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Anitta Reborn: The Brazilian Superstar on ‘Funk Generation,’ Her First U.S. Tour and the Mysterious Illness that Reset Her Career

Anitta, raised in Rio's challenging favelas, spent little time dwelling on her mortality. Instead, the Brazilian sensation envisioned a dazzling career in singing, dancing, and acting that would propel her to worldwide fame, a dream that is slowly becoming her reality.