Carmen Miranda was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress renowned for her flamboyant fruit-hat outfits. She began her career as a radio and nightclub singer in Brazil, becoming a national star before moving to the United States. In Hollywood, she signed with 20th Century Fox and became one of the highest-paid entertainers in the country, known as 'The Brazilian Bombshell'. Her image became a symbol of a vibrant, albeit often stereotyped, Latin American culture for international audiences.