From the big screen to the small screen, Xuxa Meneghel transformed from a model into a children’s entertainment powerhouse, creating a unique kind of wholesome, fantasy-driven content that dominated Brazilian popular culture for over three decades.

Xuxa hosted daily variety shows that reached up to 20 million viewers across 16 countries in the early 1990s. Xuxa Popstar

This synergy meant a child could watch Xuxa e os Duendes in the theater, sing the soundtrack at home, watch the making-of on her Sunday TV show, and play with the elf doll at night.