Tom Zé is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and composer who emerged with the Tropicália movement of the late 1960s, famous for his experimental arrangements and sly humour. 'Camelô' comes from his album Grande Liquidação, and the song's exclaimed 'Mas que horror!' — Portuguese for 'what a horror!' — became a favourite snippet once short clips began circulating on soundboards and meme pages. It endures because the delivery is so theatrical: a perfectly quotable gasp of dismay that fits any moment of comic catastrophe, Brazilian or not.