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Carmen Miranda was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star who was active from the 1930s on. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", Miranda is known for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in her American films. As a young woman, she designed hats in a boutique before making her first recordings with composer Josué de Barros in 1929. Miranda's 1930 recording of "Taí ", written by Joubert de Carvalho, catapulted her to stardom in Brazil as the foremost interpreter of samba.
Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza, commonly known as Francisco de Miranda, was a Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary. Although his own plans for the independence of the Spanish American colonies failed, he is regarded as a forerunner of Simón Bolívar, who during the Spanish American wars of independence successfully liberated much of South America. He was known as "The First Universal Venezuelan" and "The Great Universal American". In the National Archive of Venezuela can be found the statute of the blood purity of the father of Francisco de Miranda.
Miranda State is one of the 23 states (estados) of Venezuela and the second most populous after Zulia State. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,675,165 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the Venezuelan National Institute of Statistics. The most recent population estimate was 3,194,390 in mid-2016.
Diamantino Manuel Fernandes Miranda, known simply as Diamantino in his playing days, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of Mozambican club Liga Desportiva de Maputo.
Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927 it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at Estadio Municipal de Anduva.
Miranda de Ebro is a city on the Ebro river in the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is located in the north-eastern part of the province, on the border with the province of Álava and the autonomous community of La Rioja. According to the 2008 census conducted by Spain's National Institute of Statistics, it has a population of 39,589 inhabitants, making it the second most populous city in the province after the capital, Burgos.
Hindú Club is an Argentine sports club based in the Don Torcuato district of Greater Buenos Aires. The institution is mostly known for its rugby union team, which currently competes in the Top 12, the first division of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires (URBA) league system. Hindú has become one of the most successful rugby teams of Argentina, having won 18 titles since 1996 to present days.
Nicolás Fernández Miranda is a former rugby union footballer. He won over 40 caps, with six as captain playing at scrum half for the Argentina rugby union side. He made his international test debut at the age of 21 on 28 May 1994 against the United States. He scored 5 tries for Argentina. He played most of his career for the Hindú Club in Argentina. He spent the 2002 season playing for the South African side Sharks, and the 2003 season for Petrarca in Italy. He then returned to Hindú Club.
Juan de la Cruz Fernández Miranda is an Argentine former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre.
João Miranda de Souza Filho, also known as João Miranda, or simply Miranda, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Chinese club Jiangsu Suning and the Brazil national team.
In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving characters in the largely Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City.
Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American composer, lyricist, actor, singer, rapper, producer, and playwright. He created and starred in the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton. His awards include a Pulitzer Prize, three Tony Awards, three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2018.
Rayo Cantabria, formerly known as Real Racing Club de Santander B is the reserve team of Racing de Santander, a Spanish football team based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria.
Hércules de Miranda, commonly known as just Hércules, was an association footballer who played forward in the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Brazil.
Alfonso "Chito" Y. Miranda Jr. is a Filipino singer-songwriter and occasional actor best known as one of the founding members and lead singer for the band Parokya ni Edgar.
Clifford Rayes Miranda is an Indian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of I-League 2nd Division side Goa Reserves, the reserve team of Indian Super League side, Goa. During his playing days, Miranda played for Dempo in the National Football League and I-League from 2000–2015. During his time with the Goan side, Miranda helped Dempo win five league titles and four domestic cup honours.
Roderick Jefferson Gonçalves Miranda, known as Roderick, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The 2002 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa and Europe were two series of matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team. The first tour was held in June, the second in November.
The 2003 Argentina rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of two matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in June 2003 in preparation of the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
Leonel Ariel Miranda is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Racing Club de Avellaneda.
