Hélio Silva should not be confused with Hélio da Silva.
| Hélio Silva | |
| Fullname: | Hélio de Oliveira e Silva |
| Strokes: | Backstroke |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Niterói, Brazil |
Hélio de Oliveira e Silva (28 May 1926 – 3 August 2006), also known as Paluca, was a Brazilian Olympic backstroke swimmer, who participated at one Summer Olympics for his native country.[1] [2]
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he swam the 100-metre backstroke, reaching the semifinals.
Silva died in Niterói on 3 August 2006, at the age of 80.[2]