20+ Famous Brazilians whose real names only their closest (or big fans) know

We are already quite familiar with the names of most famous Brazilians, aren’t we? But do you know Arlette, Ecleidira, Phabullo or Claucirlei? No? It is clear! We are talking about real names of Brazilian artists, those names that only families know and that most people have not even heard of!

O awesome.club was shocked to discover that there are numerous Brazilian artists who have artistic names right different from the originals. And the reasons are the most varied. We’ve brought some for you to be as impressed as we are. Check out!

The funkeira’s name is, in fact, Larissa Macedo. She says she chose “Anitta” as her stage name, inspired by Mel Lisboa’s character in Anita’s presence.

The actress has gone a long way in choosing her stage name. In fact, her name is Arlette Pinheiro da Silva Torres. Arlette, or rather Fernanda, adopted this pseudonym when she was still a radio actress, paying homage to French literature (it is a common name in these works) and to Doctor Montenegro, a family doctor.

Leno Maycon Viana Gomes received the nickname “Nego do Borel” from his friends, residents of Morro do Borel, in Rio de Janeiro. Since then, this has become the singer’s stage name.

The actor Tuca Andrada, in fact, is called José Ivaldo Gomes de Andrade Filho!

The actress Guta Stresser is called Maria Augusta Labatut Stresser. But we’ll understand if you feel like calling her “Bebel”… We feel like that too!

The singer is called Maria de Fátima Palha de Figueiredo. It is from her origin — Belém do Pará — that her artistic name emerged.

The country singer who was a duo with Leandro, who died in 1998, has the registered name Emival Eterno Costa.

Gaby Amarantos is called Gabriela Amaral dos Santos. “Amarantos” is a union of Amaral + Santos, the idea of ​​the singer’s friend when she still wanted to be an actress and needed a stage name. “Gabriela”, her first name, is a tribute from her father to the character Gabriela, by Jorge Amado.

Pabllo Vittar’s registered name is Phabullo Rodrigues da Silva.

Ney Matogrosso adopted his artistic surname when he moved to São Paulo in 1971, probably due to his origin, Mato Grosso. The singer’s registered name is, in fact, Ney de Souza Pereira.

Sônia Maria Vieira Gonçalves is the registered name of actress Suzana Vieira. She adopted her sister’s name as her stage name.

The actress who stood out for the role of Laura in the soap opera The Other Side of Paradise, is actually called Izabella Carneiro de Campos Pieruccetti. She just shortened her first and last name.

Few know, but one of the best-known presenters on Brazilian TV also uses an artistic name. It’s not that different from his real name, which is William Bonemer.

Mayra Corrêa is the real name of MPB singer Maria Gadú!

Actress Bruna Marquezine has an interesting story with her stage name. Her name, in fact, is Bruna Reis Maia, but in her artistic name she paid tribute to her grandmother, surnamed “Marquezine”.

The history of the rapper’s name is also quite interesting: Karoline dos Santos Oliveira always needed to remind people that her name starts with the letter “K”, and that’s why she needed to say that it was “Karol com ká”, thus giving rise to the stage name Karol Conka.

When she was little, singer Pitty (Priscilla Novaes Leone) was called “Pitica” because of her short stature. From there came the diminutive of the nickname: “Pitty”.

Camila Manhães Sampaio is the actress’s registered name. Camila Pitanga’s stage name refers to her father, also an actor, Antônio Pitanga. The surname “Pitanga” came from the role that Antônio played in the 60s in the film Bay of All Saints.

Former member of the band Calypso, the singer Chimbinha (now “Ximbinha” with “X”), is actually Cledivan Almeida Farias!

Do you know any other famous people who have a curious stage name? Comment!