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Wanderley is a Brazilian surname. The Brazilian family name Vanderlei and Wanderley, now also used as given names, was introduced in Brazil in 1637 by the Dutch cavalry captain Gaspar/Caspar van Niehof van der Leij, who may have been born in Gummersbach. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Anne Post, Caspar von Neuhof van der Ley, at the Genealogy of the Neuhof van der Ley family site. (In Dutch and German)
  2. Geni:Gaspar van Leij