You'd be hard pressed to find an item more representative of Brazil than Havaianas: those brand-name flip-flops adopted by just about every inhabitant, rich or poor, as well as tourists seduced by the ...

In this July 17, 2012 photo, youths play soccer using Havaianas sandals to mark the goal area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In Brazil, literally everyone wears Havaianas, the now ...

Flip flops are worn everywhere, but in Brazil, literally everyone wears Havaianas flip-flops. Brazil's well-heeled socialites swear by them. Legions of slum-dwellers from the country's hillside ...

A promotional video for Havaianas flip-flops featuring prominent actress Fernanda Torres, a supporter of the Brazilian left wing, has sparked outrage on the right ...

Video: Brazil's beach shoe turns 50 and is now the world's flip-flop. July 8, 2013— -- The Brazilian company Havaianas, known around the world for its flip-flops, celebrated its 50th anniversary ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil's well-heeled socialites swear by them. Legions of slum-dwellers from the country's hillside "favelas" don them almost every day. Minimum wage earners behind juice bar counters ...