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Vinicius

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Vinícius is a Portuguese masculine given name and surname from the Roman family name Vinicius, meaning "victorious" derived from the latin 'vinco'. The name is possibly also derived from Latin vinum "wine". Notable people with the name include:

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Fictional characters

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  • Vinicius, the mascot of the 2016 Summer Olympics, named after Vinicius de Moraes
  • Marcus Vinicius, main character in Quo Vadis, an 1896 Polish novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz, and the fictional son of the Marcus Vinicius in 30 AD

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