Lima (surname)
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Lima is a Portuguese language
surname
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It may refer to:
It is also the main surname of three Brazilian footballers who are better known by other names:
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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It may refer to:
- Adriana LimaAdriana LimaAdriana Lima is a Brazilian model, best known as a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000, and as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics from 2003 to 2009...
, a Brazilian model - Brian LimaBrian LimaBrian Lima is a former Samoan rugby union footballer who was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2011. Originally a wing, Lima moved into centre for Manu Samoa as his pace lessened, but he remained a formidable player throughout his career.He earned the memorable nickname of "The Chiropractor"...
(born 1972), a Samoan rugby union player - Francisco LimaFrancisco LimaFrancisco Lima Govinho is a Brazilian retired football player. He was a defensive midfielder.He played for São Paulo Futebol Clube in 1996, and played for Gaziantepspor in 1996/1998. He then played for FC Zürich between 1998 to 2000, and joined Serie A team Lecce during 1999/2000...
, a football player - General Lima, a Portuguese general during the Peninsular WarPeninsular WarThe Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
- Jeff LimaJeff LimaJeff Lima is a professional rugby league footballer for the Wigan Warriors of Europe's Super League...
, New Zealand rugby league player - Jose LimaJosé LimaJosé Desiderio Rodriguez Lima was a Dominican right-handed pitcher who spent thirteen seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers , Houston Astros , Kansas City Royals , Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets...
(1972-2010), a Dominican Major League pitcher - José-Filipe LimaJosé-Filipe LimaJosé-Filipe Lima is a professional golfer. He has Portuguese parents but was born and grew up mainly in France. His father worked at Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, which was the host course of the Trophée Lancôme until that tournament ceased in 2003, and was his son's first coach...
, a Portuguese European Tour golfer - Maurício LimaMaurício LimaMaurício Lima is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. He participated in both Olympic gold medals of the Brazil men's national volleyball team , against The Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and against Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, GreeceLima and Italy's...
, a Brazilian volleyball player - Pedro LimaPedro LimaPedro Manuel Barata Lima is a former Olympic swimmer from Angola. He represented Angola in 1988 and 1992.Lima participated in several swimming contests but never advanced past preliminaries. In 1988, he was disqualified from the Men's 50 m Freestyle, finished 62nd in the Men's 100 m Freestyle,...
, an Angolan swimmer - Ricarda LimaRicarda LimaRicarda Barbosa Lima is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
, a Brazilian volleyball player - Salvatore LimaSalvatore LimaSalvatore Lima was an Italian politician from Sicily who was murdered by the Mafia. He is often just referred to as Salvo Lima....
, an Italian politician, see also mafiaMafiaThe Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering... - Vanderlei de LimaVanderlei de LimaVanderlei Cordeiro de Lima is a former long-distance runner who specialised in marathons. He received international renown after a spectator, a laicized Irish priest, attacked him at the 2004 Summer Olympics marathon while he was leading the race at 35 km...
, a Brazilian marathon athlete
It is also the main surname of three Brazilian footballers who are better known by other names:
- DanielaDaniela Alves LimaDaniela Alves Lima , commonly known as Daniela, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Daniela begun her career at the age of 13, at Portuguesa de...
Alves Lima (born 1984) - RonaldoRonaldoRonaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the...
Luís Nazário de Lima (born 1976) - Sisleide do Amor Lima (born 1967), better known as SissiSissi (footballer)Sisleide do Amor Lima , commonly known as Sissi, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the Brazil women's national football team.Sissi won the golden boot award in the 1999 Women's World Cup in...