How "The Brazilian Superman" Became An Internet Sensation
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Leonardo Muylaert was just another mild-mannered professional on vacation with his girlfriend when the 36-year-old Brazilian went viral on social media thanks to an unexpected superpower that has changed his life: his uncanny resemblance to Superman. Muylaert - a strapping, bespectacled civil rights lawyer from Brasilia - was in line at the 2022 Comic-Con convention in Sao Paulo when a stranger surreptitiously shot a cell phone video of him, amazed at his resemblance to Superman film star Christopher Reeve.
"Am I seeing Clark Kent?" asked the star-struck comic book fan, in a clip that soon racked up thousands of views on TikTok - unbeknownst to Muylaert, who did not even have a social media account at the time.
Weeks later, Muylaert learned through friends that he had become an online sensation, dubbed "The Brazilian Superman." "It was funny and crazy to read that so many people think I look like Superman," he told AFP.
