Sopa de Macaco spread widely online as a Portuguese language absurdist meme, especially in reposts, low-resolution edits and short reaction videos. The exact source is often less important than the phrase itself, which people recognize as a classic nonsense joke. It stayed popular because it fits fast-cut internet humor so well: short setup, sudden line, immediate confusion. The clip is still used in meme pages, group chats and video edits whenever creators want a deliberately random punchline that feels instantly familiar.