Have you ever wondered why so many Brazilian players go by one name? If yes, then you shuld read this: How Brazilian soccer players get their names (Nick Schulz, Slate, 10/6/06)
The following paragraph is particularly interesting:
Players with the same first name often change their moniker to differentiate themselves. In recent decades, there have been several Ronaldos at the national level. One became known as Ronaldao, meaning "big Ronaldo." Another became Ronaldinho, meaning "little Ronaldo." When another Ronaldinho came along in the late 1990s, he was called Ronaldinho Gaucho—that is, "little Ronaldo from Rio Grande do Sul." Eventually, the first Ronaldo left the Brazilian national squad, so Ronaldinho became Ronaldo. Ronaldinho Gaucho became Ronaldinho.
how's your trip? This is an interesting piece, and this makes me think of those names of nobles Kings in Europe in the Middle Age. A systematic heritage.
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