Paulão is a Portuguese nickname derived from

Paulo Paulo is a Portuguese language, Portuguese masculine given name equivalent to the English name Paul (given name), Paul. Notable people with the name include: * Paulo Jr., Brazilian bassist * Paulo Jr. (footballer), Brazilian footballer * Paulo A ...

, meaning "Great Paul" or "Big Paul". Notable people known as Paulão include: * Paulão (born 1963), Brazilian volleyball player born ''Paulo André Jukoski da Silva'' *

Paulão (footballer, born 1969) Paulo António Alves (22 October 1969 – 17 August 2021), commonly known as Paulão, was an Angolan footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Luanda, Paulão arrived in Portugal in 1994, where he would spend the following eig ...

(born 1969), Angolan football midfielder born ''Paulo António Alves'' * Paulão (born 1967), Brazilian football defender born ''Paulo César Batista dos Santos'' *

Paulão Moreira Paulo Roberto "Paulão" Moreira da Costa (born April 29, 1969, in Salvador) is a retired male beach volleyball player from Brazil. He won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often re ...

(born 1969), Brazilian beach volleyball player born ''Paulo Roberto Moreira da Costa'' * Paulão (born 1973), Brazilian football defender born ''Paulo Frederico Benevenute'' * Paulão (born 1982), Brazilian football defender born ''Paulo Afonso Santos Júnior'' * Paulão (born 1985), Brazilian football striker born ''Paulo Roberto do Carmo'' * Paulão (born 1986), Brazilian football defender born ''Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro'' *

Paulão (footballer, born 1989) Luis Paulo da Silva (born 4 December 1989), known as Paulão, is a Brazilian football player. He currently plays for Shanghai Jiading Huilong in China League One The Chinese Football League 1 (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia ...

, Brazilian football defender born ''Luis Paulo da Silva'' *

Paulão Prestes Paulo Sérgio "Paulão" Prestes (born February 15, 1988, in Monte Aprazível, São Paulo) is a Brazilian-Spanish former professional basketball player. Professional career Prestes was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves, in the second round ...

(born 1988), Brazilian basketball player born ''Paulo Sérgio Prestes''

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