{"id":3023,"date":"2011-12-21T12:30:49","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T12:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3023"},"modified":"2011-12-20T03:52:31","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T03:52:31","slug":"xuxa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/xuxa\/","title":{"rendered":"Xuxa"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Brazil and throughout Latin America, Xuxa<\/a> is a cultural icon. Born Maria da Gra\u00e7a Meneghel, she was born in Rio Grande do Sul in the far south of Brazil and moved to Rio de Janeiro at age 7. She began modeling as a teenager, and dated two iconic Brazilian athletes: Pel\u00e9 <\/a>and Ayrton Senna<\/a>. She became best known as an actress and singer, for her movies and TV shows for kids, who she calls “baixinhos<\/em>” (little ones). Her TV show, movies, and songs are famous in Brazil and also in Latin America, where they’re dubbed in Spanish. She’s also a philanthropist, and has her own foundation.<\/p>\n

One of Xuxa’s most famous songs (in Portuguese and Spanish) is the theme song from her show, called Ilari\u00ea. Ask any Brazilian born in the 1980s, and they’ll very likely know all the words.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y08yu0j3vLw<\/a><\/p>\n

One of Xuxa’s most famous TV shows is her annual Christmas special. Here’s one of her more recent ones, though there were some really entertaining ones from the 80s.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2CIJ5yscdXQ<\/a><\/p>\n

She also has celebrities on her TV show. Here’s Beyonc\u00e9, who appeared on her show earlier this month. She talked about how some of her songs are being used on Brazilian novelas.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zJIJToTiSgE<\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Hebe Camargo, a famous TV personality, did a special on Xuxa and interviewed her about some of her charity work. Watch below:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XpR124yLlkA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Brazil and throughout Latin America, Xuxa is a cultural icon. Born Maria da Gra\u00e7a Meneghel, she was born in Rio Grande do Sul in the far south of Brazil and moved to Rio de Janeiro at age 7. She began modeling as a teenager, and dated two iconic Brazilian athletes: Pel\u00e9 and Ayrton Senna…<\/p>\n

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