Ferreira

Ferreira, meaning "Blacksmith" is a Portuguese, Galician and Spanish surname. Other spellings are Ferreyra, Ferreiro, Ferrero, Ferrer, Ferraro, Ferreirua, Ferreiroa, Ferreiró, Ferreiros. It may refer to:

People

General

• Aluízio Ferreira (1897–1980), Brazilian politician
• Ana Gomes Ferreira (29 June 1987) known as "Ana Free" - Portuguese born singer, musician, songwriter
• Anne Ferreira (born 1961), French politician
• Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira (1910–1989), Brazilian dictionarist and writer
• Carlos Vaz Ferreira (1872 - 1958), Uruguayan philosopher, writer, and academic
• Benigno Ferreira (1846–1920), Paraguayan president
• Cristóvão Ferreira (1580–1650), Portuguese Jesuit missionary to Japan who apostacized
• David Mourão-Ferreira (1927–1996), Portuguese writer and poet
• Elisa Ferreira (born 1955), Portuguese politician
• Fátima Ferreira (born 1959), Brazilian biologist and biochemist
• Francisco Ferreira Drummond (1796–1858), Portuguese historiographer, paleographer, musician and politician
• Gerrit Ferreira (born 1948), South African businessman
• Hendrik C. Ferreira, South-African professor, digital communications and Information Theory
• José dos Santos Ferreira (1919–1993), known as "Adé", Portuguese-Macanese poet
• José Maria Ferreira de Castro (1898–1974), Portuguese writer and journalist
• Kevin Ferreira (born 1982), American Artist
• María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira (1875–1924) Uruguayan teacher and poet
• Paul Ferreira (born 1973), Canadian politician
• Sérgio Henrique Ferreira (born 1934), Brazilian pharmacologist
• Sky Ferreira (born 1992), singer
• Vergílio Ferreira (1916–1996), Portuguese writer
• Rory Ferreira (born 1992), Musician, Art Rap

Sports

• Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
• Amber Ferreira (born 1982), Professional Triathlete
• David Ferreira (born 1979), Colombian footballer
• Diego Ferreira (born 1975), Paraguayan runner
• Ellis Ferreira (born 1970), South African tennis player
• Emerson Ferreira da Rosa (born 1976), known as "Emerson", Brazilian footballer
• Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014), Portuguese footballer
• Frederico Ferreira Silva, Portuguese tennis player
• Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
• Jesualdo Ferreira (born 1946), Portuguese football coach
• Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (born 1982), known as "Jorge Baltazar", Mexican squash player
• José Ferreira Neto (born 1966), known as "Neto", Brazilian footballer
• Lula Ferreira (born 1951), Brazilian basketball coach
• Marco Ferreira (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
• Monique Ferreira (born 1980), Brazilian freestyle swimmer
• Neil Ferreira (born 1979), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Paulo Ferreira (born 1979), Portuguese footballer
• Quentin Ferreira (born 1972), South African cricketer
• Tânia Ferreira (born 1974), Brazilian judoka
• Teófilo Ferreira (born 1973), Brazilian freestyle swimmer
• Tiago Ferreira (born 1975), known as "Tiago", Portuguese footballer
• Wayne Ferreira (born 1971), South African tennis player
• Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (born 1993), Belgian footballer

Fictional

• Ferreira family, fictional Asian family in EastEnders

Places

Argentina

• Ferreyra, in Córdoba Province, Argentina

Brazil

• Leandro Ferreira, municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Porto Ferreira, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
• Estádio Aluízio Ferreira, a soccer stadium located in Porto Velho, Brazil

Portugal

• Ferreira do Alentejo, a municipality in the district of Beja
• Ferreira do Zêzere, a municipality in the district of Santarém District
• Ferreira (Macedo de Cavaleiros), a parish in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros
• Ferreira (Paços de Ferreira), a parish in the municipality of Paços de Ferreira
• Ferreira (Paredes de Coura), a parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura

South Africa

• Ferreirasdorp, a town in the greater Johannesburg Metro area

Spain

• Ferreira, Spain, a municipality of Granada Province, Spain (old Galician settlement)
• Ferreira, Coristanco, a parish in the municipality of Coristanco, Galicia
• Ferreira, San Sadurniño, a parish in the municipality of San Sadurniño, Galicia
• Ferreira, O Valadouro, a parish in the municipality of O Valadouro, Galicia
• Ferreira de Negral, a parish in the municipality of Palas de Rei, Galicia
• Ferreira de Pallares, a parish in the municipality of Guntín, Galicia
• Ferreira de Pantón, a parish in the municipality of Pantón, Galicia

Other

• Ferreira, the name from 1895–1916 of the clipper ship originally named Cutty Sark