Paulinho
Paulinho is a diminutive name in the Portuguese language.
It is frequently used as a nickname for many people named Paulo (Paulo -inho, the little Paulo). In Brazil it is often combined with an epithet, sometimes a demonym referring to their place of origin, to distinguish them from other people with the same nickname, as shown in several of the following examples:
Music
- Paulinho da Costa, Brazilian percussionist
- Paulinho da Viola, Brazilian sambista
- Paulinho Moska, Brazilian composer
- Paulinho Nogueira, Brazilian guitarist
- Paulo César dos Santos, Brazilian vocalist of Roupa Nova
Portuguese sportsmen
Football
- Paulinho (footballer, born 1966), real name Paulo José Ramos Mendes, Portuguese defender
- Paulinho Santos, real name João Paulo Maio dos Santos, Portuguese midfielder
- Paulinho (footballer, born 1985), real name Paulo Dinarte Gouveia Pestana, Portuguese midfielder
- Paulinho (footballer, born 1991), real name Paulo Sérgio Mota, Portuguese defender
- Paulinho (footballer, born March 1992), real name Paulo Jorge Almeida Silva, Portuguese defender
- Paulinho (footballer, born November 1992), real name João Paulo Dias Fernandes, Portuguese forward
- Paulinho (footballer, born December 1997), real name Paulo Manuel Neves Alves, Portuguese midfielder
Futsal
- Paulinho (futsal player) (born 1983), full name Paulo Jorge Camões Martins, futsal player
Brazilian sportsmen
Football
- Paulinho Ferreira, (born 1940), played for Palmeiras and the Brazil Olympic team
- Paulinho (footballer, born 1958), played for Vasco da Gama and Grêmio
- Paulinho Cascavel, (born 1959), played for Vitória de Guimarães and Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Paulinho Criciúma, (born 1961), played for Criciúma and several clubs in Korea and North America
- Paulinho McLaren (born 1963), played for numerous clubs in Brazil including Santos and Sport Club Internacional
- Paulinho Kobayashi (born 1970), played for numerous clubs in Brazil and Greece, including for Ionikos and Panachaiki
- Paulinho (footballer, born 1975), played for a number of clubs in Brazil, including Flamengo
- Paulinho Guará (born 1979), played for Örgryte and Hammarby
- Paulinho (footballer, born 1981), played for Juventud and Aspirante
- Paulinho (footballer, born 1982), played for Atlético Mineiro, Kyoto Sanga and Ventforet Kofu
- Paulinho (footballer, born January 1983), representing Hong Kong, and played for Olímpia, Kitchee and Citizen
- Paulinho (footballer, born August 1983), played for a number of clubs in Portugal, Brazil and Cyprus
- Paulinho (footballer, born January 1986), played for Livorno and Al-Arabi
- Paulinho Guerreiro, for BK Häcken
- Paulinho Dias, (born May 1988), played for a number of clubs, including Chapecoense and Atlético Paranaense
- Paulinho (footballer, born June 1988), played for Flamengo
- Paulinho (footballer, born July 1988), full name José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Júnior, played for Brazil, Corinthians, Tottenham Hotspur, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao and Barcelona
- Paulinho Le Petit, (born 1989), played for Miami FC/Fort Lauderdale Strikers
- Paulinho (footballer, born 1989), full name Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira
- Paulinho (footballer, born January 1993), full name Paulo Modesto da Silva Júnior
- Paulinho (footballer, born May 1993), full name Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo
- Paulinho Moccelin (born 1994), played for Grêmio and Juventude
- Paulinho (footballer, born 1994), full name Paulo Henrique Soares dos Santos
- Paulinho (footballer, born 1995), full name Paulo Victor da Silva, plays for Midtjylland
- Paulinho (footballer, born January 1997), full name Paulo Lucas Santos de Paula, plays for Boavista
- Paulinho (footballer, born 1998), full name Paulo Henrique Pereira da Silva, plays for São Paulo
- Paulinho (footballer, born 2000), full name Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho, played for and Vasco da Gama and Bayer Leverkusen
Basketball
- Paulinho Boracini (born 1984), basketball player
Others
- Paulinho Paiakan, Brazilian indigenous leader
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