Chupa, meaning suck it, is a long-running taunt in Brazilian football aimed here at São Paulo club Palmeiras, most pointedly by rivals Corinthians in the Derby Paulista. Smooth Operator was a 1984 hit for British band Sade, known for its smooth jazz-pop feel. Online editors combined the crude stadium chant with that polished track, and the full version circulated on Brazilian social media and messaging apps as a ready-made reaction whenever Palmeiras slipped up, giving rival fans a smug soundtrack that outlasted a single match or season.
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The full Chupa Palmeiras clip mixes a loud rival stadium chant with Sade's Smooth Operator groove, a Brazilian football meme used to mock a team after a loss.
This full version pairs the shouted Brazilian chant 'chupa Palmeiras' with the slick, laid-back groove of Smooth Operator, creating a deliberately smug contrast. The chant is loud and taunting, the kind rival fans sing in stadiums and group chats, while the music underneath stays cool, jazzy and unbothered. That mismatch is the joke, as if the person mocking Palmeiras is doing it effortlessly and in style. Played after a defeat or a missed chance, it turns simple football banter into a stylish, drawn-out tease that feels both celebratory for rivals and instantly irritating for Palmeiras supporters.
