When Generci da Silva Silveira was born on 24 September 1948, in Bage, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, her father, Prademar Gonçalves Silveira, was 33 and her mother, Setembrina Gomes da Silva, was 33. She died on 19 May 2012, in Bagé, Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, at the age of 63.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Luis, Fernando, Carlos, Pedro, Francisco, Mario, Ana, Joaquin, Jorge, Adolfo. Portuguese Joao, Paulo, Altair, Duarte, Henrique, Joaquim, Serafim.
Portuguese and Galician: topographic name from silveira ‘woodland’, a collective derivative of silva (see Silva ); or a habitational name from any of the places called Silveira in Lugo and Pontevedra provinces, Galicia (Spain). Compare Da Silveira , Selvera , and Silvera .
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