Carmen Miranda - A rainha do samba Brasil '2021

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The first Brazilian performer to attain international stardom, singer and
actress Carmen Miranda was born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha on February 9,
1909 in Marco de Canavezes, Portugal, but she was raised in Rio de Janeiro from
infancy onward. After quitting school, she began working at an area shop, where
her habit of singing on the job brought her to the attention of a local radio
station. Seemingly overnight, Miranda emerged as one of the top attractions on
the Rio club circuit, and upon signing to RCA in 1928, she became a massive star
throughout Brazil. She made her film debut in 1933s A Voz do Carnaval,
solidifying her fame two years later with Estudantes. While performing at Rios
Casino da Urca in 1939, Miranda was spotted by Broadway impresario Lee Shubert,
who immediately arranged to bring her to America; she soon made her New York
debut in his show The Streets of Paris before settling in Hollywood the
following year.

In the years which followed, Miranda virtually embodied Hollywoods narrow and
condescending concept of Latin American culture — from her first starring
role in 1940s Down Argentine Way, her enduring public image remained that of the
feisty Brazilian bombshell, invariably clad in some sort of enormous
fruit-basket headdress while singing and dancing. It was an image she proved
unable to shake during her film career; worse, during her first visit back to
Brazil, Miranda was accused of becoming too Americanized. (The experience later
resulted in her song Disseram Que Eu Voltei Americanizada — They Said I
Came Back Americanized.) As World War II drew to an end, however, the market for
the light, campy musicals on which Mirandas fame rested began to dry up, and in
1953, she made her final screen appearance in the Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis
vehicle Scared Stiff.

Undaunted, Miranda focused increasingly on her nightclub appearances, also
becoming a fixture on television variety shows — indeed, for all the
stereotyping she faced throughout her career, her performances made huge strides
in popularizing Brazilian music, while at the same time paving the way for the
increasing awareness of all Latin culture. Still, she suffered from severe
depression throughout the final years of her life, returning to Brazil for the
final time in 1954; while taping a strenuous song-and-dance number for an
episode of televisions The Jimmy Durante Show on August 4, 1955, Miranda
suffered a heart attack, and after returning to her Beverly Hills home, she died
the following morning at the age of just 46. Her body was flown back to Brazil,
where her passing was met by a period of national mourning. A museum was later
constructed in Rio de Janeiro in her honor, and in 1995 she was the subject of
the acclaimed documentary Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business. ~ Jason Anken

Tracklist:
1.01 - Carmen Miranda - South American Way (2:49)
1.02 - Carmen Miranda - Tico-Tico no fubá (2:34)
1.03 - Carmen Miranda - Eu quero casar com você (2:01)
1.04 - Carmen Miranda - Quero ver você chorar (3:17)
1.05 - Carmen Miranda - Não te dou a chupeta (2:19)
1.06 - Carmen Miranda - Mamãe eu quero (2:38)
1.07 - Carmen Miranda - Rebola, bola (2:13)
1.08 - Carmen Miranda - Tic-tac do meu coração (2:27)
1.09 - Carmen Miranda - Bambu-bambù (2:31)
1.10 - Carmen Miranda - Upa! Upa! (2:50)
1.11 - Carmen Miranda - Mulato de qualidade (3:19)
1.12 - Carmen Miranda - Coração! (3:16)
1.13 - Carmen Miranda - Tem gente ahí (3:11)
1.14 - Carmen Miranda - Buruncutum (2:09)
1.15 - Carmen Miranda - Thai (3:17)
1.16 - Carmen Miranda - Minha embaixada chegou (2:54)
1.17 - Carmen Miranda - Moleque indisgesto (2:56)
1.18 - Carmen Miranda - Entre outras coisas (2:25)
1.19 - Carmen Miranda - Bamboléô (2:34)
1.20 - Carmen Miranda - Eu sou do barulho (2:49)
1.21 - Carmen Miranda - Alô? Alô? (3:31)
1.22 - Carmen Miranda - Seu abóbora (2:18)

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