Talk:Zé Povinho

American bias
Yet again an article written from an American (i.e. US) perspective. What is meant by a "Portuguese for John Doe". Nowhere is it explained who 'John Doe' is. Why is it the case that ""Povinho" is a diminutive for "Doe""? What does 'Doe' mean?

It is, I assume, the case that 'John Doe' is the US everyman, but that makes it just one amongst the - approximately - two hundred countries in the world and NOT the archetype against which all others are compared. What is wrong with Americans?Sam1930 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:33, 11 March 2010 (UTC).

this article ahs been referneced in a newspaper article: http://www.slate.com/id/2258833/
'John Doe' = "Fulano de Tal" ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.9.226.173 (talk) 18:55, 26 February 2014 (UTC)