Fernandão is a hypocorism of the name Fernando, and means "Big Fernando" or "Fernando Sr." in Portuguese. People named Fernandão include: * Fernandão (footballer, born 1978) (1978–2014), full name Fernando Lúcio da Costa, Brazilian football manager and former footballer. * Fernandão (footballer, born 1987), full name José Fernando Viana de Santana, Brazilian footballer * Fernandão (futsal player) (born 1980), full name Fernando Maciel Gonçalves, Spanish-Brazilian futsal player * Fernando Ávila (born 1955), Brazilian former volleyball player