Researching Moreira Silva
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 83 people with the Silva surname? In that year Silva was ranked number 3496 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Moreira Silva on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Moreira Silva and the Silva Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Silva Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Silva family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1491 people with the Silva surname in the UK? Silva is now ranked number 2693 for popularity in the UK. |
Silva Genealogy Databases
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Silva Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 127606 people with the Silva surname in the USA? Silva is ranked number 115 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Moreira Silva
Moreira da Silva
Antônio Moreira da Silva (1 April 1902, in Rio de Janeiro – 6 June 2000, in Rio de Janeiro) was a very reputed Brazilian singer and songwriter of Samba, also known by his nickname Kid Morengueira.
He was the older son of Bernardino de Sousa Paranhos, trombone player for the Rio de Janeiro Military Police (PMERJ), and Miss Pauladina de Assis Moreira.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, in the Morro do Salgueiro district, he only began to study at nine years-old, but soon left school in favor of music (after the death of his father).
During his career, at the same time when he seriously started performing, songwriting and singing, he worked as factory employee, cab driver and ambulance driver.
Widely reputed as the creator of the samba-de-breque (brake-Samba), Moreira da Silva started his artistic career in 1931, with Ererê & Rei da Umbanda (Êrere and King of Umbanda). In the 1992 Rio de Janeiro carnival, was elected to be the theme of the Unidos de Manguinhos samba school parading. In 1995, at the age of 93 years, he recorded the acclaimed "Os 3 Malandros in Concert" album, with two other famous Samba songwriters and singers: Dicró and Bezerra da Silva.
Even in his last years, Moreira da Silva continued to perform with some regularity on live shows and recording seasons.
Moreira da Silva died in 2000, at the age of 98 years, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
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