Directed by Maurício Sherman, the actress Marília Pêra sings hits by Carmen Miranda with 43 songs from the repertoire of The Brazilian Bombshell in 24 numbers, among them: “Na Batucada da ...

Putting Brazil On The Map After that experience, Miranda didn't come back to Brazil for 14 years. But she got the last word: She recorded a song about the incident, "They Say I Came Back ...

On February 9, 1909, future Hollywood star Carmen Miranda was born in Portugal. Her family soon relocated to Brazil, where Carmen became a young singing sensation. In the early 1940s she broke ...

“Gimme a Band, Gimme a Banana! The Carmen Miranda Story,” playing through Nov. 14 at the Trinidad Theatre, is part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival. (Courtesy Pointless Theatre) ...

Born in Portugal, Miranda got her big break after a performance at Brazil’s National Institute of Music; her subsequent first album was released in 1929 to national acclaim.