Nun-D.M.C.: Brazilian Nun Goes Viral With Heavenly Beatboxing Skills

In an unexpected moment on Brazilian Catholic TV, Sister Marizele turned a quiet broadcast into a viral beatboxing session that brought a nun, a priest, and half the internet to their feet.

Beatboxing nun
Pure vibes. | © Pai Eterno

Some things you stumble across online and immediately feel better about the world. No tragedy, no discourse, no chaos – just something so unexpectedly delightful it tickles your brain a little. Enter Sister Marizele from Brazil, who recently went viral for casually dropping a beatboxing routine on a Catholic TV program. And honestly? It goes harder than it has any right to.

Holy Bars And Heavenly Beats

The moment unfolded on Pai Eterno, a Portuguese-language religious channel, during what looked like a pretty standard broadcast: two nuns and a priest sitting down to talk about their work. The nuns wore light blue skirts, white blouses, matching habits, and gold crosses. The priest had the traditional black robe and white collar. Everything about it said calm, respectful, quietly devout. Until the microphone came out.

It started innocently enough – melodious singing, the kind you’d expect from a religious broadcast. Then Sister Marizele stepped forward, leaned into the mic... and started beatboxing. Before long, the second nun started dancing along with such enthusiasm it felt completely contagious. And then, as if this wasn’t already one of the most unexpectedly wholesome things on TV, the priest stepped in too.

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I’m still not sure what I like best: the beatboxing itself (surprisingly tight), the nun dancing like it was the highlight of her week, or the priest just going for it like nobody was watching. None of it was polished or performative – it felt like three people genuinely having fun and letting themselves enjoy something simple and human. No one was trying to go viral. And maybe that’s why it did.

Johanna Goebel

Johanna is studying Online-Journalism in Cologne and has been travelling the gaming world since she was a toddler. Her heart beats for open-worlds, action or fantasy RPGs and third-person shooters with great storylines and (un)charming characters.

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