Moreira (name)

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

Given name

 * Moreira Chonguiça, Mozambican jazz saxophonist

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

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 (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