Her first performance at the Cassino da Urca initially received the silent treatment and then boss.
Years later we hear Carmen Miranda's sense of humor reverberating of in the recordings of many Brazilian singers: Elis Regina, Gal Costa, Rita Lee, Elba Ramalho, Joao Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, and Ney Matogrosso among many others.
When trumpeter Terence Blanchard recently caught the ear of Time magazine, critics wrote: "Few can match his precision and flair in evoking emotion.
For two weeks, Brazil was on the edge of civil war, but Goulart came home and took office.