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Aahhh, this is the Brazilian football/soccer player naming phenomenon [1] : Zico, Ronaldinho, Sócrates, Pelé, Ronaldo, Edú, Falcão ... ( A Zico free kick in p
by nwatson 7y ago
Aahhh, this is the Brazilian football/soccer player naming phenomenon [1] : Zico, Ronaldinho, Sócrates, Pelé, Ronaldo, Edú, Falcão ...
( A Zico free kick in particular was such a joy to watch. )
[1] https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/06/how-brazilian-soccer-players-get-their-names.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/06/how-brazilian-so...
- gus_massa 7y agoNote that (if I counted correctly) 2 of them are the official first name, 2 are some variation of the first name and 3 are nicknames unrelated to the first or family name.