Brazilian nicknames are surprisingly accurate

[HUGHPHUG]

Renato Babalu Sobral

 

[Chris John]

That's actually a thing in south america and spain.

I'm from spain and i have a friend we call "gorila" because.. well, he looks like a monkey. But it's actually no bad feelings and he responds to it with no ill will if we call him by that nickname.

I'm from Australia and we just call other cunt

 

[RawkyMarciano]

Lmfaooooo

 

[Fstepp]

 

[phoenixikki]

Wanderlei's first nickname was actually "cachorro louco" which means mad dog

 

[SavageAngel]

It's a very common custom here in Brazil to give stupid and silly nicknames. I know that Capoeira (the first brazilian martial arts) has this old tradition of giving out funny nicknames.

 

[mikehunt]

 

[SavageAngel]

Cachorro Louco Mad Dog

 

[SavageAngel]

Scarface

 

[HHJ]

Lyoto Machida, "Dragão" = dragon

Machida is one of the few that didnt get a ridiculous name like big nose,shoe face,dick head,fat lip,or cross eye,as is the usual.

 

[HHJ]

Cachorro Louco Mad Dog

Well he def earned that one

 

[WinZip]

Rafael Natal / Luis Santos, "Sapo" = Frog

I can't speak for Portuguese but in Spanish, "sapo" also means frog but it's used like "rat" in English. i.e. someone who tells about something they shouldn't is a "sapo"

Not sure if it's the same in Brazil, but in Spanish that would be a pretty bad name.

 

[HHJ]

Mackenzie "Falsa Brasilera" Dern

I dont care how false she is,i love her.

Goddamnit what we are about to do is private,porra!

 

[WinZip]

Scarface

Aldo's scar is way more apparent than Tony Montana's was. He deserves the name way more.

Though he's likely not bulletproof like Tony Montana.

 

[Flokk]

Cignao

Giblert

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[madi]

Santiago "Gente Boa" Ponzinibbio means "Good Guy".

In Brazil there is a rivalry between Brazilians and Argentines. A lot because of football.
So when he went to Brazil to train, he always said that he was Argentine but he was good guy. Then he got that nickname.

 

[peterparker66]

Rousimar Palhares

Toquinho " Tree Stump "

 

[nhbfan8080]

It's a very common custom here in Brazil to give stupid and silly nicknames. I know that Capoeira (the first brazilian martial arts) has this old tradition of giving out funny nicknames.

I remembered hearing that the Brazilian custom is that the nicknames that stick are the ones that the person doesn't like.

 

[EGarrett]

Rousimar Palhares

Toquinho " Tree Stump "

How about "pin cushion?"

 

[EGarrett]

It's a very common custom here in Brazil to give stupid and silly nicknames. I know that Capoeira (the first brazilian martial arts) has this old tradition of giving out funny nicknames.

Makes sense. When you're actually fighting, you don't need to sound tough.