Brazilian waxwork figures go viral after old video report is unearthed on social media

The human form has inspired artists for centuries for both its beauty and challenges. Now a Brazilian septuagenarian sculptor has won a surprise newfound notoriety for his celebrity waxworks. Six years after it was filmed, a local TV story on an exhibit by Arlindo Armacollo has gone viral for the distorted depictions and the gushing reporter’s commentary. Armacollo’s work is the latest in an increasingly long list of celebrity sculptures that have gained fame for not quite nailing the brief Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► ’Brazilian horror story’: internet melts down over sculptor’s peculiar waxworks ► Support the Guardian ► Today in Focus podcast ► The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► Guardian Football ► Guardi