I clearly remember my first Havaianas.

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Flip-flops are everywhere now. And there are many that are very inexpensive, and you buy them, wear them once and throw them in a waste basket before going to a drugstore to get some band aids for your sore feet. That does not happen with the wonderful Brazilian Havaianas the wonderful flip-flops that appeared on the market in 1962. Such a long time has passed! I was 17 and in my last year of school. Against my mother´s wishes, I took up the hem of my dress before going out. It was the time of the minis. And the time of the beautiful and comfortable flip-flops in summer. I could raise then my feet to the wash basin and rinse them with cold water. The Earth was new and I was full of ideals. Everything got older with time. I thank my old eyes for not letting me see my wrinkles. My feet are so far from my hands that I have to have a pedicure once in a while. I cannot cut my toe nails. But the havaianas as are as good as ever. I bought some for me and my daughters when I went to Brazil some months ago. They thanked me from the bottom of their hearts.