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Brazilian Woman’s Farewell Empanada Video Touches Millions on TikTok

The post turned a private act of remembrance into a public expression of loss for viewers across platforms.

Overview

  • Brazil’s Daniela Vidotto shared a TikTok of herself eating the last empanada her mother prepared before she died, captioned “Comiéndome la última empanada congelada que mi madre dejó antes de fallecer.”
  • The clip shows her growing emotional as she eats, with relatives stepping in to comfort and hug her, and on-screen text noting, “Menos mal que todavía los tengo a ustedes.”
  • The video surpassed roughly 2.8 million views with more than 380,000 likes and about 13,000 comments, according to outlet tallies of TikTok metrics.
  • Vidotto reflected on grief in the post, writing, “No es fácil vivir el duelo, pero siempre queda un recuerdo,” and said she recorded the moment to preserve it as a memory of her mother.
  • Recorded in Brazil, the video spread to other social networks and drew international responses, including comments such as “Las madres deberían ser eternas” and “Lloré con vos.”