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Plínio

Plínio is a masculine given name used in Portuguese-speaking countries, notably Portugal and Brazil. It is the Portuguese form of the Latin name Plinius, which itself derives from the Roman gens name Plinius and is ultimately of Greek origin. The form Plínio is common in contemporary Portuguese, while the Italian form is Plinio and other languages have variant spellings such as Plinio.

The name has historical associations with Plinius the Elder and Pliny the Younger, Roman authors, which contributed

Notable people with the name include Plínio Salgado (1895–1975), Brazilian writer and founder of the Brazilian

to
its
continued
usage
in
Europe.
In
Portuguese-speaking
regions,
it
has
been
a
relatively
popular
name
since
the
19th
and
20th
centuries.
Integralist
movement;
Plínio
Corrêa
de
Oliveira
(1908–1995),
Brazilian
Catholic
activist
and
founder
of
Tradition,
Family
and
Property;
Plínio
de
Arruda
Sampaio
(1930–2014),
Brazilian
physician
and
left-wing
politician
associated
with
PSOL;
and
Plínio
Marcos
(1935–1993),
Brazilian
playwright
and
screenwriter.
The
name
has
appeared
across
Brazilian
culture
in
politics,
literature,
and
theater,
especially
in
the
20th
century.