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Everything OK, Brazil?
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Catoblepas piefed.blahaj.zone Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-06-06
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An image of a blue and white birthday candle that says “23+1 Anos” brasilian-bs writes: The number 24 is considered "gay" in Brazil, so straight men will have candles like this for their 24th birthdays...

Originally posted here: https://lemmy.world/post/45074833
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carl_dungeon lemmy.world carl_dungeon@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-22
#2 · Quote Reply

That’s the gayest thing ever.
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MoonMelon lemmy.ml MoonMelon@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-12-23
#3 · Quote Reply

Seems pretty close to "Anus". Better change your language quickly before it rewires your brain to be gay like some sort of gay "Arrival" alien.
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5715 feddit.org 5715@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-10-27
#4 · Quote Reply

Do you know what's even gayer?

25
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orbituary lemmy.dbzer0.com orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-14
#5 · Quote Reply

It's from the lottery. Their lottery has animals associated with numbers and 24 is related to "veado," which means "deer" in English. Veado is a slur for gay in Brasil.
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CobblerScholar lemmy.world CobblerScholar@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-15
#6 · Quote Reply

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/03/the-number-24-is-considered-very-gay-in-brazil-heres-why/

In case anyone else was just as confused as I was. Prepare to be more confused
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driving_crooner lemmy.eco.br driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br
Joined: 2023-06-22
#7 · Quote Reply
orbituary wrote:
It's from the lottery. Their lottery has animals associated with numbers and 24 is related to "veado," which means "deer" in English. Veado is a slur for gay in Brasil.

Viado is the slur. But they are pronounced the same
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rizzothesmall sh.itjust.works rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-22
#8 · (edited) Quote Reply

"Swear to god; if I see a number 24 I'm just gonna start bumming guys all over the place"

~ Very heterosexual Brazilian men
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WolfmanEightySix piefed.social WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-02-05
#9 · Quote Reply

But if they add 23 and 1, won’t that make them gay when they work it out? Plus won’t they be gay for being 24 anyway?

I dunno. Just seems like they are being stupid.
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OwOarchist pawb.social OwOarchist@pawb.social
Joined: 2026-02-13
Banned
#10 · Quote Reply

But what if you're turning 24 and you are gay? Do they make a candle for that?
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trolske feddit.org trolske@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-07-03
#11 · Quote Reply
MoonMelon wrote:
Seems pretty close to "Anus". Better change your language quickly before it rewires your brain to be gay like some sort of gay "Arrival" alien.

In Spanish "años" would be "years" and "anos" would be "anuses". No idea about Portuguese though
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Freakazoid! feddit.org Boppel@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-08-11
#12 · Quote Reply
5715 wrote:
Do you know what's even gayer? 25

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Freakazoid! feddit.org Boppel@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-08-11
#13 · Quote Reply

wow. thats some serious insecurity... brazil are your men okay?
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Zachariah lemmy.world Zachariah@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#14 · Quote Reply

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partial_accumen lemmy.world partial_accumen@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#15 · Quote Reply

"23 and Me" takes on a whole new meaning.
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trashcroissant lemmy.blahaj.zone trashcroissant@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-10-19
#16 · Quote Reply
orbituary wrote:
It's from the lottery. Their lottery has animals associated with numbers and 24 is related to "veado," which means "deer" in English. Veado is a slur for gay in Brasil.

Thank you for the context but that is still the fucking stupidest thing I've ever heard. So tired of patriarchy.
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trashcroissant lemmy.blahaj.zone trashcroissant@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-10-19
#17 · Quote Reply
WolfmanEightySix wrote:
But if they add 23 and 1, won’t that make them gay when they work it out? Plus won’t they be gay for being 24 anyway? I dunno. Just seems like they are being stupid.

Little known fact, but straight men in Brazil aren't taught math. That way they can escape the horrors of the number 24 and never accidentally turn gay.
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orbituary lemmy.dbzer0.com orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-14
#18 · Quote Reply
trashcroissant wrote:
Thank you for the context but that is still the fucking stupidest thing I've ever heard. So tired of patriarchy.

I didn't make it up. I am just telling you what I know. Don't shoot the messenger.
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Skullgrid lemmy.world Skullgrid@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-29
#19 · Quote Reply
trolske wrote:
In Spanish "años" would be "years" and "anos" would be "anuses". No idea about Portuguese though

portuguese just writes Anos for "Years"

Not even Anhos, which is what they use instead of ñ
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