Teixeira
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Teixeira (teh-SHAY-rah) is a common surname in Portugal and Brazil. It is a toponymic name from any of the places in Portugal named Teixeira, from a derivative of Portuguese teixo (yew tree) (Latin taxus). It may refer to:
[edit] General
- Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (1865–1921), journalist, literary critic and publisher, and translator
- Antônio Gonçalves Teixeira e Souza (1812–?), Brazilian author
- António Teixeira (1707–1769), Portuguese composer
- Anya Teixeira (1913–1992), Brithish photographer and photojournalist
- Armando Teixeira, Portuguese musician
- Bento Teixeira (1560–1618), Portuguese writer
- Eduardo Teixeira Coelho (1919–2005), Portuguese comic book artist
- Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (1919–2006), Cape Verdean doctor and author
- João Teixeira (fl. late 17th century), Portuguese master mason/stone-carver
- Luis Filipe Teixeira (born 1959), Portuguese essayist and teacher
- Luís Teixeira (16th century), Portuguese Jesuit cartographer, mathematician and humanists
- Moises Teixeira da Silva, Brazilian criminal
- Pedro Teixeira (died 1640), Portuguese explorer
- Pedro Teixeira Albernaz (1595–1662), Portuguese cartographer
- Ruy Teixeira, American political scientist
- Tony Teixeira, South African businessman
- Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395–1480), Portuguese navigator and explorer
- Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar (1947–2006), Brazilian military officer
[edit] Politicians
- António Teixeira de Sousa (1857–1917), Portuguese medical doctor and politician
- Constantino Teixeira, Guinea-Bissau politician
- Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (born 1951), Portuguese politician
- José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira (1937–1996), Brazilian politician
- Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860–1941), Portuguese politician
- Miro Teixeira (born 1945), Brazilian politician and journalist
- Nuno Severiano Teixeira, Portuguese politician
[edit] Sports
- Armando Gonçalves Teixeira (born 1976), known as Petit, Portuguese footballer
- Bruno Teixeira (born 1982), Portuguese footballer
- Dimas Teixeira (born 1969), Portuguese footballer
- Filipe Teixeira (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
- Glover Teixeira (born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Humberlito Borges Teixeira (born 1980), Brazilian football player
- João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira, Portuguese footballer
- José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira (born 1965), Uruguayan footballer
- Mark Teixeira (born 1980), American baseball player
- Renan Teixeira da Silva (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
- Virgilio Teixeira (born 1973), Dutch footballer
- Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (1917–1998), Brazilian physician and physiologist
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