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
• Paulinho, Brazilian vocal 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 Desember 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 (footballer, born April 1986), 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 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

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Paulinho
• Paul (disambiguation)
• Paulo