Carmen Miranda, whose real name is Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, is famous all around the world for her fruit hats, her songs and samba ... nickname of Chiquita Banana Girl.

best known as the one with the fruit on her head who inspired the old Chiquita Banana commercials. But as the well-researched 1994 documentary “Carmen Miranda: Bananas is my Business” reveals ...

Known for her outrageous costumes and beautiful voice, Brazilian performer Carmen ... Miranda didn't come back to Brazil for 14 years. But she got the last word: She recorded a song about the ...

Google celebrates 108th birthday of fruit-hat wearing dancer-singer Carmen ... parents, Miranda became a popular radio star and film star in Brazil in the 1920s and 1930s and her songs were ...