Aniki-Bóbó is akin to a children's counting rhyme that has existed in various forms since well before when?
Aniki-Bóbó: Aniki-Bóbó is a 1942 Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. Aniki-Bóbó:  "Aniki-Bóbó" is a rhyme from a children's game, akin to Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe: "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe"—which can be spelled a number of ways—is a children's counting rhyme, used to select a person in games such as tag. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe:  The rhyme has existed in various forms since well before 1820, and is common in many languages with similar-sounding nonsense syllables.
1820