rio de janeiro is a city of beautiful landscapes, music, culture and comedy - a city filled with joy has been home to many of the most famous comedians of brazil.

from stand up comedy to tv shows, graphic humor and clowns, rio has traditionally offered a wide range of comedy and continues doing so.

one of the most famous comedy groups in rio and all of brazil was casseta & planeta - this group was created during the early 80s as a result of the reunion of different writers and comedians from casseta popular magazine and planeta diário newspaper, both based in rio.