What's With Artists Drawing Hatsune Miku Brazilian, And Other Country Versions? Miku Goes International In A New Trend

Hatsune Miku is now… Brazilian? Sporting a crop top with a Brazilian flag, short denim shorts and sunglasses on her head, the vocaloid idol has been trying out a new aesthetic in this new fan art trend. But wait, there's more – artists have been drawing versions of the character from other countries, too! Who started the trend and who's been drawing versions of Miku from every country? Find out everything we know about Brazilian Miku and her versions from other places in this explainer.

Who Is Hatsune Miku And What Is ‘Brazilian Miku’ Trend?

Hatsune Miku is an anime character who is a visual representation of a vocal synthesizer of the same name – in other words, Hatsune Miku is a virtual singer whose voice anyone can use to make a song! Miku's iconic design – especially long turquoise hair styled into two ponytails – makes her one of the best-recognized Japanese characters, and she has had an mind-blowing amount of fan animations, art, and memes, dedicated to her.

Now Brazilian Miku is a recent fan art trend which, as you might have guessed from the name, turns the character into a young lively Brazilian woman. The Brazilian version of Miku has miss Hatsune typically wears a crop-top with a Brazilian flag on it, short denim shorts (with the straps of her underwear often sticking out from it), and has her hair wavier than usual.

The newly popular design of the character is complete with some tan lines and Miku holding some items or partaking in some activities associated with Brazil – holding a can of Guarana Antarctica or playing football, for example.

Where Does ‘Brazilian Miku’ Come From?

Brazil! Just kidding.

While the artwork that made Brazilian Miku truly popular was posted in August 2024, it was an artwork by artist @ErinArtista posted two months earlier in June 2024 that started the trend. The sketch imagined a Brazilian version of the Japanese idol, with Hatsune holding a can of Guarana and an acarajé in her hands.

And still before the trend became viral, on August 14th, animator @akioskdebap posted a simple animation of Brazilian Miku dancing – possibly inspired by @ErinArtista's sketch.

But it was artist Doodly (@thecat_mitsu) who on August 27th, 2024, posted an artwork inspired by the sketch that made Brazilian Miku go viral – and it all went uphill from there, with hundreds of Miku artists sharing versions of the character on X and in other places.

What Is 'Every Country's Miku' Trend?

But it didn't stop there! "Why limit Miku to Brazil?" thought some artists, and surelu enough now we have versions of Miku from different countries and places!

Artist @M3ruMeru was one of the first to make a new spin on the trend, drawing an Argentinian version of the character, but there's been hundreds upon hundreds artworks imagining Miku as a national of every place on Earth, including France, Greece, Vietnam, and even Michigan.

Some artworks went on a more meta level. Hatsune Miku is truly Miss Worldwide now…

For the full history of Brazilian Miku and Every Country's Miku, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entries for more information.