Ary Toledo Explained

Ary Toledo
Birth Name:	Ary Christoni de Toledo Piza
Birth Date:	22 August 1937
Birth Place:	Martinópolis, São Paulo
Nationality:	Brazilian
Genre:	Satire
Notable Work:	Humorist, singer, lyricist and actor
Website:	http://www.arytoledo.com.br/

Ary Christoni de Toledo Piza (born August 22, 1937), commonly known as Ary Toledo, is a Brazilian humorist, singer, lyricist and actor.

Early and personal life

Toledo was born in 1937 in Martinópolis, São Paulo. He was married to the actress and journalist Marly Marley^[1]

Career

Between 1954 and 1955, he began his career a humorist and satirist,^[2] first working at Teatro de Arena de São Paulo. He is also a singer and lyricist; his jokes draw humor from the difference between Brazilians and Portuguese.^[3] He has written around 60,000 jokes and describes himself as a "garimpeiro of humor".^[4] Music is his hobby.^[5]

During the Brazilian military government AI-5 he was imprisoned for his anti-government satire, but was soon freed due to his popularity.^[2]

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:^[6]

• A moda do Zé
• Dona Maroca – song of a libertine cat of Mme Marioca
• Linda Meu Bem
• Mataram meu carneiro – song in which he cries over the death of his sheep
• Melô do pinto
• O Rico e o Pobre – social critique about politics and how the same words have different meanings for the rich and poor
• Rosinha – humorous love-song

See also

• Brazilian military government AI-5

Bibliography

• Aurélio Buarque de Holanda: Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, Rio de Janeiro, Positivo, 2005

External links

• Official Webpage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biography Ary Toledo (13th line) . Arytoledo.com.br . n.d. . December 12, 2013 . June 19, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130619024526/http://www.arytoledo.com.br/content/biografia . dead .
2. Web site: Biography Ary Toledo . Arytoledo.com.br . n.d. . December 12, 2013 . June 19, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130619024526/http://www.arytoledo.com.br/content/biografia . dead .
3. Web site: Ary Toledo Conta Sua história . Copoamericano.wordpress.com . July 22, 2010 . December 12, 2013.
4. http://www.estradas.com.br/entrevistas/hps/ary_toledo.htm Ary Toledo – O Garimpeiro do humor
5. https://archive.today/20120721184849/http://www.atribuna.com.br/noticias.asp?idnoticia=129782&idDepartamento=12&idCategoria=0 Ary Toledo é umas das atrações da agenda
6. Web site: Letras das músicas de Ary Toledo . Letras.terra.com.br . December 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111125121643/http://letras.terra.com.br/ary-toledo/ . November 25, 2011 . dead .