Moreira (name)
Moreira is primarily a Portuguese-language surname. Origin: Latin morum. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Moreira Chonguiça, Mozambican jazz saxophonist
Surname
Arts and entertainment
- Airto Moreira, Brazilian musician
- Antonio Moreira, Portuguese poet
- Moraes Moreira, Brazilian musician and singer
- Moreira da Silva, Brazilian singer and songwriter
- Rafael Moreira, Brazilian musician
Journalism
- Paul Moreira, a Portuguese-French investigative journalist and television documentary filmmaker.
Politics
- Adriano Moreira, Portuguese politician
- Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena, Brazilian politician
- Delfim Moreira, Brazilian politician
- Eurídice Moreira, Brazilian politician
- Fabrizio Moreira, Ecuadorian politician
- Humberto Moreira Valdés, Mexican politician
- Leonardo Fernandes Moreira, Brazilian politician
- Moreira Franco, Brazilian politician
Sports
Football
- Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira, Brazilian football manager and former player
- Ademar Moreira Marques, Portuguese former football midfielder
- Adriano Moreira (footballer), Portuguese former football goalkeeper
- Ahmad Mendes Moreira, Dutch football winger
- Alfredo Moreira, Portuguese former football defender
- Almami Moreira, Guinea-Bissauan former football midfielder
- Álvaro Adrián Núñez Moreira, Uruguayan-Spanish former football goalkeeper
- André Luiz Moreira, Brazilian former football attacking midfielder
- André Moreira, Portuguese football goalkeeper
- Andre Moreira Neles, Brazilian-Equatoginean football striker and gospel singer
- Argenis Moreira, Ecuadorian football defender
- Artur Moreira, Portuguese football player
- Augusto César Moreira, Brazilian football player
- Aymoré Moreira, Brazilian football goalkeeper and coach
- Ben-Hur Moreira Peres, Brazilian former football player
- Benvindo António Moreira, football player
- Bruno, Brazilian football player
- Bruno Miguel Moreira de Sousa, Portuguese football central defender
- Bruno Moreira, Portuguese football forward
- Cândido Alves Moreira da Costa, Portuguese former football right back
- Carlos Gabriel Moreira de Oliveira, Brazilian football left-back
- Cassiano Dias Moreira, Brazilian football forward
- Clayton de Sousa Moreira, Luxembourgian football right back
- Clésio Moreira dos Santos, Brazilian football referee
- Dalton Moreira Neto, Brazilian football defender
- Daniel Jesus Moreira Carvalho, Portuguese football goalkeeper
- Daniel Moreira, French former football striker
- Danilo Moreira Serrano, Brazilian football player
- David Luiz Moreira Marinho, Brazilian football player
- Diego Eli Moreira, Brazilian-born Hong Kong football player
- Dodi (footballer), Douglas Moreira Fagundes, Brazilian football midfielder
- Douglas Felipe Moreira Cobo, Brazilian football player
- Edinho (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian football midfielder
- Edmilson Jesus Moreira Mendes, Cape Verdean football defender
- Eduardo Moreira Fernandes, Capeverdean football midfielder
- Edu (footballer, born 1974), Eduardo Araújo Moreira, Brazilian former football midfielder
- Elías Moreira, Brazilian football player
- Enderson Moreira, Brazilian football manager
- Fabio Daniel Moreira Barros, Portuguese football player
- Fábio Emanuel Moreira Silva, Cape Verdean football midfielder
- Fabio Moreira, Brazilian former football player
- Fábio Ruben Moreira Tavares, Portuguese football forward
- Facundo Moreira, Uruguayan football midfielder
- Felipe Moreira, Brazilian former football midfielder and manager
- Felipe Moreira Santos, Brazilian football player
- Francisco Moreira, Portuguese football midfielder
- Francisco Moreira da Silva Rebelo, Portuguese former football right back
- Geraldo Moreira da Silva Júnior, Brazilian football attacking midfielder
- Gleison Wilson da Silva Moreira, Brazilian football player
- Guilherme Rodrigues Moreira, Brazilian football player
- Héctor Moreira, Guatemalan international football defender
- Hilton Moreira, Brazilian football striker
- Hugo Moreira (footballer, born 1982), Portuguese former football winger
- Hugo Moreira (footballer, born 1990), Portuguese football defender
- Igor Araújo (footballer), Portuguese football goalkeeper
- Ismael Moreira Braga, Brazilian football right back
- Jaime Moreira Pacheco, Portuguese football manager, and former football central midfielder
- Jansen José Moreira, Brazilian football player
- Jean (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian football defensive midfielder
- Jefferson Moreira Nascimento, Brazilian football player
- João Mendes (footballer, born 1988), Portuguese football forward
- João Moreira (footballer, born 1970), Portuguese former football player
- João Moreira (footballer, born 1986), Portuguese football forward
- João Moreira (footballer, born 1988), Portuguese football forward
- João Moreira (footballer, born 1998), Portuguese football defender
- João Moreira (footballer, born 2004),, Brazilian-born Portuguese football player
- João Paulo (footballer, born 1992), Portuguese football player
- Joaquín Piquerez Moreira, Uruguayan football midfielder
- Jonathan Luiz Moreira Rosa Júnior, Brazilian football forward
- Jonathan Moreira, Brazilian football right back
- Jonathan Moreira (footballer, born 1996), Argentine football midfielder
- Jorge Carlos Santos Moreira Baptista, Portuguese former football goalkeeper
- Jorge Javier Moreira Pereira, Venezuelan football midfielder
- Jorge Moreira, Paraguayan football right back
- José Gerardo Moreira Rocha Júnior, Brazilian football player
- José Manuel Moreiras, Argentine football player
- José Moreira, Portuguese former football goalkeeper
- José Semedo (footballer, born 1985), Portuguese football defensive midfielder
- José Varela (footballer), Cape Verdean football winger
- Josimar Moreira, Brazilian football player
- Júlio César Mendes Moreira, Brazilian former football player
- Julio Cesar Moreira Ribeiro, Brazilian football striker
- Juninho (footballer, born 5 April 1985), Brazilian football forward
- Leonardo Moreira, Japanese football player
- Leonardo Moreira Morais, Brazilian football right back
- Leonel Moreira national football goalkeeper
- Ligger Moreira Malaquias, Brazilian football player
- Ligia Moreira, Ecuadorian football defender
- Luis Andrés Moreira, Ecuadorian football player
- Luis Moreira, Ecuadorian football midfielder
- Luíz Carlos Martins Moreira, Brazilian football defensive midfielder
- Márcio Gama Moreira, Brazilian football left-back
- Marco Aurélio (footballer, born 1952), Brazilian former football manager
- Mariela Moreira, Bolivian football centre back
- Moreira E Silva Alison Pierre, Brazilian football player
- Natanael (footballer, born 2002), Brazilian football player
- Nuno Silva (footballer, born 1986), Portuguese football player
- Osmar Francisco Moreira Jesuino, Brazilian football forward
- Ozu Moreira, Brazilian-born Japanese beach football defender
- Paulo Sérgio (footballer, born 1984), Portuguese football player
- Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves, Portuguese football player
- Pavão (footballer, born 1974), former football right back
- Pedrinho (footballer, born 1992), Portuguese football player
- Pedro Bispo Moreira Júnior, Brazilian striker
- Pedro Ken Morimoto Moreira, Brazilian football player
- Pedro Manuel Taborda Moreira, Portuguese former football goalkeeper
- Pedro Moreira (Cape Verdean footballer)
- Pedro Moreira (footballer, born 1983), Portuguese former football right back
- Pedro Moreira (footballer, born 1989), Portuguese football midfielder
- Pedro Silva (footballer, born 1997), Portuguese football goalkeeper
- Rafael Moreira (footballer), Brazilian football player
- Ramón Osni Moreira Lage, Brazilian football attacking midfielder
- Renato Adriano Jacó Moreira, Brazilian football player
- Ricardo Costa (footballer, born 1981), Portuguese former football player
- Ricardo Moreira, Argentine football player
- Roberto de Assis Moreira, former football player
- Roberto Moreira (footballer, born 1977), Brazilian football midfielder
- Roberto Moreira (footballer, born 1987), Paraguayan football forward
- Rodrigo Moreira (footballer, born 1996), Argentine football defender
- Rodrigo Moreira (footballer, born 2001), Uruguayan football forward
- Ronaldinho, Brazilian football player
- Rui Moreira (footballer), Portuguese football midfielder
- Sávio Moreira de Oliveira, Brazilian football forward
- Steven Moreira, French football right back
- Thiago Luiz Moreira de Araújo, Brazilian football player
- Tiago César Moreira Pereira, Portuguese former football player
- Tiago Moreira, Portuguese football right back
- Valdeir Celso Moreira, Brazilian former football player
- Vatinei César Moreira dos Santos, Brazilian football player.
- Víctor Moreira, Andorran international football midfielder
- Vinícius Moreira de Lima, Brazilian football attacking midfielder
- Vítor Hugo Fernandes Moreira, Portuguese football goalkeeper
- Walisson Moreira Farias Maia, Brazilian football central defender.
- Weverson (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian football left-back
- Yago Moreira Silva, Brazilian football winger
- Yefferson Moreira, Uruguayan football player
- Zezé Moreira, Brazilian football player
Other sports
- Fatima Moreira de Melo, Dutch field hockey player
- Federico Moreira, Uruguayan cyclist
- João Moreira (jockey), Brazilian jockey
- José Moreira (swimmer), Brazilian swimmer
- Juraci Moreira, Brazilian triathlete
- Pablo Moreira, Argentine field hockey player
- Paulão Moreira, Brazilian beach volleyball player
Crime
- Erismar Rodrigues Moreira, Brazilian gang leader
- Juan Moreira, Argentine gaucho outlaw and folk-hero