Zeferino is a Portuguese surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
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.
Silvino is a masculine given name and a surname. Bearers of the name include:
Varela is a Galician, Spanish and Portuguese surname originating from Galicia.
Zeferino Vaz was a Brazilian doctor who led the construction, establishment and development of the Unicamp university, in the interior of the State of São Paulo, Brazil in the 1960s and 1970s. The main campus is named after Zeferino, who strived to bring together some of Brazil's best scientists to form a recognised research institution.
Rodovia Professor Zeferino Vaz is a highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Until 2010, this highway was called Rodovia General Milton Tavares de Souza.
Pereira is a surname in the Portuguese and Galician languages, well known and quite common, mostly in Portugal, Galicia, Brazil, other regions of the former Portuguese Empire, among Galician descendants in Spanish-speaking Latin America. The adoption of this surname also became common among Sephardic Jews of Portuguese origin and was historically spread throughout the Sephardic Jewish diaspora. Origin: toponymic/natural world, from Latin pirum or pyrus. Currently, it is one of the most common surnames in South America and Europe. Started as a noble Christian toponym of the Middle Ages, taken from the feudal estate of Pereira, Portugal, which in Portuguese means 'pear tree'.
Soares is a common surname in the Portuguese language and Galician, namely in the Portuguese speaking world, as well as other places. It was originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Soeiro. It is equivalent to the Spanish surname Suárez. Notable people named Soares include:
Paulo Santos may refer to:
Furtado is a surname of Portuguese origin common in Portugal and Brazil. This last name is also found in Goa, India where the Portuguese colonized in the 15th century. It may refer to:
Almeida is a common surname in Portuguese-speaking nations of Portugal, Brazil and amongst high-ranking army officials in West India, which was at one time colonized by the Portuguese. It is a toponym derived from the town of Almeida in Beira Alta Province, Portugal, or for any of a number of similarly named places in Portugal. In other instances it is a toponym derived from Almeida in the Province of Zamora, Spain.
Neves, is the Portuguese word for the plural form of "snow". It is a common surname in Portugal, Italy, Brazil, and the Spanish region of Galicia. A Spanish variant is Nieves.
Vaz is a Portuguese language surname.
Martins is a Portuguese surname. Origin: Germanic patronymic for son of Martin. Cognates of this surname occur in many other European languages. Notable people with the surname include:
De Barros may refer to:
Amílcar is a Spanish and Portuguese male given name derived from Latin Hamilcar, itself a Punic name known to the Romans through their Carthaginian foes, especially Hamilcar Barca.
Cabral is a surname of Portuguese origin, coming from the word Cabra meaning goat. The surname Cabral most commonly came from goat farmers.
Tavares is a Portuguese surname. The Spanish version of this name is Tavárez. This surname was adopted by Sephardic Jews as well.
Duarte is an Iberian given name and surname, being an alternative Portuguese form of the name Edward.
Monteiro is an occupational Portuguese surname meaning 'hunter'.It's also found in former Portuguese colonies such as Brazil and Mangalore, India. Notable people with the surname include:
Zé Luís, born José Luís Mendes Andrade, is a Cape Verdean football striker.