Toninho is a
Portuguese diminutive
nickname
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for Antônio or António in use in
Portugal
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Brazil
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,
South Africa
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Namibia
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,
Mozambique
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Angola
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It is loosely equivalent to Little Tony in
English
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Nicknames
Football
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Toninho (footballer, born 1947), nickname of Antônio Pedro de Jesus, Brazilian football forward
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Toninho (footballer, born 1965), nickname of Antônio Benedito da Silva, Brazilian footballer
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Toninho (footballer, born 1977), nickname of Antônio Bezerra Brandão, Brazilian footballer
*Toninho, nickname of
Antônio Dias dos Santos (born 1948), Brazilian footballer (played in
1978 FIFA World Cup
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Toninho Almeida, nickname of Antonio Gonzaga Almeida, (born 1950), Brazilian footballer
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Toninho Andrade, nickname of José Antônio Rabelo de Andrade (born 1964), Brazilian footballer and manager
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Toninho Cecílio, nickname of Antônio Jorge Cecílio Sobrinho (born 1967), Brazilian footballer and manager
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Toninho Cerezo
Antônio Carlos Cerezo (born 21 April 1955), known as Toninho Cerezo (), is a Brazilian former footballer.
Cerezo is commonly regarded as one of the finest Brazilian defensive midfielders of all time, most notably having played for his homet ...
, nickname of Antônio Carlos Cerezo, (born 1955), Brazilian footballer (played in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
and
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
The Cup was won by ...
)
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Toninho dos Santos, nickname of Antonio Teodoro dos Santos (born 1965), Brazilian footballer
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Toninho Guerreiro, nickname of Antônio Ferreira (1942–1990), Brazilian footballer
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Toninho Moura, nickname of Antonio Moura Sanches, (born 1954) is a Brazilian footballer and football head coach
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Toninho Quintino, nickname of Antônio Fernandes Quintino, (born 1952), Brazilian footballer
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Toninho dos Santos (footballer, born 1980), Bissau-Guinean footballer
Other
*Toninho, nickname of
Antônio da Costa Santos (1952–2001), Brazilian politician
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Toninho do Diabo, nickname of Antônio Aparecido Firmino (born ??), Brazilian religious leader
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Toninho Horta
Antônio Maurício Horta de Melo (born December 2, 1948) is a Brazilian jazz guitarist and vocalist.
In addition to composing and performing his own work, Horta has worked for many years as arranger or sideman for Brazilian artists such as E ...
, nickname of Antônio Maurício Horta de Melo, (born 1948), Brazilian musician
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Toninho Wandscheer, nickname of Antonio Wandscheer (born 1950), Brazilian politician
See also
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Antônio Carlos Magalhães sometimes known as Toninho Malvaldeza
References
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