Vinicius

Vinícius is a Portuguese given name from the Roman family name Vinicius, possibly derived from Latin vinum "wine". Notable people with the name include:

• Lucius Vinicius, Roman consul in 33 BC
• Marcus Vinicius, Roman consul in 19 BC, Roman general and friend of the emperor Augustus
• Lucius Vinicius, Roman consul in 5 BC
• Publius Vinicius, Roman consul in 2 AD
• Marcus Vinicius, Roman consul in 30 AD. In 33 AD he married Julia Livilla
• Vinicius de Moraes (born 1913), Brazilian musician, poet, composer, playwright and diplomat
• Vinícius (footballer, born 1964), Brazilian footballer known as Vinicius
• Vinícius (footballer, born 1977), full name Vinícius Conceição da Silva, Brazilian football centre-back
• Vinícius Bergantin (born 1980), Brazilian footballer known as Vinícius
• Vinícius (footballer, born 1982), full name Carlos Vinicius Neves da Silva, Brazilian football defender
• Vinícius da Silva (born 1982), Brazilian football right-back
• Vinícius (footballer, born June 1983), full name Vinícius Rodrigues Tomaz da Silva Almeida, Brazilian football midfielder
• Vinícius (footballer, born September 1983), full name Vinícius Ferreira Orlando, Brazilian football centre-back
• Vinícius (footballer, born 1985), full name Vinícius Barrivieira, Brazilian football goalkeeper
• Vinícius (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer known as Vinicius
• Vinícius (footballer, born January 1988), full name Vinícius Alberto Nunes, Brazilian football left-back
• Vinícius (footballer, born December 1988), full name Vinícius Ferreira de Souza, Brazilian football attacking midfielder
• Vinicius (footballer, born 1989), full name Vinicius Galvão Leal, Brazilian football striker
• Vinícius Goes, (born 1991), Brazilian footballer known as Vinicius
• Vinícius (footballer, born 1993), full name Vinícius Santos Silva, Brazilian football winger
• Carlos Vinícius (born 1995), Brazilian footballer known as Vinicius
• Vinícius (Portuguese footballer) (born 1995), Portuguese footballer
• Vinicius (footballer, born 26 January 1995), full name Luis Vinicius da Silva Matos, Brazilian football defender
• Vinícius Jaú (born 1998), Brazilian football forward
• Vinícius Júnior (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
• Paulo Vinícius (born 1990), Hungarian footballer

Fictional characters

• Marcus Vinicius, main character in Quo Vadis, an 1896 Polish novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz, and the fictional son of the historical Marcus Vinicius

See also

• Vinicius (album), a recording by Vinicius Cantuária
• Vinicius, the mascot of the 2016 Summer Olympics; named after Vinicius de Moraes