Croatian international footballer and current Shakhtar Donetsk star Eduardo da Silva is originally from Bangu and lived there before moving to Croatia as a 16-year-old.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | Eduardo Paolozzi | Aníbal Cavaco Silva | Eduardo Galeano | Eduardo Frei | Eduardo Chillida | Eduardo Machado | Wanderlei Silva | Marina Silva | Eduardo Saverin | Eduardo Mata | Eduardo De Filippo | Thiago Silva | Marina Silva | Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle | Eduardo Frei Montalva | Thiago Silva (footballer) | Sullivan Silva | Joke Silva | Giant Silva | Eduardo Romero | Aravinda de Silva | Silva | José Eduardo Pinto da Costa | José Eduardo dos Santos | Giovanni Silva de Oliveira | Eduardo Torroja | Eduardo Schwank | Eduardo Risso | Eduardo Paes |
In season 2003/2004 he coached the reserve squad of Dinamo Zagreb, where he trained and developed top youngsters' talents such as Eduardo Da Silva, Luka Modrić, Niko Kranjčar, Vedran Ćorluka, Dino Drpić, Tomo Šokota, Mihael Mikić, Hrvoje Čale, Filip Lončarić.