When Alfredo da Costa was born on 7 November 1900, in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, his father, Manoel Joaquim da Costa, was 17 and his mother, Maria de Fontes Ferreira, was 13. He married Jacyra Rosa on 27 July 1929, in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He died in March 1971, in his hometown, at the age of 70.
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Chinese:
Mandarin form of the surname 達, said to be derived from the personal name Shu Da (叔達), a talent during the reign of the legendary king Zhuanxu (traditional dates: 2514–2437 BC ); or adopted as a Han surname by other minority ethnic groups.
Mandarin form of the surname 笪, a surname originating in ancient Jianzhou (located in present-day Fujian province) and Jurong (located in Jiangsu province) or a surname from the Hui ethnic group.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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