"According to Rafael Dias (a fellow fighter, ATT member and long time friend) at an internet chat room of Portal do Vale Tudo's website, "Parrumpinha" came about because there was a famous figure in Copacabana (where Marcos spent most his childhood days) which had Parrumpa as a family name and looked a lot like Marcos, for that reason his friends started calling him Parrumpinha (small Parrumpa)."