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Okay what's with this penchant all the Brazillian Athletes have for having single names?
Why can't Brazillian athletes remember their last names?
I can kind of sort of understand it with their national men's soccer team, as those guys are all near-godlike in their fame in Brazil and around the globe. So they kind of get a pass. Kind of.
But then there's all the rest of their athletes. Like the women's volleyball players... "Julianna", "Larissa" etc.
Even the women's soccer team, seems like well over half their players have this single name thing going on.
"Marta"
"Andreia"
"Fabiana"
"Maurine"
"Rosana"
"Bruna"
"Danielle"
"Barbara"
"Ester" -- Really? Ester?
Is it an ego thing? Sure seems like it. How massive an ego does one have to have to refer to oneself by only their first name? (Cher and Madonna being the exceptions of course)
but maybe I'm reading it wrong, and in that case would anyone care to offer enlightenment?
Or maybe there's just something in the water in that country that's making all their athletes forget their last names. :D
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