I remember seeing this woman depicted in many cartoons here in the US, but I never knew that much about her beyond that. Recently I saw a documentary about her life and it left me wanting to know more about her. Many of you may just know her as the woman that had the fruit on her head, but back in the day she was known as the Brazilian bombshell.
Carmen Miranda was born in Marco de Canaveses, in Portugal on February 9, 1909. Her birth name is Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, which was derived from her godmother’s name, Maria do Carmo Pinto Monteiro. Her father, José Maria Pinto da Cunha, was a barber and her mother, Maria EmÃÂlia Miranda da Cunha, was a housewife. Carmen had three sisters and two brothers: Olinda (1907), Mario (1911), CecÃÂlia (1913), Aurora (1915) and Oscar (1916). The family moved to Brazil when Carmen was only one year old. (more…)
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