Xuxa
Sign in to saveMaria 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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- Born
- 1963-03-27
- Works
- 1
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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…
Known for
- 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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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
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- 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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Key dates
- Born
- 27 March 1963
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Child
- Sasha Meneghel
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Eye colour
- blue
- Genre
- children's music
Article
22 sectionsContents
- 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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1963 births20th-century Brazilian actresses20th-century Brazilian businesspeople20th-century Brazilian singers20th-century Brazilian women singers21st-century Brazilian actresses21st-century Brazilian businesspeople21st-century Brazilian singers21st-century Brazilian women singers21st-century Roman CatholicsBrazilian children's musicians