Deu no New York Times: Rafinha Bastos
A Brazilian’s Comic Mania: Social Media
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When an Internet research group recently released a study concluding that the most influential person in the Twitter universe was Rafinha Bastos, a Brazilian comedian who came in well ahead of President Obama, Conan O’Brien and Kim Kardashian, the English-speaking world was predictably baffled. “Who is @RafinhaBastos?” Wired magazine asked. |
“Stand-up comedy is an imported format, but this new generation sees it as a platform for self-expression and has learned to use it with a lot of intelligence.”
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“A wedding is a much more happy occasion for a woman than for a man,” he observes in one of his routines. “It’s not by accident that at the ceremony she wears white and he wears black.
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“Men were not born for long-lasting relationships. Why do you think a dog is a man’s best friend? Because it’s a faithful companion? No, because the damn thing dies in 14 years. When it comes time to choose a pet, you’re never going to see a man pick a turtle, which sticks around for 90 years.”
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