Maria Paula Silva

Brazilian basketball player
Person human Q1797130
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Maria Paula Silva

Summary

Maria Paula Silva is a human[1]. She was born in Osvaldo Cruz[2]. She was born on +1962-03-11T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a basketball player[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Maria Paula Silva was born in Osvaldo Cruz[2].
  • Maria Paula Silva was born on +1962-03-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Maria Paula Silva held citizenship in Brazil[6].
  • Maria Paula Silva worked as a basketball player[4].
  • Maria Paula Silva received the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame[7].
  • Maria Paula Silva received the FIBA Hall of Fame[8].
  • Maria Paula Silva's image is recorded as Maria Paula Gonçalves da Silva.jpg[9].
  • Maria Paula Silva is recorded as female[10].
  • Maria Paula Silva's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Maria Paula Silva's Commons category is recorded as Maria Paula Gonçalves da Silva[12].
  • Maria Paula Silva's position played on team / speciality is recorded as point guard[13].
  • Maria Paula Silva's sport is recorded as basketball[14].
  • Maria Paula Silva's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/041638z[15].
  • Maria Paula Silva's family name is recorded as da Silva[16].
  • Maria Paula Silva's given name is recorded as Maria[17].
  • Maria Paula Silva's given name is recorded as Paula[18].
  • Maria Paula Silva's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Women Worldwide[19].
  • Maria Paula Silva's participant in is recorded as 1996 Summer Olympics[20].
  • Maria Paula Silva's participant in is recorded as 1992 Summer Olympics[21].
  • Maria Paula Silva's participant in is recorded as 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women[22].
  • Maria Paula Silva's participant in is recorded as 1979 Pan American Games[23].
  • Maria Paula Silva's participant in is recorded as 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women[24].
  • Maria Paula Silva's participant in is recorded as 1983 Pan American Games[25].
  • Maria Paula Silva's participant in is recorded as 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women[26].
  • Maria Paula Silva's participant in is recorded as 1987 Pan American Games[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Osvaldo Cruz[2], Maria Paula Silva… she was born on +1962-03-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Maria Paula Silva's professions included basketball player[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Women's Basketball Hall of Fame[7], a basketball hall of fame[28], in United States[29], founded in 1999[30] and FIBA Hall of Fame[8], a sports hall of fame[31], in Switzerland[32], founded in 1991[33].

Why It Matters

Maria Paula Silva ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Maria Paula Silva born?

Maria Paula Silva's place of birth was Osvaldo Cruz[2].

What did Maria Paula Silva do for work?

Maria Paula Silva worked as basketball player[4].

What awards did Maria Paula Silva receive?

Honors received include Women's Basketball Hall of Fame[7] and FIBA Hall of Fame[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Proballers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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