The nickname Rooster was given in the 1930s
History of Henrique C. - Viseu, Portugal
The nickname Rooster was given in the 1930s, inspired by a white and black rooster that, at the time, was unbeatable in Belo Horizonte's fights. In 1945, cartoonist Fernando “Mangabeira” Pieruccetti helped publicize the nickname by designing the mascot for the newspaper A Folha de Minas. But it was in the 1950s that the name really stuck, with the help of midfielder Zé do Monte, who entered the field with a rooster under his arm in every match.
