Não Consigo Ir Alí / I Can't Go There

About

Não Consigo Ir Ali, which translates to I Can't Go There in English, is a version of the Indo Ali meme, which is itself an iteraton of Smurf Cat. The meme finds people adding the text "não consigo ir ali" to a photoshop of Papa Smurf or the Cat Smurf sitting in a wheelchair. The meme became popular in September 2023 on TikTok.

Origin

On August 28th, 2012, artist sebazone created on Photoshop a 3D realistic version of Papa Smurf and uploaded it on DevianArt^[1] receiving 9,400 views in 11 years(shown below).

On September 10th, 2023, amid the popularity of Smurf Cat, TikToker @dvznn_px^[2] uploaded a video using this image and added the text "não consigo ir ali". The video received more than 900,000 views and 230,000 likes in 5 days(shown below).

Precursors

Шайлушай / Smurf Cat

Шайлушай, also known as Smurf Cat is a Russian language meme common on TikTok that centers on a blue, elf-like creature with a mushroom head and a cat's face, designed similarly to a Smurf. The creatures are called "Шайлушай" in the Impact font captions, which is basically a gibberish word in Russian but is similar to the word "шалопай" which translates to "the scamp" meaning "little scoundrel" in Russian. They're depicted walking through a forest with a snail hanging from a stick.

Indo Ali

Indo Ali is a Brazilian version of the Smurf Cat meme in which people add the overlay text in Portuguese "indo ali" (which translates to "going there" in English) to indicate the blue cat is going somewhere.

Spread

On September 10th, 2023 the TikToker @bluysea^[3] uploaded a video of the Smurf Cat sitting in a wheelchair, receiving more than 400,000 views and 100,000 likes in 5 days (shown below, left). On September 12th, 2023 TikToker manuelmemes^[4] uploaded a video explaining the meme receiving 400,000 views and 36,000 likes in 3 days (shown below, right).

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