Paulo Cesar Silva (born July 21, 1963) in Sao Paulo. He is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Giant Silva.Very much like El Gigante/Giant Gonzales in the early years, Silva was originally a professional basketball player, playing for the Brazilian Team in the Olympic Games.

He wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation as a member of the Oddities, during the Attitude Era of the late 1990s.

Silva competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships, a defunct mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. Silva, at one time, trained with members of the Gracie family, most notably Ricardo Gracie and Ralek Gracie.

On December 31, 2006 Giant Silva defeated former Yokozona Akebono Tar? by Kimura Armlock in the first round at K-1 Dynamite 2006 for his second win of his career giving him a professional record of 2 wins and 6 losses overall spanning both PRIDE FC and K-1.