{"id":153265,"date":"2022-01-02T15:24:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T18:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gay.blog.br\/?p=153265"},"modified":"2022-01-21T15:55:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T18:55:55","slug":"the-former-bank-manager-who-became-the-biggest-cover-of-carmen-miranda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gay.blog.br\/en\/annals-of-history\/the-former-bank-manager-who-became-the-biggest-cover-of-carmen-miranda\/","title":{"rendered":"The former bank manager who became the biggest cover of Carmen Miranda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eric Barreto<\/strong> gave fantastic presentations at a time when transsexual shows were successful not only in gay clubs, but also on TV. Born in Garanhuns<\/strong>, Pernambuco<\/strong>, Barreto was known as the best cover of the star Carmen Miranda<\/strong>. The former bank manager left his bureaucratic job and plunged into his artistic career, gaining fame and success mainly in the Rio-S\u00e3o Paulo axis.<\/p>\n

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Eric Barreto (Photo: Reproduction)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before reaching stardom, Barreto played the character Diana Finsk<\/strong>, where he performed covers of international pop artists. His personification as Carmen Miranda even caught the attention of the actress’ sister, Aurora Miranda<\/strong>, who nominated him to participate in the 1995 docudrama \u201cBananas is my Business\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Eric Barreto (Photo: Reproduction)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Barreto studied every detail of the Hollywood<\/strong> diva to reproduce her performance perfectly. Those who attended his presentations had the feeling that they were facing the celebrity who took Brazil<\/strong> to the world. He went beyond the LGBTQIA+ night circuit (which at the time was still called GLS) by migrating to TV, participating in several auditorium shows such as Silvio Santos<\/strong>‘ \u201cShow de Calouros\u201d<\/strong> in the 1980s and 1990s, winning five consecutive victories.<\/p>\n