Ary Toledo

Ary Christoni de Toledo Piza (August 22, 1937 – October 12, 2024) was a Brazilian humorist, singer, lyricist, and actor. Life and career Toledo was born in 1937 in Martinópolis, São Paulo. first working at Teatro de Arena de São Paulo. He was also a singer and lyricist; his jokes drew humor from the difference between Brazilians and Portuguese. He wrote around 60,000 jokes and described himself as a “garimpeiro of humor”. Music was his hobby. During the Brazilian military government AI-5 he was imprisoned for his anti-government satire, but was soon freed due to his popularity. Ary Toledo died in São Paulo on October 12, 2024, at the age of 87. Published works Books * Descobrimento do Brasil (with Chico de Assis) * Modinha de ser * Ovos que a galinha pôs * Tiradentes * Os Textículos de Ary Toledo (A Anarquia da Filosofia) (2011) Discography * No Fino Da Bossa (1968–1988) RGE FERMATA LP * Ary Toledo (1970) * Antologia do Sexo (1979) Copacabana LP * Pois é (1982) Copacabana LP * Na Base do Riso Explícito (1985) Copacabana LP * Ary Toledo Ao vivo (1968) RGE LP * A Todo Vapor (2008) Songs As well as being a writer of jokes, he has also written satirical songs such as: * A moda do Zé *