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our story

1962 - a star is born

Havaianas was created in Brazil in 1962 with inspiration from the Japanese Zori sandal.

our story

1964 - the Kombi

By 1964, traveling salesmen would sell havaianas from their Volkswagen Kombi vans.

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1966 - the original rubber flip flop

In 1966, we registered the patent - inventing the rubber flip flop!

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1969 - more colors!

In 1969, we only had one color-blocked option, but after an happy mistake made a batch of green ones, the Top was created in a range of colors!

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1980 - an essential

Havaianas was officially recognized as part of Brazilian culture after we were included on a government list of everyday fundamental items (alongside rice and beans!).


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1990’s - patterns that pop

A surfer trend of flipping the soles upside down inspired us to introduce single-colored styles and launch our first ever pattern.

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1998 - Brazilian passion

To celebrate the ’98 World Soccer Championship, we launched the (now best-selling) style with a small Brazilian flag on the strap.

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1999 - a runway phenomenon

We partnered with Jean Paul Gaultier in the 90’s for a runway show featuring havaianas and we’ve been collaborating with fashion designers ever since.


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2000’s - re-inventing classics

We love to innovate and continue to release new styles every season, like the Slim, the Square and the Point.


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