Teixeira

Teixeira

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:

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), British photographer and photojournalist
* Armando Teixeira, Portuguese musician
* Bento Teixeira (1560–1618), Portuguese writer
* Carlos Teixeira (born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player
* 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

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

ports

* 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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