Cláudio Besserman Vianna (June 25, 1962 — June 17, 2006), commonly known as Bussunda (), was a Brazilian humorist and TV comedian, member of the

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, where he lived and worked, having started his career in the 1980s as a writer for satirical magazine ''Casseta Popular''. One of the most popular Brazilian comedians of his generation, the overweight Bussunda was famous for his impersonations of football striker

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and of Brazil's president Lula. He also did the voice of

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in the Brazilian Portuguese version of ''

'' and ''

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''. He was of

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descent.

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 1970

- 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 language, Portuguese, vulgar slang for ''vagina'' and ''buttocks'' respectively), though this meaning is assumed to be a

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Death

Bussunda died of a

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in a hotel in the neighbourhood of

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, a suburb of

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, where some members of Casseta & Planeta accompanied the Brazil national team at the

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, for a series of TV shows. His body was flown from

back to

, where funeral services were held at the C.R. Flamengo gymnasium (Bussunda had been a long-time fan of Flamengo and often used his celebrity status to promote the club). He is buried at the

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in Rio. Almost every

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and

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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 comedia

and a public school also received his nam

In May 2010, a

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about Bussunda was released in Brazil. The book, written by Guilherme Fiuza, was titled ''Bussunda - A vida do Casseta'

On June 16, 2021, a docuseries titled ''Meu Amigo Bussunda'' following Bussunda's life and career was released on

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References

''BBC'' "Comedian dies covering World Cup" June 17 2006

External links

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