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Originally Posted by ottopottomouse
Combination of that (slaves there didn't have surnames) and the weird Portuguese system of accumulating a set of surnames rather than just having the same as your father. Also like to fuck about with them at marriage and create combo surnames and give sons and daughters different ones.
Probably in sport it makes it a lot easier for commentary too.
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mostly has to do with the combo names.. the average person out that way has at least 3 or 4 of them.. try remembering that hehe They don't make jerseys or uniforms big enough.