# Moreira (name)

Moreira (European Portuguese:) is primarily a Portuguese-language surname. Origin: Latin morum (blackberry). Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

* Moreira Chonguiça, Mozambican jazz saxophonist

## Surname
### Arts and entertainment

* Airto Moreira (born 1941), Brazilian musician
* Antonio Moreira (1897–?), Portuguese poet
* Moraes Moreira (1947–2020), Brazilian musician and singer
* Moreira da Silva (1902–2000), Brazilian singer and songwriter
* Rafael Moreira (born 1974), Brazilian musician

### Journalism

* Paul Moreira (born 1961), a Portuguese-French investigative journalist and television documentary filmmaker.

### Politics

* Adriano Moreira (1922–2022), Portuguese politician
* Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena, Brazilian politician
* Delfim Moreira (1868–1920), Brazilian politician
* Eurídice Moreira (1939–2020), Brazilian politician
* Fabrizio Moreira (born 1982), Ecuadorian politician
* Humberto Moreira Valdés, Mexican politician
* Leonardo Fernandes Moreira (1974–2020), Brazilian politician
* Moreira Franco (born 1944), Brazilian politician

### Sports
#### Football

* Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira (born 1981), Brazilian football manager and former player
* Ademar Moreira Marques (born 1981), Portuguese former football midfielder
* Adriano Moreira (footballer) (born 1983), Portuguese former football goalkeeper
* Ahmad Mendes Moreira (born 1995), Dutch football winger
* Alfredo Moreira (born 1938), Portuguese former football defender
* Almami Moreira (born 1978), Guinea-Bissauan former football midfielder
* Álvaro Adrián Núñez Moreira (born 1973), Uruguayan-Spanish former football goalkeeper
* André Luiz Moreira (born 1974), Brazilian former football attacking midfielder
* André Moreira (born 1995), Portuguese football goalkeeper
* Andre Moreira Neles (1978–2020), Brazilian-Equatoginean football striker and gospel singer
* Argenis Moreira (born 1987), Ecuadorian football defender
* Artur Moreira (born 1984), Portuguese football player
* Augusto César Moreira (born 1992), Brazilian football player
* Aymoré Moreira (1912–1998), Brazilian football goalkeeper and coach
* Ben-Hur Moreira Peres (born 1977), Brazilian former football player
* Benvindo António Moreira (born 1989), football player
* Bruno (footballer, born 1989) (born 1989), Brazilian football player
* Bruno Miguel Moreira de Sousa (born 1982), Portuguese football central defender
* Bruno Moreira (born 1987), Portuguese football forward
* Cândido Alves Moreira da Costa (born 1981), Portuguese former football right back
* Carlos Gabriel Moreira de Oliveira (born 1999), Brazilian football left-back
* Cassiano Dias Moreira (born 1989), Brazilian football forward
* Clayton de Sousa Moreira (born 1988), Luxembourgian football right back
* Clésio Moreira dos Santos (born 1958), Brazilian football referee
* Dalton Moreira Neto (born 1990), Brazilian football defender
* Daniel Jesus Moreira Carvalho (born 1995), Portuguese football goalkeeper
* Daniel Moreira (born 1977), French former football striker
* Danilo Moreira Serrano (born 1980), Brazilian football player
* David Luiz Moreira Marinho (born 1987), Brazilian football player
* Diego Eli Moreira (born 1988), Brazilian-born Hong Kong football player
* Dodi (footballer) (born 1996), Douglas Moreira Fagundes, Brazilian football midfielder
* Douglas Felipe Moreira Cobo (born 1987), Brazilian football player
* Edinho (footballer, born 1994) (born 1994), Brazilian football midfielder
* Edmilson Jesus Moreira Mendes (born 1997), Cape Verdean football defender
* Eduardo Moreira Fernandes (born 1977), Capeverdean football midfielder
* Edu (footballer, born 1974) (born 1974), Eduardo Araújo Moreira, Brazilian former football midfielder
* Elías Moreira (born ?), Brazilian football player
* Enderson Moreira (born 1971), Brazilian football manager
* Fabio Daniel Moreira Barros (born 1987), Portuguese football player
* Fábio Emanuel Moreira Silva (born 1985), Cape Verdean football midfielder
* Fabio Moreira (born 1972), Brazilian former football player
* Fábio Ruben Moreira Tavares (born 26 March 1988), Portuguese football forward
* Facundo Moreira (born 1989), Uruguayan football midfielder
* Felipe Moreira (born 1981), Brazilian former football midfielder and manager
* Felipe Moreira Santos (born 1988), Brazilian football player
* Francisco Moreira (1915–1991), Portuguese football midfielder
* Francisco Moreira da Silva Rebelo (born 1947), Portuguese former football right back
* Geraldo Moreira da Silva Júnior (born 1974), Brazilian football attacking midfielder
* Gleison Wilson da Silva Moreira (born 1995), Brazilian football player
* Guilherme Rodrigues Moreira (born 1987), Brazilian football player
* Héctor Moreira (born 1987), Guatemalan international football defender
* Hilton Moreira (born 1981), Brazilian football striker
* Hugo Moreira (footballer, born 1982) (born 1982), Portuguese former football winger
* Hugo Moreira (footballer, born 1990) (born 1990), Portuguese football defender
* Igor Araújo (footballer) (born 1987), Portuguese football goalkeeper
* Ismael Moreira Braga (born 1945), Brazilian football right back
* Jaime Moreira Pacheco (born 1958), Portuguese football manager, and former football central midfielder
* Jansen José Moreira (1927–2010), Brazilian football player
* Jean (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian football defensive midfielder
* Jefferson Moreira Nascimento (born 1988), Brazilian football player
* João Mendes (footballer, born 1988) (born 1988), Portuguese football forward
* João Moreira (footballer, born 1970) (born 1970), Portuguese former football player
* João Moreira (footballer, born 1986) (born 1986), Portuguese football forward
* João Moreira (footballer, born 1988) (born 1988), Portuguese football forward
* João Moreira (footballer, born 1998) (born 1998), Portuguese football defender
* João Moreira (footballer, born 2004), (born 2004), Brazilian-born Portuguese football player
* João Paulo (footballer, born 1992) (born 1992), Portuguese football player
* Joaquín Piquerez Moreira (born 1998), Uruguayan football midfielder
* Jonathan Luiz Moreira Rosa Júnior (born 1999), Brazilian football forward
* Jonathan Moreira (born 1986), Brazilian football right back
* Jonathan Moreira (footballer, born 1996) (born 1996), Argentine football midfielder
* Jorge Carlos Santos Moreira Baptista (born 1977), Portuguese former football goalkeeper
* Jorge Javier Moreira Pereira (born 1998), Venezuelan football midfielder
* Jorge Moreira (born 1990), Paraguayan football right back
* José Gerardo Moreira Rocha Júnior (born 1977), Brazilian football player
* José Manuel Moreiras (1976–2019), Argentine football player
* José Moreira (born 1982), Portuguese former football goalkeeper
* José Semedo (footballer, born 1985) (born 1985), Portuguese football defensive midfielder
* José Varela (footballer) (born 1997), Cape Verdean football winger
* Josimar Moreira (born 1988), Brazilian football player
* Júlio César Mendes Moreira (born 1983), Brazilian former football player
* Julio Cesar Moreira Ribeiro (born 1995), Brazilian football striker
* Juninho (footballer, born 5 April 1985) (born 1985), Brazilian football forward
* Leonardo Moreira (born 1986), Japanese football player
* Leonardo Moreira Morais (born 1991), Brazilian football right back
* Leonel Moreira (born ) national football goalkeeper
* Ligger Moreira Malaquias (born ), Brazilian football player
* Ligia Moreira (born 1992), Ecuadorian football defender
* Luis Andrés Moreira (born 1996), Ecuadorian football player
* Luis Moreira (born 1978), Ecuadorian football midfielder
* Luíz Carlos Martins Moreira (born 1985), Brazilian football defensive midfielder
* Márcio Gama Moreira (born 1984), Brazilian football left-back
* Marco Aurélio (footballer, born 1952) (born 1952), Brazilian former football manager
* Mariela Moreira (born 1983), Bolivian football centre back
* Moreira E Silva Alison Pierre (born 1988), Brazilian football player
* Natanael (footballer, born 2002) (born 2002), Brazilian football player
* Nuno Silva (footballer, born 1986) (born 1986), Portuguese football player
* Osmar Francisco Moreira Jesuino (born 1987), Brazilian football forward
* Ozu Moreira (born 1986), Brazilian-born Japanese beach football defender
* Paulo Sérgio (footballer, born 1984) (born 1984), Portuguese football player
* Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves (born 1984), Portuguese football player
* Pavão (footballer, born 1974) (born 1974), former football right back
* Pedrinho (footballer, born 1992) (born 1992), Portuguese football player
* Pedro Bispo Moreira Júnior (born 1987), Brazilian striker
* Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira (born 1987), Brazilian football player
* Pedro Manuel Taborda Moreira (born 1978), Portuguese former football goalkeeper
* Pedro Moreira (Cape Verdean footballer)
* Pedro Moreira (footballer, born 1983) (born 1983), Portuguese former football right back
* Pedro Moreira (footballer, born 1989) (born 1989), Portuguese football midfielder
* Pedro Silva (footballer, born 1997) (born 1997), Portuguese football goalkeeper
* Rafael Moreira (footballer) (born 1990), Brazilian football player
* Ramón Osni Moreira Lage (born 1988), Brazilian football attacking midfielder
* Renato Adriano Jacó Moreira (born 1984), Brazilian football player
* Ricardo Costa (footballer, born 1981) (born 1981), Portuguese former football player
* Ricardo Moreira (born 1983), Argentine football player
* Roberto de Assis Moreira (born 1971), former football player
* Roberto Moreira (footballer, born 1977) (born 1977), Brazilian football midfielder
* Roberto Moreira (footballer, born 1987) (born 1987), Paraguayan football forward
* Rodrigo Moreira (footballer, born 1996) (born 1996), Argentine football defender
* Rodrigo Moreira (footballer, born 2001) (born 2001), Uruguayan football forward
* Ronaldinho (born 1980), Brazilian football player
* Rui Moreira (footballer) (born 1996), Portuguese football midfielder
* Sávio Moreira de Oliveira (born 2004), Brazilian football forward
* Steven Moreira (born 1994), French football right back
* Thiago Luiz Moreira de Araújo (born 1988), Brazilian football player
* Tiago César Moreira Pereira (born 1975), Portuguese former football player
* Tiago Moreira (born 1988), Portuguese football right back
* Valdeir Celso Moreira (born 1967), Brazilian former football player
* Vatinei César Moreira dos Santos (born 1979), Brazilian football player.
* Víctor Moreira (born 1982), Andorran international football midfielder
* Vinícius Moreira de Lima (born 1996), Brazilian football attacking midfielder
* Vítor Hugo Fernandes Moreira (born 1982), Portuguese football goalkeeper
* Walisson Moreira Farias Maia (born 1991), Brazilian football central defender.
* Weverson (footballer, born 2000) (born 2000), Brazilian football left-back
* Yago Moreira Silva (born 1994), Brazilian football winger
* Yefferson Moreira (born 1991), Uruguayan football player
* Zezé Moreira (1917–1998), Brazilian football player

#### Other sports

* Fatima Moreira de Melo (born 1978), Dutch field hockey player
* Federico Moreira (born 1961), Uruguayan cyclist
* José Moreira (swimmer) (born 1962), Brazilian swimmer
* Juraci Moreira (born 1979), Brazilian triathlete
* Pablo Moreira (born 1970), Argentine field hockey player
* Paulão Moreira (born 1969), Brazilian beach volleyball player

### Crime

* Erismar Rodrigues Moreira (died 2005), Brazilian gang leader
* Juan Moreira (died 1874), Argentine gaucho outlaw and folk-hero