Bussunda
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Bussunda | |
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| Died | June 17, 2006 (aged 43) |
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| Years active | 1981–2006 |
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Angélica Nascimento (m. 1989) |
| Children | Júlia Besserman (1993–) |
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| Relatives | Sérgio Besserman Viana (brother) |
Cláudio Besserman Vianna (June 25, 1962 — June 17, 2006), commonly known as Bussunda (Portuguese pronunciation:
Nickname
"Bussunda" is said to derive from his school nickname "Besserman Sujismundo" ("Filthy Besserman"), since his parents and friends say he wasn't very fond of taking baths; it was a reference to "Sujismundo", a character used in a government-run educational campaign about urban pollution in the early 1970s [1] - the term "sujismundo" is a combination of words "sujo" (dirty) and "imundo" (filthy). Besserman also said the word was a contraction of "two of my favorite things, but don't call me 'Bundeta'" (reference to "buceta" and "bunda" – in Portuguese, vulgar slang for vagina and buttocks respectively), though this meaning is assumed to be a backronym.
Death
Bussunda died of a
His body was flown from
Almost every
paid a tribute to Bussunda. The special Casseta & Planeta episode dedicated to him reportedly had the best ratings of the show's history.The city of Rio de Janeiro named the main street of the Pan-American village "Av. Cláudio Besserman Vianna" after the comedian,[2] and a public school also received his name.[3]
In May 2010, a biography about Bussunda was released in Brazil. The book, written by Guilherme Fiuza, was titled Bussunda - A vida do Casseta.[4]
On June 16, 2021 a docuseries titled Meu Amigo Bussunda following Bussunda's life and career was released on Globoplay.[1]
References
External links
- Bussunda at IMDb
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