Her artistic career took place in Brazil and the United States between the 1930s and 1950s. She was considered by Rolling Stone magazine as the 15th greatest voice in Brazilian music, and is an international icon and symbol of Brazil abroad. Miranda began her singing career in Brazil in 1929 where she was a major star before moving to the United States. In 1939, she performed on Broadway on which led to a Hollywood film career in 1940, with her first film Down Argentine Way. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", Miranda is noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in her American films, particularly in 1943's The Gang's All Here. By 1945, she was the highest paid woman in the United States.
Miranda made a total of fourteen Hollywood films between 1940 and 1953. Though hailed as a talented performer, her popularity waned by the end of World War II. She later grew to resent the stereotypical "Brazilian Bombshell" image she cultivated and attempted to break free of it with limited success. Undaunted, Miranda focused increasingly on her nightclub appearances, also becoming a fixture on television variety shows—indeed, for all the stereotyping she faced throughout her career, her performances made huge strides in popularizing Brazilian music, while at the same time paving the way for the increasing awareness of all Latin culture.
Carmen Miranda was the first Latin American star to be invited to imprint her hands and feet in the courtyard of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1941. She is considered the precursor of Brazil's Tropicalismo, cultural movement of the 1960s.
On 4 August 1955, Miranda unknowingly suffered a mild heart attack while performing during the taping of an episode of The Jimmy Durante Show. She finished the show but died the following morning after suffering a second heart attack.
A museum was later constructed in Rio de Janeiro in her honor, and in 1995 she was the subject of the acclaimed documentary Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business.
Pra você gostar de mim
Carmen Miranda Lyrics
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Oh! meu bem, não faz assim comigo não! (est.)
Você tem, você tem que me dar seu coração!
Meu amor não posso esquecer
Se dá alegria faz também sofrer
A minha vida foi sempre assim
Só chorando as mágoas que não têm fim
Essa história de gostar de alguém
já é mania que as pessoas têm
Se me ajudasse Nosso Senhor
eu não pensaria mais no amor
The lyrics of Carmen Miranda's song "Pra Voce Gostar De Mim" (which translates to "So You Will Like Me") convey the desperate pleading of someone who has done everything within their power to win the affection of another. The singer has gone to great lengths to impress their loved one but to no avail. Despite the heartache and pain, they cannot forget their love and continue to hope for reciprocation. The lyrics suggest that the singer is frustrated by the fickle nature of love and how it can bring both immense joy and crushing sadness. The final line, "Se me ajudasse Nosso Senhor, eu não pensaria mais no amor" (If Our Lord helped me, I wouldn't think about love anymore), suggests that the singer is willing to give up on love if only they could find a means of doing so.
Line by Line Meaning
Taí, eu fiz tudo p'rá você gostar de mim
Here, I've done everything to make you like me
Oh! meu bem, não faz assim comigo não!
Oh! my dear, don't treat me like this!
Você tem, você tem que me dar seu coração!
You have to give me your heart!
Meu amor não posso esquecer
My love, I can't forget
Se dá alegria faz também sofrer
If it gives joy, it also makes suffer
A minha vida foi sempre assim
My life has always been like this
Só chorando as mágoas que não têm fim
Just crying over the endless pains
Essa história de gostar de alguém
This thing about liking someone
já é mania que as pessoas têm
It's already a habit that people have
Se me ajudasse Nosso Senhor
If Our Lord helped me
eu não pensaria mais no amor
I wouldn't think about love anymore
Contributed by Camilla W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mariaalicyamendesbaia8966
Eu temho 14 anos, eu não paro de ouvir essa música ❤🥰eu amo muito 💘🤭
@BULLET7765
Cade os jovens que gostaram dessa música tenho 14 anos ameii demais
@aleatorio6283
Aqui
@BULLET7765
@@aleatorio6283 tem quantos anos
@Raphael-fv5bu
Aqui eu com 12 anos
@aleatorio6283
@@BULLET7765 14
@cawanbarbosa4913
Euuuu kkk
@dannieldf
Tenho apenas 5 anos de idade, mas adorei essa música, poderia ter um remake com uns instrumentos da atualidade. Cadê as outras crianças pra comentar aqui?
@Lucas-rz5zz
Opa, estamos aqui! Eu nasci mês passado e também adoro essa música.
@alfredoferreyra9978
Nissan Senhora!!! Cómo eram de bonitos os tempos dessas canções e marchinhas de carnaval. Yo con 70 anos e cada vez gosto mais delas. Un abraço a todos os que curtem essas músicas inesquecíves. Sou un uruguaio que ama ao Brasil e tem saudades dos tempos já idos porem não esquecidos. Alfredo Ferreyra desde Montevidéu/Uruguai