Carmen on Kaua'i

In 1951, 4 years before she left the building, samba singer and movie star Carmen Miranda visited Kaua'i to give a couple of shows.

"Later, when asked if the Portuguese spoken on Kaua‘i was the same as in Brazil, she replied, “No, no, it’s a great deal different. The accent is very different. It’s like in America. Those in the north talk with a different accent from those in the south.”

But as to men, she replied humorously, “Oh, those big bad wolves are alike anywhere you go in the world!”