This month, a quirky trend that reimagines the popular virtual idol Hatsune Miku As a young Brazilian, she began to gain traction on social media and to this day continues to garner attention and engagement from artists and fans around the world. This alternate version of Miku, known as “Brazilian Miku”, has been portrayed in a series of fan art, animations and memes. which show the character with a completely new appearance.

It all started with a video published on August 14, 2024 on TikTok by user @akioskdebap, where Hatsune Miku appears with a noticeable tan, visible tan lines, and wearing a yellow top with the Brazilian flag and short denim shorts.. The video, titled “Brazilian Hatsune Miku!”, quickly went viral, racking up over 2.4 million views and 376,000 likes in just eight days.

The trend soon spread to other platforms, most notably Twitter. On August 17, 2024, artist Doodly (@thecat_mitsu) shared an illustration inspired by the original video, showing the “Brazilian Miku” holding a can of Guaraná Antártica, a popular Brazilian drink. This artwork quickly became a phenomenon, racking up over 12.9 million views, 24,000 reposts, and 161,000 likes in just five days..

As August progressed, the trend showed no signs of slowing down. Numerous artists continued to share their own versions of “Brazilian Miku,” contributing to the concept’s virality.. This reinterpretation of Hatsune Miku captured the imagination of the online community, fusing elements of Brazilian culture with one of the most recognized icons of Japanese pop culture.

The “Brazilian Miku” trend is still going strongand it doesn't look like it's going away any time soon, as more artists join the movement every day, adding their own twist to this unique take on the vocaloid character.

• «Broke: Change a character's skin color for stupid political reasons. Agreed: Change a character's skin color and clothing to give them an incredibly sexy new aesthetic.».
• «Whites, Asians and Latinos coming together to create something hot, I love seeing that».
• «I've seen some ridiculously stupid drama about this. Some guy drew her with skin a little too light for Twitter's taste, and they immediately started criticizing him for "whitewashing" the character. The guy is literally Brazilian. Also, I think white Brazilians make up more than 40% of their population. I saw one person say "how hard is it to keep the original design?" Literally, the point of the trend is to subvert the original design! So, as usual, Twitter antics, nothing serious».
• «Someone please draw Neymar as the Brazilian Miku. Also, does this Miku cry when I mention 7-1?».
• «Honestly, I have to admit that I don't like this design at all. I don't really like dyed hair in general, but in particular, darker skin combined with brightly dyed hair creates a really strange contrast that I don't find particularly appealing.».
• «I loved the design, the color combination is beautiful».
• «She did what no one dared to do. She went to Brazil!».
• «The problem is that this isn't too far removed from the source material. The Hatsune Miku games have a wide variety of costumes that really change up her aesthetic (or at least the mobile game does).».

Source: Know your meme