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Alexandre Oliva

Brazilian software programmer, member of the Free Software Foundation, founder of the FSFLA, and Linux-libre maintainer
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Summary

Alexandre Oliva was born on July 24, 1973[1], in Brazil[2]. He has worked as an engineer[3] and programmer[4]. He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Brazil[6]
  • Position held: GNU Linux-libre maintainer[7]
  • Educated at: University of Campinas[8]
  • Notable work: Linux-libre[9], Free Software Foundation Latin America[10]
  • Award received: FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software[11]
  • Member of: Free Software Foundation Latin America[12], GNU Project[13], Free Software Foundation[14], GNU Advisory Committee[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Founder: Free Software Foundation Latin America[17]
  • Movement: free software movement[18]
  • Commons category: Alexandre Oliva[19]
  • Family name: Oliva[20]
  • Given name: Alexandre[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Brazilian Portuguese[22], English[23]
  • Official blog URL: https://www.fsfla.org/~lxoliva/[24]
  • Different from: Alexandre Oliva[25]
  • Contributed to creative work: Linux-libre[26]
  • P14793: lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br[27]

Why It Matters

Alexandre Oliva is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Alexandre Oliva born?

Alexandre Oliva was born in Brazil[2].

What did Alexandre Oliva do for work?

Alexandre Oliva worked as an engineer[3] and programmer[4].

Where did Alexandre Oliva go to school?

Alexandre Oliva was educated at University of Campinas[8].

What awards did Alexandre Oliva receive?

Honors received include FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software[11].

Related Entities

Brazil GNU Project Linux-libre programmer Red Hat software engineer

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . fsf.org. Retrieved . fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . framasphere.org. framasphere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . fsf.org. Retrieved . fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . fsfla.org. Retrieved . fsfla.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · NMaia · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14793 → lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br
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  2. 10w ago · NMaia · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Semantic scholar topic id → 5033909
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Semantic scholar topic id: 5033909, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/254926831|Alexandre Oliva (#254926831)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7439|Semantic "
  3. 20w ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Position held → GNU Linux-libre maintainer
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