Wagner Moura
Moura in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Wagner Maniçoba de Moura
Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Date of Birth: 27 June, 1976
Ethnicity: Brazilian [Portuguese, distant African, possibly other]
Wagner Moura is a Brazilian actor, filmmaker, director, musician, and journalist. He has starred in the Elite Squad franchise and on Narcos, as well as in the films Elysium and Sergio.
He is the son of Alderiva and Jose Moura, a sergeant in the Brazilian Air Force. His surname, Moura, is Portuguese, and is common in Portugal and Brazil. Wagner has three children with his partner, journalist and photographer Sandra Delgado. He speaks fluent Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
Wagner’s maternal grandfather was named Odemar Freire.
Wagner’s maternal grandmother was Vilani Maniçoba (the daughter of Francisco Alexandre da Silva and Izabel Gomes Maniçoba). Izabel was the daughter of Silvino David Maniçoba and Rosenda Gomes de Sá. His ancestry can be traced to David Gomes de Sá, who was born, c. 1660, in Santiago de Antas, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga, Portugal. Maniçoba is an Indigenous word which refers to a north Brazilian dish made with cassava leaves. The surname Maniçoba is somewhat common in the Northeast region of Brazil, and is believed to have been created by Portuguese-Brazilians who attempted to escape from political persecution.
Sources: http://carlosmanicoba.blogspot.com.br
http://forebears.io
Genealogy of Wagner Moura (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.araujo.eti.br
Genealogy of Wagner Moura (focusing on his mother’s side) https://www.araujo.eti.br/familia.asp?numPessoa=114016#inicioCorpo
Wagner’s maternal grandfather was named Odemar Freire
Wagner’s maternal grandmother was Vilani Maniçoba, the daughter of Francisco Alexandre da Silva and Izabel Gomes Maniçoba. Izabel was the daughter of Silvino David Maniçoba and Rosenda Gomes de Sá.
Wagner’s both Maniçoba and Gomes de Sá lines can be traced back to David Gomes de Sá, who was born c. 1660 in Santiago de Antas, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga, Portugal.
He is also descended twice from a woman named Joana, listed as ‘mulata’ (mixed European and African), who was his 5th great-grandmother https://www.araujo.eti.br/familia.asp?numPessoa=8205
Obviusly, very portuguese looking, surprising that he’s this white, since he’s from Bahia, but i did heard that are a minority of unmixed white people in the smaller cities there, but he was born in Salvador, so idk… White people from Bahia are usually of either Lebanese ancestry (like singer Bel Marques), Spanish (singer Ivete Sangalo), or Jewish (politician Jacques Wagner). A full, or almost full portuguese baiano like Moura is a rare case, wonder if his parents are from other states nearby, such as Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, where portuguese ancestry is predominant.
I think he’s got some African ancestry, you can see it in his nose. He is probably mostly European, though, but only a DNA test could tell us for sure.
there’s literally nothing african-like about his nose, its just a normal nose, lots of scandinavian people have noses like that, its nowhere near wide or big enough to be considered african, i think its most likely that if he has non-euro ancestry, must be native, but still quite distant
Imagine thinking that this man is “white” only in Brazil
You are not white too i know because im a true white a true european from europe you and other muricans want to be like me but you cant