Ferreira (surname)
Ferreira is a Portuguese and Galician surname, meaning "iron mine" (name of several locations in Portugal) but also the feminine of 'blacksmith'. People with the surname include:
General
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- Abigail Izquierdo Ferreira (1922–2019), known as Bibi Ferreira, Brazilian actress, singer, and director
- Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira (1756–1815), Portuguese naturalist
- Aloysio Nunes Ferreira (born 1945), Brazilian lawyer and politician
- Ana Gomes Ferreira (born 1987), Portuguese-born singer, musician, songwriter - known as "Ana Free"
- Anne Ferreira (born 1961), French politician
- António Ferreira (poet) (1528–1569), Portuguese poet and writer
- Augusto Barros Ferreira (1929-1998), Portuguese painter also known as Barros, and Augusto Barros
- Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira (1910–1989), Brazilian dictionarist and writer
- Barbara Linhares Ferreira (born 1996), American model and actress
- Ben Ferreira (born 1979), Canadian former competitive figure skater
- Benigno Ferreira (1846–1920), Paraguayan president
- Carlos Vaz Ferreira (1872–1958), Uruguayan philosopher, writer, and academic
- Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga (1907–2006), Brazilian songwriter and occasional singer
- Carlota Ferreira (1838 – c. 1912), Uruguayan woman
- Cid Ferreira Gomes (born 1963), Brazilian politician, Senator for the state of Ceará
- Cristóvão Ferreira (1580–1650), Portuguese Jesuit missionary to Japan who became an apostate
- David Mourão-Ferreira (1927–1996), Portuguese writer and poet
- Edemar Cid Ferreira (born 1943), Brazilian economist and former head of Banco Santos
- Elisa Ferreira (born 1955), Portuguese politician, current vice-governor of the Bank of Portugal
- Enéas Ferreira Carneiro (1938–2007), Brazilian cardiologist, founder of the Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order
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- Fátima Ferreira (born 1959), Brazilian biologist and biochemist
- Francisco Ferreira Drummond (1796–1858), Portuguese historiographer, paleographer, musician and politician
- Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral (1843–1923), Portuguese naval commander and politician
- Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa (born 1954), Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2012-2014)
- Gerrit Ferreira (born 1948), South African businessman
- Hendrik C. Ferreira, South-African professor, digital communications and Information Theory
- Hugo Ferreira (born 1974), Angolan-born Portuguese-American singer, songwriter and musician
- Ignatius Ferreira (1840-1921), South African soldier, fortune hunter and gold miner
- Ignatius Stephanus Ferreira ("Naas Ferreira", 1844-1900), Second Boer War general
- Jesús Reyes Ferreira (1880–1977), self-taught artist and antiques/art collector and vendor
- Joachim Johannes Ferreira (1835–1917), a Boer commandant of the First Boer War.
- Gilmar Ferreira Mendes (born 1955), Brazilian judge of the Supremo Tribunal Federal
- João Ferreira (politician) (born 1978), Portuguese biologist and former member of the European Parliament
- João Ferreira Franco Pinto Castelo-Branco (1855–1929), Portuguese 43rd Minister for Treasury Affairs and 73rd Prime Minister
- João Maria Ferreira do Amaral (1803–1849), Portuguese military officer and governor of Macau
- Joaquim Ferreira de Mello, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Pelotas (1921–1940)
- José Dias Ferreira (1837–1909), Portuguese lawyer, politician and jurist, son of António Ferreira Dias
- José dos Santos Ferreira (1919–1993), known as "Adé", Portuguese-Macanese poet
- Jose Fernando Ferreira Mendes (born 1962), Portuguese statistical physicist on the field of network theory
- José Maria Ferreira de Castro (1898–1974), Portuguese writer and journalist
- José Ribamar Ferreira de Araújo Costa (born 1930), Brazilian lawyer and writer, 31st President of Brazil
- José Vicente Concha Ferreira (1869–1929), President of Colombia from 1914 to 1918
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- Laurence Ferreira Barbosa (born 1958), French film director and screenwriter
- Lopo Fortunato Ferreira do Nascimento (born 1942), Prime Minister of Angola (1975–78), and Secretary-General of the MPLA Party
- Louis Ferreira, Portuguese Canadian actor
- Luís Ferreira Filipe Vieira (born 1949), Portuguese real estate businessman
- Maria Adelaide Mengas Matafome Ferreira (born 1959), Portuguese singer
- María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira (1875–1924), Uruguayan teacher and poet
- Matheus Silva Ferreira da Costa (born 1987), Brazilian football manager
- Nadia Ferreira (born 1999), Paraguayan model
- Paul Ferreira (born 1973), Canadian populist politician
- Ramona Ferreira, Paraguayan journalist and feminist
- R.A.P. Ferreira (born 1992), American rapper and producer
- Sérgio Henrique Ferreira (born 1934), Brazilian pharmacologist
- Sky Ferreira (born 1992), singer
- Teresa Simões-Ferreira Heinz (born 1938), Portuguese-American businesswoman and philanthropist
- Vergílio Ferreira (1916–1996), Portuguese writer
- Virgulino Ferreira da Silva (1897–1938), known as Lampião, the leader of the Cangaço, a banditry of the Brazilian Northeast
Sportspeople
- Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira (born 1978), Portuguese retired football right back
- Adenízia Ferreira da Silva (born 1986), Brazilian volleyball middle blocker
- Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (1927–2001), Brazilian triple jumper
- Adriano Ferreira (born 1974), former professional tennis player from Brazil
- Ailton Ferreira Silva, Brazilian professional football left-back
- Aldemir dos Santos Ferreira (born 1997), Brazilian footballer
- Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo (born 1987), commonly known as Sandro, Hong Kong football player
- Alexandre Ferreira (fighter), Brazilian professional mixed martial artist
- Alison Lopes Ferreira (born 1993), Brazilian football defensive midfielder
- Andries Stephanus Ferreira (born 1990), South African rugby unionplayer
- Amber Ferreira (born 1982), American triathlete, coach, and endurance athlete
- Andre Ferreira Teixeira (born 1993), Portuguese football right back
- André Filipe Ferreira Coelho Pereira (born 1995), Portuguese professional football forward
- Bismark de Araújo Ferreira (born 1993), Brazilian football winger
- Carlos Diego Ferreira (born 1985), Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Batista (born 1992), known as Kakà, Portuguese football left back
- Carlos Eduardo Ferreira de Souza (born 1996), known as Carlos Eduardo, Brazilian football forward
- Claudemir Ferreira da Silva (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
- Douglas Ferreira (footballer) (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
- Edvaldo Ferreira (born 1990), Angolan handball player
- Elizeu Antônio Ferreira Vinagre Godoy (born 1945), Brazilian former footballer
- Emerson Ferreira (born 1976), Brazilian football defensive midfielder
- Emerson Ferreira da Rosa (born 1976), known as "Emerson", Brazilian footballer
- Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014), Portuguese footballer
- Evander da Silva Ferreira (born 1998), Brazilian football attacking midfielder
- Evanílson Aparecido Ferreira (born1975), Brazilian retired footballer
- Everaldo Ferreira Magalhaes (born 1982), Brazilian soccer player
- Fábio Miguel Lourenço Ferreira (born 1989), Portuguese professional footballer
- Filipe Miguel Neves Ferreira (born 1990), Portuguese footballer
- Francisco Ferreira (footballer, born 1997), known as Ferro, Portuguese professional football centre-back
- Frederico Ferreira Silva, Portuguese tennis player
- Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
- Gonçalo Nuno Borges Ferreira Gomes Alves (born 1977), Portuguese futsal defender
- Guilherme Ferreira Pinto (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
- Hélder José Castro Ferreira (born 1997), Portuguese professional football left winger
- Heron Ferreira (born 1958), known as Heron, Brazilian professional football manager
- Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana (born 1983), Portuguese retired professional football central midfielder
- Hugo Ventura Ferreira Moura Guedes (born 1988), Portuguese football goalkeeper
- Italo Ferreira (born 1994), Brazilian professional surfer
- Ivo Daniel Ferreira Mendonça Pinto (born 1990), Portuguese professional football right back
- Jacksen Ferreira Tiago (born 1968), Brazilian retired footballer
- Jael Ferreira (born 1988), Brazilian football striker
- Jesualdo Ferreira (born 1946), Portuguese football coach
- Jesús Ferreira (born 2000), Colombian-born American soccer player
- João António Ferreira Resende Alves (born 1952), Portuguese former footballer and coach
- Joaquim Rodrigues Ferreira (born unknown-deceased), former Portuguese footballer who played as defender.
- Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (born 1982), known as "Jorge Baltazar", Mexican squash player
- Jorge Ferreira da Silva (born 1967), retired Brazilian footballer
- José Albano Ferreira Mota (born 1964), Portuguese retired football right back
- Jose Carlos Ferreira Filho (born 1983), known as Zè Carlos, Brazilian professional football striker
- José Ferreira Neto (born 1966), known as "Neto", Brazilian footballer
- Jose Marcelo Ferreira (born 1973), known as Zè Maria, retired Brazilian football player and was manager
- Jose Ferreira Franco (1934–2009), Brazilian former football (soccer) player
- José Leandro de Souza Ferreira (born 1959), Brazilian former football defender
- José Nadson Ferreira (born 1984), known as Nadson, Brazilian football centre-back
- Júlio Alexandre Bacelar Oliveira Ferreira (born 1994), Portuguese taekwondo practitioner
- Kepler Laveran Lima Ferreira (born 1983), Portuguese professional footballer in the role of centre back
- Leonardo Ferreira da Silva (born 1980), Brazilian football striker
- Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born 1978), Brazilian football central defender
- Luiz Carlos Ferreira (born 1958), known as Luizinho, Brazilian former footballer
- Luis de Souza Ferreira (1908–2008), Peruvian football forward player
- Lula Ferreira (born 1951), Brazilian basketball coach
- Mádson Ferreira dos Santos (born 1992), Brazilian football right back
- Manuel Ferreira (footballer) (1905–1983), an Argentine footballer
- Manuel José Ferreira da Silva Barbosa (born 1951), Portuguese football manager and a former player
- Mara Ferreira Leão (born 1991), Brazilian volleyball player
- Marcelo Augusto Ferreira Teixeira (born 1987), Brazilian professional football defender
- Marcelo Ferreira (born 1965), Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion
- Marcelo Ferreira Martins (born 1975), Brazilian and naturalized Honduran former football player
- Marcelo Oliveira Ferreira (born 1987), Brazilian professional footballer
- Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza (born 1985), known as Rafinha, Brazilian football right back
- Marcio Ferreira Nobre (born 1980), known as Mert Nobre, Brazilian origin Turkish former football striker
- Marco Ferreira (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
- Marco Júlio Castanheira Afonso Alves Ferreira (born 1978), retired Portuguese football winger
- Maria Conceição da Costa Ferreira (born 1962), retired Portuguese long-distance runner
- Mariano Ferreira Filho (born 1986), Brazilian professional football right back
- Martin Ferreira (born 1989), South African rugby union player
- Michael Ferreira (born 1938), Indian player of English billiards
- Miguel Ferreira de Almeida (born 1949), Brazilian footballer
- Monique Ferreira (born 1980), Brazilian freestyle swimmer
- Neil Ferreira (born 1979), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Nelson Ferreira (footballer) (born 1982), Swiss and Portuguese footballer
- Nílton Ferreira Júnior (born 1987), simply known as Nílton, Brazilian football defensive midfielder
- Nivaldo Rodrigues Ferreira (born 1988), Brazilian football midfielder
- Paulo Ferreira (born 1979), Portuguese footballer
- Quentin Ferreira (born 1972), South African cricketer
- Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira Silva (born 1993), Portuguese football attacking midfielder
- Raimundo Ferreira Ramos (born 1970), known as Júnior Baiano, retired Brazilian football defender
- Raúl Fragoso Ferreira Duarte (born 1963), Angolan basketball coach
- Reginaldo Ferreira (born 1983), Brazilian professional football player
- Ricardo Ferreira da Silva (born 1984), Brazilian professional football left back
- Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Pinto da Silva (born 1980), Cape Verdean professional football central defender or right back
- Ricardo José Araújo Ferreira (born 1992), Portuguese professional football central defender
- Ricardo Manuel Ferreira Sousa (born 1981), known as Cadú, Portuguese professional football central defender
- Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira Júnior (born 1995), known as Rivaldinho, is a Brazilian professional football forward
- Rogério Moraes Ferreira (born 1994), Brazilian handball player
- Rolando Ferreira Júnior (born 1964), retired Brazilian professional basketball player and coach
- Rúben Rafael Sousa Ferreira (born 1990), Portuguese professional footballer
- Schalk Jakobus Petrus Ferreira (born 1984), South African rugby union player
- Sebastián Ferreira Vidal (born 1998), Paraguayan football player
- Silvio (Silvio Manuel Azevedo Ferreira Sá Pereira) (born 1987), Portuguese professional football defender
- Tânia Ferreira (born 1974), Brazilian judoka
- Teófilo Ferreira (born 1973), Brazilian freestyle swimmer
- Thiago Heleno Henrique Ferreira Iborn 1988), brazilian football central defender
- Tiago Ferreira (born 1975), known as "Tiago", Portuguese footballer
- Tiago Ferreira (born 1993), Portuguese footballer
- Vicente Ferreira Pastinha (1889–1981), mestre of the Brazilian martial art Capoeira
- Victor Ramos Ferreira (born 1989), Brazilian football central defender
- Virgilio Ferreira Romero (born 1973), retired Paraguayan football midfielder
- Vítor Borba Ferreira (born 1972), known as Rivaldo, Brazilian former professional footballer
- Wágner Ferreira dos Santos (born 1985), Brazilian football player
- Wanderson Ferreira de Oliveira (born 1984), known as Valdívia, Brazilian football attacking midfielder
- Wayne Ferreira (born 1971), South African tennis player
- Wesley Moraes Ferreira Da Silva (born 1996), Brazilian professional football centre forward
- William Ferreira Martínez (born 1983), Uruguayan football striker
- Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (born 1993), Belgian footballer
Fictional
- Ferreira family, fictional Asian family in EastEnders
See also
- Marquis of Ferreira, Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree in 1533
- Herrera (surname), a related Spanish surname
- Laferrière (surname), a related French surname
- Ferreyra, Ferreiro, Ferrero, Ferrer, Ferraro, similar Italian-origin surnames also meaning 'smith'
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