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Carmen Miranda was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba dancer, singer, film star, and Broadway actress. Nicknamed The Brazilian Bombshell, Miranda is credited with popularizing the fruit hat outfit in the USA. Her performances also popularized Brazilian music and helped increase awareness of Latin culture. Her life and career inspired a documentary titled Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business.
Xuxa is a Brazilian TV host, film actress, singer, and businesswoman. She began her professional career as a model and soon started doing acting gigs as well. She became a superstar in the 1980s and her TV shows were broadcast in Portuguese, English, and Spanish worldwide. She is also a successful businesswoman with a net worth estimated at US$400 million.
Astrud Gilberto is a Brazilian singer best known as an exponent of bossa nova and samba. She achieved international recognition in the 1960s after the release of her song The Girl from Ipanema. In 1992, she was honored with the Latin Jazz USA Award. In 2002, Astrud Gilberto was made an inductee of the International Latin Music Hall of Fame.
Elis Regina was a Brazilian singer who achieved national recognition in 1965 when she performed Arrastão on TV Excelsior. Best remembered for her interpretation and vocalization, Regina helped popularize tropicalismo in the late-1960s and early-1970s. Elis Regina's life, career, and untimely death at age 36 inspired a film titled Elis where she was played by Andréia Horta.
Claudia Leitte is a Brazilian singer best known for her association with Babado Novo where she performs as the lead vocalist. With over 40 million followers across various social media platforms, Leitte is one of the most popular female acts in Brazil. Leitte is also a television personality; she appears as a coach on the Brazilian version of The Voice.
Rita Lee is a Brazilian singer, writer, and composer. Lee achieved popularity as a member of the famous band, Os Mutantes. Over the years, she has become a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, having sold over 60 million albums and participating in animal rights campaigns. Rita Lee published her self-titled autobiography in 2017, the best-selling non-fiction book of the year.
Eliane Elias is a Brazilian singer, pianist, composer, and arranger. Her album Made in Brazil earned her the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album in 2016. In 2022, Eliane Elias’ album Mirror Mirror won the Grammy Award under the Best Latin Jazz Album category.
Flora Purim is a Brazilian singer best known for her contribution to the jazz fusion style. She achieved popularity when she contributed to the success of the popular American jazz fusion band, Return to Forever. Referred to as the Queen of Brazilian Jazz, Flora Purim has also performed with several other artistes like Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, and Gil Evans.
Lovefoxxx is a Brazilian singer best known for her association with the band Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS) where she performs as the lead singer. Best known for her distinctive style and fashion sense, Lovefoxxx has been featured on NME magazine's Cool List on a couple of occasions.
Marisa Monte is a Brazilian singer, instrumentalist, composer, and producer. An exponent of samba and Brazilian popular music, Monte has sold millions of albums worldwide and has received numerous international awards. Marisa Monte is a recipient of several Brazilian MTV Video Music Awards and Latin Grammys. She was ranked by Rolling Stone Brasil as the second-greatest singer of all time.
Georgia Brown is the stage name of Rossana Monti, a popular Italian Brazilian singer. She has been performing on stage since the age of 15. Renowned for her extensive vocal range, Brown broke Mariah Carey's vocal records in 2004 and currently holds the Guinness World Records for World's Highest Note "F8" and World's Greatest Vocal Range by a Female B2-F8.
Luísa Sonza is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She achieved popularity in 2014 when her YouTube channel, which houses cover songs, became popular among music lovers. Her popularity increased in 2017 when she released Good Vibes, her first major label song. She has received many awards including MTV Millennial Award Brasil. Luísa Sonza has also established herself as an actress.
Olga Souza is a Brazilian-Italian singer, dancer, and model. Souza is best known for forming the popular Italian group Corona, where she performs as the frontwoman. Olga Souza is also a successful TV host and personality. She has hosted popular shows for Italian and French television.
Daniela Mercury is a Brazilian singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, producer, and television host. Mercury, who has sold more than 20 million records worldwide, has several Brazilian Music Awards under her belt. Daniela Mercury is also known for her philanthropic activities; she performs at charitable events and represents various non-profit organizations.
Dillon is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist, currently based in Germany. Interested in music from a young age, she recorded a song the same year she graduated high school and shared it on the internet. She joined a band soon after. Her music has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. She has been compared to singers Björk and Lykke Li.
Nara Leão was a Brazilian singer specializing in bossa nova and popular music. As a young girl, she was trained under composer Patricio Teixeira and classical guitarist Solon Ayala. After launching her professional career, she often toured with musician Sérgio Mendes. She shifted to political music during the period of military dictatorship in Brazil.
Nina Miranda is a Brazilian-born British songwriter and singer. She is best known for her association with popular English bands like Shrift, Smoke City, and Zeep. Many of her songs, including those from Smoke City, have been featured in ads and films.
Dom La Nena is a Brazilian-born cellist and singer-songwriter. She began studying piano at the age of five and soon started learning cello as well. She studied under the acclaimed American cellist Christine Walevska for many years. She began her career giving collaborative performances with British singer-actress Jane Birkin. She has since released several albums.
Laura Rizzotto is a Latvian-Brazilian singer-songwriter, pianist, and guitarist. She started studying both classical music and ballet as a young girl. After competing as a ballet dancer for a few years, she decided to focus on music. She has a master's degree in music from Columbia University and is an official voting member of the Recording Academy.
Deborah Blando is a Brazilian singer and composer. Blando has released six albums despite suffering from bipolar disorder, which has greatly hindered her career. She has also sold more than six million records worldwide and has achieved ten Top 10 singles and seven number one singles in Brazil.
Eliana Michaelichin Bezerra is a Brazilian businesswoman, TV host, and former singer. She is best known as the host of a popular TV show called Eliana, which has been broadcast since 2009 on SBT network. Over the course of her career, Eliana Michaelichin Bezerra has won a couple of awards, including the prestigious Troféu Imprensa.
Guiomar Novaës was a Brazilian pianist. She was best known for her interpretations of works by Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin. She received her early training under Luigi Chiafarelli and later went to the Paris Conservatory. She thrived there and graduated with the first prize. Following a sensational debut, she went on to enjoy a concert career spanning five decades.
Zélia Duncan is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Although she achieved popularity after joining the famous band Os Mutantes, Duncan decided to pursue a solo career and left the band after spending only a few months as a vocalist. In 2019, Zélia Duncan received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best MPB Album for her album Tudo É Um.
Dulce Nunes was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and actress. She released three studio albums between 1964 and 1968 and also appeared in four movies between 1949 and 1967. Apart from her musical and acting career, Dulce Nunes was also active as an architect. She owned an architecture firm called Bressane Arquitetura & Interiores in Rio de Janeiro.
Ludmila Ferber was a Brazilian writer, worship pastor, and Christian singer-songwriter. After the release of her debut solo CD Marcas, Ferber established herself as a prominent gospel singer. She then went on to release several other studio albums, live albums, and compilations. Ludmila Ferber died in 2022 at the age of 56.
Andréia de Olicar was a Brazilian singer, composer, and pastor. She is best remembered for her contribution to contemporary Christian music. Andreia de Olicar achieved popularity among evangelical gospel singers, who started recording her compositions. Songs from her extended play Sou Milagre have been sung in many evangelical events and churches since its release in 2014.
DJ Anna is a Brazilian DJ best known for her energetic and captivating performances. One of the most-sought after DJs in Brazil, Anna also performs in festivals and events around the world. Her achievements and talent were honored by DJ Mag, which featured her on the cover page of the magazine's North American edition in February 2019.
