Maciel
Encyclopedia
Maciel is a surname
of several people. It is of Portuguese
origin.
Notable people with this surname include:
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"...
of several people. It is of Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
origin.
Notable people with this surname include:
- Maciel Lima Barbosa da CunhaMaciel Lima Barbosa da CunhaMaciel Lima Barbosa da Cunha, simply Maciel , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube as a forward.-Football career:...
, a Portuguese footballer - Antonio Vicente Mendes Maciel, Brazilian abolitionist and insurrectionist
- Francisco MacielFrancisco MacielFrancisco Maciel García is a former tennis player from Mexico. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Switzerland's Jakob Hlasek. He won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, when tennis was a...
, tennis player - Lucía MacielLucía MacielLucía Maciel is an Argentine actress and television reporter. She works for what is arguably Argentina's largest television network, Telefé.-Biography:...
, Argentine actress - Marcial MacielMarcial MacielFr. Marcial Maciel Degollado was a Mexican-born Roman Catholic priest who founded the Legion of Christ and the Regnum Christi movement. He was accused of pedophilia early in his life and having fathered at least one child...
, founder of the Legion of Christ - Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel, a Brazilian politician