World · Latin America · 2 hrs ago
Brazilian woman learns the joke behind claims that Tlaxcala does not exist
Tabata Viapiana shared photos of her sister’s visit to Tlaxcala, a state in Mexico.
Mexican users replied that the place did not exist, turning the post into a wave of jokes and memes.
Viapiana asked users to explain the joke after seeing the repeated claims.
One user compared it with the similar internet joke about Brazil’s Acre, which also pretends a real state is not part of the country.
Tlaxcala is real, with 60 municipalities and an area of about 4,000 square kilometres; its small size has helped fuel the joke for more than a decade.
Viapiana understood the joke and joined in, then shared posts about local traditions and decorations in Mexico City.
Brazilian social media user Tabata Viapiana shared photos of her sister’s visit to Tlaxcala, Mexico, and Mexican users responded by joking that the state does not exist.
Viapiana initially said she did not understand the joke and asked users to explain it.
A user compared the joke to the Brazilian internet myth that the state of Acre does not exist.
Viapiana then understood the reference and said she was relieved to recognize a familiar kind of satire.
The joke about Tlaxcala has circulated in Mexican online forums for more than a decade, according to Infobae.
- Who
- Brazilian social media user Tabata Viapiana, her sister, and Mexican users who replied to her posts.
- What
- Photos from her sister’s visit to Tlaxcala prompted jokes claiming the state does not exist.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The posts were shared on X and concerned Tlaxcala, Mexico.
- Why
- Mexican users were making a long-running online joke about Tlaxcala’s supposed nonexistence; a user compared it with a similar joke about Brazil’s Acre state.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
She shared images and details of her sister’s visit to Tlaxcala on X.
Mexican users joked that Tlaxcala did not exist, and Viapiana asked them to explain the joke.
Viapiana posted another photo as evidence that her sister had visited the place.
Viapiana understood the joke by relating it to the Brazilian internet myth about Acre.
- State at the centre of the joke
- Tlaxcala, Mexico
- Brazilian user
- Tabata Viapiana
- Social media platform
- X
- Comparison used to explain the joke
- The Brazilian internet myth about Acre
- Tlaxcala municipalities
- 60
What people are saying
I don't understand this joke, explain it to me