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The History of Havaianas Posted by on Jul 10, 2008

Havaianas, the Brazilian flip flop brand popular worldwide, has an interesting history, so let’s take a look. In 1962, the São Paulo Alpargatas company began to produce a sandal based on the design of the Japanese flip flop, called the zori. However, instead of using straw to make them, they used rubber, which made a…

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