List of Famous people with last name Morais
José Morais
José Manuel Ferreira de Morais is a Portuguese football coach.
Prudente de Morais
Prudente José de Morais e Barros was the third President of Brazil. He is notable as the first civilian president of the country, the first to be elected by direct popular ballot under the permanent provisions of Brazil's 1891 Constitution, and the first to serve his term in its entirety. His presidency, which lasted from 15 November 1894 until 14 November 1898, was marked by the War of Canudos, a peasant revolt in the northeast of the country that was crushed by the Brazilian Army. He also had to face a break in diplomatic relations with Portugal that was successfully mediated by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Paulo de Morais
Paulo Alexandre Baptista Teixeira de Morais is a Portuguese professor and politician. He is the vice-president of the national chapter of the NGO Transparency International. Former deputy mayor of Porto and a public voice against corruption in Portuguese politics, he ran to the presidential elections of 2016. Paulo de Morais, whose campaign focused on the fight against corruption, obtained more than 100,000 votes.
João Batista Mascarenhas de Morais
Marshal João Baptista Mascarenhas de Morais was a Brazilian army officer and commander of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in the Second World War. He was ranked Field Marshal and was the last active Brazilian marshal.
Luís Morais
Luís Morais, also known as Cabeção, was a Brazilian football player. He played for the Brazil national football team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup finals.
Michael Vinícius Silva de Morais
Michael Vinícius Silva de Morais, simply known as Michael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Kumasi Asante Kotoko in Ghana.
Wilder Morais
Wilder Morais is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Goiás in the Federal Senate since 2012. He is a member of the Progressive Party.
Frederico Morais
Frederico Morais also known as Kikas is a Portuguese professional surfer who competes on the World Surfing League Men's Championship Tour since 2017. He has qualified to represent Portugal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's shortboard event.
Fernando Morais
Fernando Gomes de Morais is a Brazilian journalist, biographer, politician and writer. He wrote biographies and books on a series of Brazilian historical personalities and events, many of which were adapted into film.