Carmen Miranda Museum, located in the Parque Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes, is a museum established in homage to singer and actress Carmen Miranda and open to the public since 1976. The museum was officially opened on the 21st anniversary of her death.
The museum entrance.
Image: Logomarca do Museu Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda's dresses and photos exhibited at the Museum.
The museum's internal garden.
Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, known professionally as Carmen Miranda, was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature fruit hat outfit that she wore in her American films.
Miranda in a scene from the film Week-End in Havana (1941)
Travessa do Comércio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Miranda lived at number 13 when she was young.
Miranda in 1930
Poster for the 1936 Brazilian film, Hello, Hello, Carnival!