The Story Behind Brazil’s Viral Beatboxing Nuns
The Story Behind Brazil’s Viral Beatboxing Nuns

These nuns in Brazil went viral for beatboxing. Now, they’re using their newfound fame to draw attention to the Catholic church and to their congregation’s mission. Jack Nicas, the Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, goes behind the scenes as the nuns record their first music video.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The NY Times video accurately portrays the Brazilian nuns who went viral for beatboxing and their subsequent use of fame to promote their mission. The video's claims are well-supported by multiple news sources. There is a slight positive slant towards the nuns and their work, but it remains largely objective.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim:** These nuns in Brazil went viral for beatboxing.
- Verification Source #1: Supports this claim, stating "Two Brazilian nuns have gone viral after dropping an impromptu beatbox and dance session during a Catholic television program."
- Verification Source #3: Supports this claim, stating "two Brazilian nuns went viral after blessing us with an impromptu beatbox and dance sesh."
- Verification Source #5: Supports this claim, stating "A Brazilian nun by the name of Sister Marizele goes viral for beatboxing on a Catholic TV channel."
- Claim:** They’re using their newfound fame to draw attention to the Catholic church and to their congregation’s mission.
- This claim is supported by the general context of the provided sources, which highlight the nuns' appearance on Catholic TV and the subsequent viral attention. While none of the sources *explicitly* state their intention to draw attention to the Catholic church, it is a reasonable inference given the context.
- Claim:** Jack Nicas, the Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, goes behind the scenes as the nuns record their first music video.
- This claim is verifiable within the NY Times video itself, as it is presented as a report by Jack Nicas. The video shows footage of the nuns recording a music video.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Multiple sources confirm the nuns' viral beatboxing performance (Verification Source #1, #3, #5).
- Verification Source #5 identifies one of the nuns as Sister Marizele.
- The sources generally agree on the core facts of the story.
- There are no contradictions among the provided sources.
- The claim about the nuns using their fame to promote the church is a reasonable inference based on the context provided by the sources, although not explicitly stated.