Why Brazilian Men Don’t Celebrate Their 24th Birthday | Tales From the Bottle
Hilariously, in Brazil, the number 24 is considered “gay”. Why? It’s an unusual story.
“Jogo do bicho (“animal game”) is an illegal gambling game in Brazil, prohibited by federal law since 1946, but nevertheless very popular throughout the country. It is a lottery-type drawing, operated on a regional basis using the daily state lottery draw, by mobsters known as bicheiros or banqueiros (“bankers”). Despite its popularity, especially in Rio de Janeiro, it is illegal in 25 of the 26 states of Brazil plus the Federal District and those involved may be prosecuted. Paraíba is the only state where the game is legal and regulated by the state, even though federal law prohibits gambling. Unlike most state-operated lotteries, in Jogo do bicho any amount can be wagered.”
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October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
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@tuti5811
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
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@Chryssantha
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
as someone who isn't brazilian, male, or straight i haven't celebrated my twenty-fourth birthday because i'm not twenty-four yet
@JaceBrand-dy2kt
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
But imagine some dude just didn't know and casually bought a 24 candle
@samuelleie
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
No this is wrong, 24 is a "gay" number in Brazil because it sounds like "A came on all fours" (vim de quatro) like instead of standing in your feets you are crawnling/in a position of submission.
@hanayanaa114
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
me, a gay woman, telling my brazilian gf about this:
@caseyhamm4292
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
you’re telling me this a week before i turn 25! i’ve been very conscious of my age lately but i’d be telling all my gay brazilian friends every chance i got!
@Kahsimiah
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
In terms of maturity, the average brazilian man never gets past 12 years of age.
@loganboi2166
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
What is the transcript doing???
"I was scrolling through the internet the other day and I came across this image of a birthday candle"
"I love you dich internet still des manifestations of particles" (???????????????)
@DannyLee747
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Yeah I always thought number 24 that drove in NASCAR was that way!
Bahahahahahah!
Not going to say names….
@fake-inafakerson8087
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
As a gay person who makes a lot of closet jokes in North America I would make so many 24 jokes if I was Brazilian
@fake-inafakerson8087
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
11pm in military time is 24:00 hours, which is also presumably gay time in Brazil
@brokens1097
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
At least Brazil still recognizes "gay" as abnormal instead of being desired for lead roles in tv shows.
@garmfilf2789
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
I don't think people here care as much about this number anymore. At least not where I live that is… it used to be super annoying back when I was in high school though. Students were assigned numbers based on the ammount of students in the class and whoever was assigned 24 was always made fun of (if it was guy). Funny thing is, not that many people actually knew about the reason why 24 was a ghey number, it was just something that everyone knew almost by default for some reason.
@dancaiado
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
The Empire of Brazil was really great, the emperor really cared about the people and the country, corruption was minimal, then the military overthrew the government in favour of a dozen rich families, and now the whole country is a shithole and these same families are still the richest families and mooch off the government they pretty much control through lobby, its disgusting.
@pedrovpnplaysenjoyer2537
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Alternatively, the way 24 sounds in portuguese, "vinte e quatro" sounds a little bit like "vim de quatro" which translates to something along the lines of "I came on all fours". Honestly as a brazilian I thought that was the reason behind it
@averageaustralian7488
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
2:16
11, horse.
@ManiacX1999
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
I got extremely confused as to how a number is associated with being gay. Then, things clicked into place when animals were tied to those numbers. I just thought that gay men were called deer because they pranced around or seemed effeminate
edit TLDR it's a boomer joke
@paranormalshadowssociety7402
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
My birthday falls on the 24th.
@No_True_Scotsman
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
To be fair, English speakers are childishly obsessed with the number 69. We can't judge.
@jpd6239
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Brazilian man just a week away from my 2nd 23rd birthday here. For all of you that have been wondering about it, the deer is considered a gay animal by Brazilians because it is said to prance around in a feminine way.
@cgarzs
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
This is going into my big pile of examples that show humanity is inherently stupid.
@Robot257onlinehue
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
It really just is a joke 😅 a widely known joke, most people don't even know (or remember like me) the history behind why it came to be. Also last time I seen someone joke about "24" being gay was like a decade ago or more 😂
@LucrativeLarry
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
23+1 is 24 anyway so they are gay for running from
It
@asordidreality
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Well, the Brazilian empire was more of a joke than a number being gay. Not many places teach about it.
@X-2_transmitter_antenna_array
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
did he make an entire video just to flex his animal drawing skills
@nxs_neo
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
The autogenerated captions for this video is gold
@Alguien644
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Why are the subtitles in vietnamese
@Soukuw
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Weirdly 24 is my favorite number and I directly relate it to dirt bikes. I have never ridden a dirt bike nor am I… wait.
@juanmar0dr1guez
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
1:49 i think the order is that one because of alphabetic order in portuguese (ostrich=avestruz, eagle = aguia, butterfly = borboleta, dog = cães, and so on). im not sure because im from argentina but seems to be the case
@nemesis041
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Huh. I guess now we know why Spongebob and Patrick found that number so funny in Mrs. Puff's Boating School that day. 25 however, will remain a mystery…
@rodrigoappendino
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
I must say that, as a brazilian myself, I've never seen someone not celebrating their 24th birthday here.
@AsafeFialho
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
I'm 24, Brazilian, and can confirm this is 100% a thing. Fortunately turning 25 soon so I won't hear this joke anymore.
@MR.OUTISNOBODY
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
WHAT!??!?! I AM BRAZILIAN, I NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT
@GutoAmorim
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Fairly shite zoo 😂😂😂
@luxtempestas
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Why you gae?
@GarryDumblowski
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Okay but here's the real question: do gay men in Brazil make 24-1 or 24+1 candles and decorations for their birthday cakes?>
@heberccruz
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Yes, but not only because of this, as a kid in elementary school in brazil you hear kids laugh when you say "vinte e quatro" (24), they ask "Vim de quatro?" which sounds resemble the phase.
Vim de quatro translated
"Vim" = i came (not sexual)
"de quatro" = the passive position in doggystyle
so something like "I came in doggystyle"
So your video is not wrong but a lot of people don't like the number just because it sounds a bit like this
Says a lot about us brazilians ksksksks
@Gabrielecgomes1
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Although not as popular, the number 11 is also considered gay in Brazil
'cause it's, you know, "one" behind the other.
@vinimedeiros98
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
masculinity at its most fragile
@11thStreetKidzz
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
I'm 24 and I simply didn’t celebrated my birthday bro
@koch.xyzt.
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
i'm brazillian and i never heard about that
@eduduazzolin
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
if you dream with an animal, then u have to bet on it in Jogo do bicho
@ProfessorYasha
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Bruh, this isnt the reason why "24" is a gay number in Brazil. The number 24 in portuguese its pronnounced as "Vinte e Quatro", wich sounds VERY simillar to saying "Vim de quatro", wich means to come on all fours onto someone. So, everytime you say "24" in portuguese, its kinda like saying you're getting your butthole eaten. Thats probably the reason they choose the "deer" as the animal for the number 24 as well. Since "Deer" in portuguese translates to "Veado", wich is a slang for calling someone a "Faggot". (In Brazil, many people associate the image of Bambi the deer as a gay simbol for the same reason, people here often call someone a "Bambi" as a way to calling them gay).
@seanduffy5877
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Lucky me born on the 24th
@victor_figueiredo_4100
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
There are another jogo do bicho references, such as: "aqui é 13" (or 13 related expressions that makes references to the mascot of a football team mascot, the rooster) or the "sete galo" ("seven rooster" thats a slang for naming the Honda 750, 7-50 the rooster number)
@whotfiskuba
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
i love this guys accent
bro is like: the number 24 is concidered GAE
@NaturallyTheCat
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Its a joke
No one takes it seriously
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