Paulinho

Paulinho is a diminutive name in the Portuguese language.

It is frequently used as a nickname of various people named Paulo (Paul -inho, the little Paul). In this case 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:

• Paulinho da Costa, Brazilian percussionist
• Paulinho da Viola, Brazilian sambista
• Paulinho Moska, Brazilian composer
• Paulinho Nogueira, Brazilian guitarist

Cycling

• Sérgio Paulinho, Portuguese cyclist, real name Sérgio Miguel Moreira

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

Futsal

• Paulo Jorge Camões Martins, futsal player born 1983, known as Paulinho

Football

• Paulinho Ferreira, footballer born 1940, played for Palmeiras and the Brazil Olympic team
• Paulinho (footballer, born 1958), played for Vasco da Gama and Grêmio
• Paulinho Cascavel, footballer born 1959, played forVitória de Guimarães and Sporting Clube de Portugal
• Paulinho Criciúma, footballer born 1961, played for Criciúma and several clubs in Korea and North America
• Paulinho McLaren, footballer born 1963, played for numerous clubs in Brazil including Santos and Sport Club Internacional
• Paulinho Kobayashi, footballer 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, footballer born 1979, played for Örgryte and Hammarby
• Paulinho (footballer, born 1982), played for Atlético Mineiro, Kyoto Sanga and Ventforet Kofu
• Paulinho (footballer, born January 1983), footballer born 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 (footballer, born June 1988), played for Flamengo
• Paulinho (footballer, born July 1988), José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Júnior played for Brazil, Corinthians, Tottenham Hotspur, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao and Barcelona
• Paulinho Dias, footballer born 1988, played for a number of clubs, including Chapecoense and Atlético Paranaense
• Paulinho Le Petit, footballer born 1989, played for Miami FC/Fort Lauderdale Strikers
• Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira, footballer born 1989, known as Paulinho
• Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo, footballer born 1993, known as Paulinho
• Paulinho Moccelin, footballer born 1994, played for Grêmio and Juventude
• Paulo Henrique Soares dos Santos, footballer born 1994, known as Paulinho
• Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho, known as Paulinho, played for Brazil U17 and Vasco da Gama
• Paulo Henrique Pereira da Silva, known as Paulinho, plays for São Paulo
• Paulo Victor da Silva, known as Paulinho, plays for Midtjylland
• Paulo Lucas Santos de Paula, known as Paulinho, plays for Boavista

Basketball

• Paulinho Boracini, basketball player born 1984

• Paulinho Paiakan, Brazilian indigenous leader