refer to:
Marinho is both a given name and a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the name include:
Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, the Viscount of Mauá, was a Brazilian entrepreneur, industrialist, banker and politician. Born to a family of small estancieiros (ranchers), Sousa became one of the world's richest men; by 1867, his wealth was larger than the annual budget of the Brazilian Empire. He was called the Rothschild of the South American continent by the New York Times in 1871. He received the titles of baron in 1854 and visconde com grandeza of Mauá, in 1874. A pioneer in several areas of the economy of Brazil, one of his greatest achievements was to start the construction of the Mauá Railroad, the first railroad in Brazil, in 1852.
Serra is Latin for "saw", Italian for "greenhouse", and Sardinian, Galician, Portuguese and Catalan for "mountain range" or "saw".
Calixto is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Maurilio or Maurelio (Italian), Maurille (French) and Maurílio (Portuguese) are variations of the Latin name Maurilius.
Venancio, Venâncio (Portuguese), Venanzio (Italian) or Venantius (Latin) is a masculine given name. Venâncio is also a Portuguese surname. It may refer to
Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, being also prevalent in Italy and Spanish-speaking countries.
Irineu Sílvio Wilges was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate.
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