Silva

"Silva" may refer to:
*Silva, the most common surname in Italy, Portugal and Brazil, and one of the most common in Galicia. The word came originally from the Latin, meaning woods and, by extension, people that came from forested areas. It was adopted in western Iberia when conquered by Ancient Rome in 219 BCE. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
**Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil.
**Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal.
**José Silva, American Parapsychologist.
**Moisés Silva, Professor of biblical studies.
**Dawn Silva, American funk vocalist.
**Mario Silva, Canadian politician.
**Carlos Silva, Baseball player.
**Francisco Manoel da Silva, Brazilian musician.
**Leônidas da Silva, Brazilian footballer.
**Roberto Carlos da Silva, Brazilian footballer.
**Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, Portuguese footballer.
**Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish painter.
**Jânio da Silva Quadros, Brazilian politician.
**Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, known as Tiradentes, Brazilian revolucionary .
**Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher.
**Rui da Silva, Portuguese DJ.
**Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Portuguese painter.
**António Silva, Portuguese actor.
**Raul Silva Henriquez, Chilean Catholic Cardinal
**Luis Eduardo Silva, Santa Teresa,New Mexico co-founder
**Paul Silva, Tijuana-based activist and erotic film director
**Wanderlei Silva, Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter.
**Jerald Silva, American painter.
**David Silva, Spanish footballer at Valencia CF
**Ryan Silva, American rapper.
*Silva (Barcelos), a parish in the municipality of Barcelos, Portugal
*Silva (Spanish Strophe)
* Silva, a well-known outdoors company that manufactures some of the most popular navigational compasses on the market. They also manufacture altimeters and map measurers. Url: http://www.silvacompass.com.
* Silva (CMS), a powerful open source CMS for managing content for the web, paper, and other media. Content is stored in a clean and future-proof format, independent of layout and presentation. Features include a multi-version workflow system, integral WYSIWYG editor (Kupu), content reuse in multiple publications, sophisticated access management, extensive import/export facilities, fine-grained templating, and hi-res image storage and manipulation.
* The Silva Method, a self-empowerment system to shape beliefs and augment personal success designed by the American parapsychologist José Silva.
*Silva (Shaman King), a Shaman King character.