The New York Times and the [UK] Guardian both published articles commemorating the 60th anniversary of Carmen Miranda's (1909-55) death on August 5. Although her indelible Hollywood image is one of ...

The Brazilian performer was a huge hit with American audiences who loved her outrageous costumes and beautiful voice. But she's been less... Of Fruit Hats And 'Happy Tropics,' A Renaissance For Carmen ...

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Relations between the U.S. and Brazil are strained by conflicting alliances in the Ukraine war. Decades ago, a Disney cartoon parrot and Carmen Miranda once played a part in U.S.-Brazilian diplomacy.

Known for her outrageous costumes and beautiful voice, Brazilian performer Carmen Miranda was the highest-earning woman in Hollywood in the 1940s. In the signature number in the 1943 extravaganza The ...