Leonardo Muylaert, 36, known as the Brazilian Superman, takes a selfie with a group of ladies at the Association of Parents and Friends of Neurodivergent People in the Tijuca neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 18, 2024.
“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.”
He put his new persona on social media and soon became an internet star, his videos reposted by the likes of “Guardians of the Galaxy” filmmaker James Gunn, director of the upcoming “Superman” movie. On a recent trip to the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics , a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Muylaert visited patients and posed for selfies with staff thrilled to see a 2.03-meter superhero in the office.