Gemidão do Zap became a well-known Brazilian internet prank through WhatsApp, where people disguised the clip as a normal audio message or video link and baited others into opening it on speaker. The meme spread widely in the mid-2010s and stayed relevant because the format is simple, recognizable, and easy to reuse in edits. Variants like this second version keep circulating in chats, compilations, and reaction posts alongside familiar cues such as the Whatsapp notification sound that set up the joke.