The meme began on TikTok in 2024, when a video of a raccoon spinning and dancing to a modern dance remix of Raffaella Carrà's Pedro became widely shared. In Portuguese, guaxinim means raccoon, which explains the Brazilian title attached to many uploads of the clip. As the dancing raccoon spread across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Shorts, the short chorus became shorthand for playful, carefree dancing. It remains popular because the melody is instantly recognisable, even to viewers who have never seen the original video.