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Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha , better known by the stage name Carmen Miranda (pron. : ['kaɾme͂j mi'rɐ͂dɐ]; February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer and actress most active in the 1940s and 1950s. Although born in Portugal, her family moved to Brazil shortly after her birth. Famous for promoting Brazil all over the world, she was a Broadway star, the highest paid artist in Hollywood and the highest paid woman in the United States. She became best-known for her movie appearances, mostly musicals, wearing a hat with assorted tropical fruit on top, which has since become her iconic image. As a result of her eclectic style, she is considered the precursor of Brazil's tropicalismo.
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