Moacyr Neves was born on October 24th, 1934 in São Paulo, Brazil to the late Joaquim and Anna Neves. Moacyr is survived by Elizete Duarte Neves, his wife of 56 years, Rita Neves Turcato and Rogerio Neves, two of his three children, Marcio Turcato and Allen Yergovich, sons-in-law, João Vitor Neves Gerosa, grandson, and Sabrina Dos Santos, granddaughter. He was predeceased by his youngest daughter, Roberta Neves.
He served in the army, became a pilot, and then studied Mechanical Engineering before starting his lifelong career at Ford Motor Company. He was a dedicated husband and father. The family lived in Detroit for a year in 1973 and moved from São Paulo to Orlando permanently in 1997. He was a jack-of-all-trades and was always tinkering with one project or another. He loved cars, planes, boats and anything mechanical. He was always a jokester and the family enjoyed socializing often. He loved and was loved by everyone he met. He died peacefully at Florida Hospital Orlando, on Friday evening, March 3rd, surrounded by family and friends.

Moacyr Neves nasceu em 24 de outubro de 1934 em São Paulo, Brasil; filho de Joaquim e Anna Neves. Moacyr deixa a esposa, Elizete Duarte Neves, os filhos Rita Neves Turcato e Rogerio Duarte Neves, os genros Marcio Turcato e Allen Yergovich e os netos João Vitor Neves Gerosa e Sabrina dos Santos.
Ele serviu no Exército, foi Piloto Comercial e se tornou Engenheiro Mecânico - trabalhando para Companhia Automobilística Ford, por onde se aposentou. Era um marido e pai dedicado. A família morou em Detroit em 1973 e se mudou permanentemente de São Paulo para Orlando em 1997. Gostava muito de carros, aviões, barcos e tudo que envolvesse mecânica. Estava sempre ocupado com um projeto ou outro. Seu humor era contagiante e a família estava sempre reunindo amigos. Ele amou e era amado por todos que encontrou. Moacyr faleceu em paz no Florida Hospital Orlando na noite do dia 3 de março, cercado por amigos e familiares.

In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations to Love and Charity Spiritist Center a FL 501 (c) 3 Foundation that Moacyr worked to create.