Carmen Miranda como atriz das relações internacionais: a construção da imagem do Brasil nos Estados Unidos

Abstract

Carmen Miranda was known for her charisma, sympathy, seduction, her way of acting, singing, and her gestures. She achieved great notoriety in Brazil; because in less than ten years of career she was considered the highest-paid artist that the country met. She was not limited only to the world of music, and in the first opportunity, she expanded her career internationally. The objective of this work is to define the role of the artist as an actress of international relations in the period between wars from 1930 to 1945, and to achieve this purpose, the analysis methods were bibliographic review and qualitative studies. The work was divided into three parts: theoretical approaches and concepts; Brazilian foreign policy and American and last; Carmen Miranda as an actress of international relations. The context in which the artist was placed was defined by particular interests between Brazil and the United States, and Carmen helped – even though unintentionally – to spread Brazilian culture and legitimate Brazil's national identity, making her as the main representative of Brazil externally.