In Brazil, during the dictatorship (1960s-1980s), names were whitelisted. Everyone had "normal" names in Portuguese or approved names from other languages ("Jac

In Brazil, during the dictatorship (1960s-1980s), names were whitelisted. Everyone had "normal" names in Portuguese or approved names from other languages ("Jacques"). After the dictatorship, no limits. Some pretty...different... names have started to proliferate, typically for people of lower socioeconomic status. To see, take a look at the Brazilian national team's roster over time. One particularly good example: Maicon, currently at Manchester City, worth many, many millions of dollars. "Maicon" is the phonetic spelling for "Michael." In fact, his name is Maicon Douglas. Not joking: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maicon_Douglas_Sisenando http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maicon_Douglas_Sisenando (for some reason the EN wiki page reversed the names)