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Also known as Xuxa Meneghel, Maria da Graça Meneghel

Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel ( , ; born Maria da Graça Meneghel on 27 March 1963) is a Brazilian TV host, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Nicknamed "The Queen of Children", Xuxa built the largest Latin and South American children's entertainment empire. In the early 1990s, she presented television programs in Brazil, Argentina, Spain and the United States simultaneously, reaching around 20 million viewers daily. According to different sources, the singer's sales range between 30 and 50 million copies.

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Acting · Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel (born 27 March 1963) is a Brazilian television host, film actress, singer, model, and businesswoman. Her various shows have been broadcast in Portuguese, English, and Spanish worldwide, and her films are among the top earning Brazilian releases of all time, including the record-breaking box office hit "Lua de Cristal" (1990). As a singer, she is a two-time winner of…

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  • Mamonas: Eu Te Ai Lóve Iú — Self (archive footage)2026
  • O Mistério de Varginha — Self (archive footage)2026
  • Tributo: Renato Aragão — Self2025
  • Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 14: Cores — Self2025
  • Show 60 Anos — Self2025
  • FÔLEGO - Até Depois do Fim2025
  • Mallandro: O Errado que Deu Certo — Anjo2024
  • The Job Whisperer — Self2024
  • Universo Spanta - Melhores Momentos2024
  • Tributo: Boni — Self2024

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Brazil
Active from
1963
children's musicpop

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Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel, better known as Xuxa, is a Brazilian presenter, actress, singer, businesswoman, philanthropist and former model. Known as "Queen of the Baixinhos", Xuxa built the largest Ibero-American children's entertainment empire. In the early 1990s, she presented television programs in Brazil, Argentina, Spain and the United States simultaneously, reaching around 100 million viewers daily. In her main works as a singer, she has released 35 studio albums and 23 video albums th

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Key facts

Person.name
Xuxa
Person.image
Xuxa Meneghel 2020.jpg
Person.caption
Xuxa in 2020
Person.birth_name
Maria da Graça Meneghel
Person.birth_place
Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Person.years_active
–present
Person.children
Sasha Meneghel
Person.signature
Xuxa signature.jpg
Person.signature_alt
Xuxa's signature in ink
Musical artist.embed
yes
Musical artist.background
solo_singer
Musical artist.instrument
Vocals

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Official website
xuxa.globo.com
Image
Xuxa on the Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira 2021 red carpet.png
Number of children
1
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Commons category
Xuxa Meneghel
date of birth
1963-03-27
Commons gallery
Xuxa
start of work period
1982-00-00
birth name
Maria da Graça Meneghel
name in native language
Xuxa
pseudonym
Xuxa
nickname
Xuxa
social media followers
4370000
pronunciation
SHOO-sha
IPA transcription
[maˈɾi.ɐ dɐ ˈɡɾasɐ ˈʃuʃɐ mẽneˈɡɛw]
short name
Xuxa
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22 sections
Contents
  • Early life and education
  • Career
  • 1983–1986: A beginning by chance at Rede Manchete
  • 1986–1992: ''Xou da Xuxa'' and breakthrough
  • 1991–1993: International career
  • 1994–2000: Weekend shows
  • 2001–2014: ''Xuxa no Mundo da Imaginação'' and ''TV Xuxa''
  • 2015–present: TV Globo exit and new phase
  • Career in music
  • Social activism
  • Personal life
  • Fortune and investments
  • Relationships and children
  • Filmography
  • Television
  • Films
  • Discography
  • Awards and nominations
  • Notes
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel ( , ; born Maria da Graça Meneghel on 27 March 1963) is a Brazilian TV host, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Nicknamed "The Queen of Children", Xuxa built the largest Latin and South American children's entertainment empire. In the early 1990s, she presented television programs in Brazil, Argentina, Spain and the United States simultaneously, reaching around 20 million viewers daily. According to different sources, the singer's sales range between 30 and 50 million copies.

In 2025, the record label Som Livre, with which the artist recorded almost all of her albums, gave her an award for her more than 28 million copies sold only in Brazil, during her career, and 10 billion streams to date. Her net worth was estimated at US$100 million in the early 1990s. Also successful as a businesswoman, she has the highest net worth of any Brazilian female entertainer, estimated at US$400 million.

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