Carmen Miranda, uma star migrante

Authors

  • Mônica Raisa Schpun École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales; Centre de Recherches sur le Brésil Contemporain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-77012008000200003

Keywords:

Carmen Miranda, Migrations, Rio de Janeiro, United States, International Baiana

Abstract

The itinerary of Carmem Miranda is very closely related to the migratory phenomenon. Born in Portugal, Carmem emigrated very young, with her family, to Rio de Janeiro. After she became a famous star in Brazil, she left for the United States. This article examines the construction of the "Baiana" persona she created and incorporated, in a way read differently in Brazil and in the United States, with the different images from the"Brazilianity" it carried and aroused. The body and the aspect of Carmem Miranda are inseparable from these readings and from the misunderstanding which her migrant itinerary provoked.

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Published

2008-01-01

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 2 (2008)

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How to Cite

Schpun, M. R. (2008). Carmen Miranda, uma star migrante . Revista De Antropologia, 51(2), 451-471. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-77012008000200003