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Chris Chan, who is getting a PhD in anthropology, explains that the looks sported by model Cintia Dicker (who hails from southern Brazil) were inspired by actress Carmen Miranda, rock star Rita Lee, and a Miss Brazil from the 1950s, to name a few. This episode about Brazilian beauty is the latest in this “100 years of beauty” series, which has spotlighted various fashion trends in American, [Persian](http://time.com/3715165/iran-beauty-trends/), [Korean](http://time.com/3748107/korea-beauty-trends-100-years/), [Russian](http://time.com/3941689/100-years-russian-beauty/), Mexican, [Indian](http://time.com/3898609/100-years-india-beauty/), Italian, and [Filipino](http://time.com/3890302/philippines-100-years-of-beauty-trends-fashion-united-states/) cultures. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4094717/100-years-beauty-brazil/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4094717/100-years-beauty-brazil/"},"headline":"Watch 100 Years of Brazilian Beauty in Less Than 2 Minutes","datePublished":"2015-10-30T18:20:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:26:28.591Z","description":"Featuring looks inspired by stars like Carmen Miranda and Rita Lee","url":"https://time.com/4094717/100-years-beauty-brazil/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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