Ary Toledo


Ary Christoni de Toledo Piza, 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

Career

Between 1954 and 1955, he began his career a humorist and satirist, 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. He has written around 60,000 jokes and describes himself as a "garimpeiro of humor". Music is his hobby.
During the Brazilian military government AI-5 he was imprisoned for his anti-government satire, but was soon freed due to his popularity.

Published works

Books

As well as being a writer of jokes, he has also written satirical songs such as: