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Havaianas flip-flops are the unofficial national shoe of Brazil. Since 1962, textile manufacturer São Paulo Alpargatas has made Havaianas that are worn by almost every Brazilian - from school-children to celebrities. Last year, the company sold 162 million pairs. This month, the company will open an office and showroom in New York, its first outside Brazil.
Photographer: Eden Batki Writer: Ann Marie Gardner
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