Anita will “always” carry her culture, despite her “country will laugh” if she fails

Anita is waving the flag of her culture, even if she doesn’t always have her back.

Really known as Larissade Macedo Machado, Anitta was the first Latina artist to reach # 1 on Spotify’s global playlist with hits such as “Envolver.” A Brazilian singer-songwriter who also adds dance, entrepreneurship and television hosting to her resume, is proud to wave the Brazilian flag.

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“I always have to carry my culture. I couldn’t go to another market and do anything,” says Anitta. Billboard One of the issues on the cover of the publication celebrating the first MusicCon event. “What’s the purpose: fame? Money? I already had it, and that’s not the point for me.”

Anita is very proud of her roots. However, many believed that her career had a negative impact on her potential as a superstar.

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“It meant giving up everything I did. I knew that if I failed, everyone in my country would laugh at me. It’s everyone who tries and fails. That’s what happens. I didn’t want to be a joke. I wanted it to happen.

“Many executives on the label told me that it was impossible to have an international career as a Brazilian and they weren’t mean. They recently saw no one doing it. I never thought, “I don’t know, there’s nothing” impossible “for me.” I understand that you need to endanger your entire career and you need to have the ball to keep insisting. “