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Come to Brazil
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About
"Come to Brazil" is an expression associated with Brazilian internet users requesting various celebrities to visit their home country. Due to the phrase being commonly seen on various social networking sites, it is often mocked or posted sarcastically in a similar vein to the Russian phrase Cyka Blyat.
Origin
On April 11th, 2008, Twitter user @cecilab[4] invited French entrepreneur Loic Le Meur to visit Brazil, marking the first time the phrase "come to Brazil" was posted on the social networking site (shown below).
![Original Tweet cecicarvalho @cecilab Follow @loiclemeur come to rio! Today is an amazing clear sunny day! Please don't hate me =] Consider come to Brazil =] 3:43 PM 11 Apr 2008](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/156/699/355.jpg)
Spread
In June 2009, tweets containing the phrase "come to Brazil" increased dramatically after the Canadian pop star Justin Bieber joined Twitter.[1] On October 21st, 2012, Tumblr user johnnyjoestarrelatable[5] posted a mock music video comment section featuring several "come to Brazil" messages (shown below). Later that year, a question asking "What is 'please come to Brazil'?" was submitted to Yahoo Answers.[2]
![Music video comments by Tumblr user johnnjoestarrelatable johnnyjoestarrelatable Follow Music video comments User 1 Nice video! User 2: Anyone have the chords to this song? User 3 COME TO BRAZIL User 4 BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL User 5 BRAZILLLLLLL! #please come to brazil #come to brazil #br #brazil](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/156/705/145.jpg)
In mid 2013, Tumblr users memebeam[6] and kee-vos[7] highlighted screenshots of YouTube videos accompanied by "come to Brazil" comments (shown below). On October 14th, a post asking about the phrase was submitted to /r/OutOfTheLoop.[8]
![You're Correct Horse Top Comments Sam B. 1 day ag come to brazil Reply . 215:6 0:20/0:38 You're Correct Horse](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/156/706/358.png)
![Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Temas Albumes ricardocrvg come to brazil classical instrumental composers classic piano más tags](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/156/707/2bb.png)
On March 31st, 2014, Twitter user @QueenNeyde[10] tweeted "come to Brazil" to a feed for the deceased pop star Michael Jackson (shown below). That day, a screenshot of the tweet was posted on Tumblr, where it garnered upwards of 10,600 notes over the next three years.[11]
![Queen Neyde Spears Michael Jackson @michaeljackson 31 Mar 2014 New @MichaelJackson album! XSCAPE, comprised of previously unreleased songs, out May 13th! More at michaeljackson.com #MJXSCAPE t: 3.6K 2.1K ..。 Queen Neyde Spears @QueenNeyde な 으. Follow Cancel snip @michaeljackson come to brazil 72 45 9:03 AM-31 Mar 2014 72 45](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/156/717/fbb.jpg)
On October 12th, 2015, BuzzFeed[3] highlighted several "come to Brazil" comments and Tumblr posts mocking the expression. On January 28th, 2016, NY Mag[1] published an article titled "How ‘Come to Brazil’ Came to the Internet."
On July 15th, 2016 the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, half-jokingly invited Pokemon Go to come to Brazil "for the Olympics".[12]
Various Examples
![Image Macro TO甘RAZIā](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/156/721/f15.jpg)
![This is a child with Halloween makeup and a Santa Claus hat. She probably cannot come to Brazil. Liviahel 5 days ago Chloe Brazil Tour please! 0:43/1:03 Lily and Chloe on Halloween!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/156/731/0f6.png)
![Why Won't You Come to Me` WHY WONT YOU COME TO ME DEM E PRO](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/156/723/4ac.png)
![Remember Brazil wants you to come visit lord-kitschene tumbl Follow If you ever feel sad, alone, and completely unwanted, just remember that Brazil wants you to come visit Brazil will always be there for you](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/156/732/172.png)
![Brittany, 15 BRITTANY, 15 WENT TO BRAZIL TO MEET A BOY WHO SAID COME TO BRAZIL' AND HE WASN'T THERE.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/156/730/716.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] New York Magazine – How ‘Come to Brazil’ Came to the Internet
[2] Yahoo Answers – What is 'Please come to Brazil?'
[3] Buzzfeed – We Need To Talk About Brazil
[5] Tumblr – johnnyjoestarrelatable
[8] Reddit – What is come to brazil?
[10] Twitter – @QueenNeyde
[11] Tumblr – Queen-Neyde
[12] abc News – Rio Mayor Tells Pokemon: 'Come to Brazil' for Olympics
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