# Paulinho

Paulinho is a Portuguese nickname for people named Paulo (Paulo -inho, little Paulo). People known as Paulinho include:

## Music

* Paulinho da Costa (born 1948), Brazilian percussionist
* Paulinho da Viola (born 1942), Brazilian sambista
* Paulinho Moska (born 1967), Brazilian composer
* Paulinho Nogueira (1929–2003), Brazilian guitarist
* Paulo César dos Santos (1952–2020), Brazilian vocalist of Roupa Nova

## Portuguese sportsmen
### Football

* Paulinho (footballer, born 1966) (Paulo José Ramos Mendes)
* Paulinho Santos (born 1970) (João Paulo Maio dos Santos)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1985) (Paulo Dinarte Gouveia Pestana)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1991) (Paulo Sérgio Mota)
* Paulinho (footballer, born March 1992) (Paulo Jorge Almeida Silva)
* Paulinho (footballer, born November 1992) (João Paulo Dias Fernandes)
* Paulinho (footballer, born December 1997) (Paulo Manuel Neves Alves)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1999) (Paulo Rafael Pereira Araújo)
* Paulinho (footballer, born August 2000) (Paulo Miguel Gomes Ferreira)

### Futsal

* Paulinho (futsal player) (born 1983), full name Paulo Jorge Camões Martins, futsal player

## Brazilian sportsmen
### Football

* Paulinho de Almeida (1932–2007)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1933) (Paulo de Almeida)
* Paulinho Nunes (1936–1994)
* Paulinho Ferreira (born 1940)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1958) (Paulo Luiz Massariol)
* Paulinho Batistote (born 1959)
* Paulinho Cascavel (born 1959)
* Paulinho Kiss (1960–2015)
* Paulinho Criciúma (born 1961)
* Paulinho McLaren (born 1963)
* Paulinho Carioca (born 1964)
* Paulinho Kobayashi (born 1970)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1975) (Paulo Benedito Bonifácio Maximiano)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1977) (Marcos Paulo Paulini)
* Paulinho Guará (born 1979)
* Paulinho Marília (born 1980)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1981) (Paulo Cesar Rodriguez)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1982) (Paulo Antonio de Oliveira)
* Paulinho (footballer, born January 1983) (Paulo Robspierry Carreiro)
* Paulinho (footballer, born August 1983) (Paulo Roberto Teles Goes Sobrinho)
* Paulinho (footballer, born January 1986) (Paulo Sérgio Betanin)
* Paulinho Guerreiro (born March 1986)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 5 May 1988) (Paulo Oliveira de Souza Júnior)
* Paulinho Dias (born 13 May 1988)
* Paulinho (footballer, born June 1988) (Paulo Luiz Beraldo Santos)
* Paulinho (footballer, born July 1988) (José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Júnior)
* Paulinho Le Petit (born 1989)
* Paulinho (footballer, born January 1989) (Paulo Roberto Gonzaga)
* Paulinho (footballer, born May 1989) (Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira)
* Paulinho (footballer, born January 1993) (Paulo Modesto da Silva Júnior)
* Paulinho (footballer, born May 1993) (Paulo Victor de Menezes Melo)
* Paulinho Moccelin (born 1994)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1994) (Paulo Henrique Soares dos Santos)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1995) (Paulo Victor da Silva)
* Paulinho (footballer, born January 1997) (Paulo Lucas Santos de Paula)
* Paulinho (footballer, born August 1997) (Paulo Henrique Rolim de Genova)
* Paulinho (footballer, born 1998) (Paulo Henrique Pereira da Silva)
* Paulinho (footballer, born July 2000) (Paulo Henrique Sampaio Filho)

### Basketball

* Paulinho Boracini (born 1984)

## Others

* Paulinho Paiakan, Brazilian indigenous leader