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Acabou Janeiro or January Is Finally Over in English refers to a series of memes about the feeling of January being infinite in 2023. The trend began with people making fun of the month on social media at the end of January and into early February, with the phrase becoming especially popularized in Brazil.

Origin

At the near-end of January 2023, some Brazilians were tired of the first month of the year and decided to share their feelings with memes on Twitter. The term “January 32nd” became one of the trending topics on the platform, with posts like @eumathxus^[1] expressing that their worst fear is February never coming. The post received 11,400 views and 367 likes in one day (seen below).

medo de acordar amanhã e ser dia 32 de janeiro. pic.twitter.com/zwY14hvntT

— matheus (@eumathxus) January 31, 2023

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On January 31st, 2023, Brazilians celebrated the last day of the month with funny memes on Twitter,^[2] like in this post by @acervommes, which received 940,000 views and 6,000 likes in one day (seen below).

vivendo o último dia de janeiro pic.twitter.com/7g2Q1RY4kD

— Acervy (@acervommes) January 31, 2023

It wasn’t just Brazilians celebrating the end of January, with English speakers jumping on the trend as well. The Twitter^[3] user @absolutegazelle also shared his relief with a funny clip.

The fact January is finally over… It’s been 9 weeks long. pic.twitter.com/ltsDs9XdTG

— Steven Bonaventure x (@absolutegazelle) January 31, 2023

Twitter^[4] user @dogordo_ posted an example of a meal he is having on "January 67th." The post garnered 12,300 likes and 2,500 retweets in two days (seen below).

Lunes 67 de enero. pic.twitter.com/eJTC1rx6Kw

— DOGOR ⭐⭐⭐ (@dogordo_) January 30, 2023

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