Aurora Miranda da Cunha (born April 20, 1915 in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

 – December 22, 2005 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian entertainer. Her sister was Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda, GCIH was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, Broadway actress and Hollywood film star popular in the 1940s and 1950s. She was, by some accounts, the highest-earning woman in the United States and noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in the 1943 movie The Gang's...

. Miranda began her career at the age of 18 in 1933. She appeared in several films, including The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros is a 1944 American animated feature film, produced by Walt Disney and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The film premiered in Mexico City on December 21, 1944. It was released in the United States on February 3, 1945...

, where she danced with Donald Duck

Donald Duck

Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...

 and José Carioca

José Carioca

José Carioca is a Disney cartoon character drawn as an anthropomorphized parrot from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . José was created in 1943 for the movie Saludos Amigos as a friend of Donald Duck, described by Time as "a dapper Brazilian parrot, who is as superior to Donald Duck as the Duck was to...

, singing the song, "Os Quindins de Yayá

Os Quindins de Yayá

"Os Quindins de Yayá" is a famous Brazilian song written by the renowned Brazilian songwriter Ary Barroso and first released in 1941....

".

In 1934 she recorded Cidade Maravilhosa

Cidade Maravilhosa

Cidade maravilhosa is a march that was written and composed by André Filho and arranged by Silva Sobreira for the Rio de Janeiro carnival in 1935. It has since become the anthem for the city of Rio de Janeiro. During the same year, Aurora Miranda recorded a sung version of the song that became...

, a song for the 1935 carnaval written by André Filho

André Filho

Antônio André de Sá Filho, known as André Filho was a Brazilian actor, violinist, mandolinist, banjo player, guitarist, pianist, composer and singer...

 who also sings on the recording, about the "marvellous city" of Rio de Janeiro, "the heart of my Brasil". The song was to become the official Rio hymn, and its title became the nickname for Rio.

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