Faustão, whose real name is Fausto Silva, is one of Brazil's best-known television presenters, famous for his energetic Sunday variety show and its audience games. In those segments, Errou was his instant response when a contestant gave an incorrect answer, and the word stuck as a catchphrase. Shared first as a television moment and later as a short audio clip in memes, reaction videos and messaging apps, it remains a quick shorthand in Brazil for calling out a mistake with humour rather than malice.
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The 'Errou!' exclamation from Brazilian TV host Faustão, played when someone gives a wrong answer, fails a challenge, or makes a mistake in a video.
It is a split-second shout of Errou, the Portuguese word for wrong, delivered in Faustão's loud, theatrical television voice. The vowel is stretched and punched out with a mix of mock disappointment and showmanship, landing instantly like a buzzer for a failed answer. Because it is so brief and instantly recognisable to Brazilian audiences, it works as a comic verdict, turning a small slip into a public, game-show moment and letting viewers know straight away that someone has just got it completely wrong.
