You don't have to be an American -- naturalized or born -- to vote for Barack Obama. You can live thousands of miles away, in fact, in another country altogether.

Specifically, Brazil, where six men who go by the same name as the US Democratic nominee are running for offices big and small in that country. Some coincidence, right?

Actually, no. It's very deliberate. Because of a quirk in Brazilian law, candidates running for office are allowed to legally change their names prior to the campaign in order to invoke certain feelings or associations by their adopted monikers. And with one of the largest -- and oldest -- black populations outside of Africa, Brazil is a nation with a case of Obama-mania that rivals our own.

Claudio Henrique dos Anjos (pictured), a 39-year-old man running for mayor in Belford Roxo, an impoverished city on the outskirts of Rio de Janiero, changed his name to "Barack Obama" because people thought he looked like the Illinois senator. They would call to him on the street by that name, so he figured he'd make it official.

Other adopted names in Brazil this year include Cattle Ana, Jeep Johnny, Big Charlie Knives, Jorge Bushi, Chico Bin Laden, DJ Saddam, King of the Cuckolds and Kung Fu Fatty.