What is Brigadeiro?

Brigadeiro is a traditional Brazilian dessert, made from chocolate and condensed milk. Because Brazilians are very creative, and innovative people, they have been reinventing brigadeiros (that’s how it’s pronounced :“bri-ga-day-row”) in an amazing variety of flavors and high-quality chocolate, making it a whole new and exotic version of the traditional one.

It is important to know that it was named after a presidential candidate in Brazil in 1946, Eduardo Gomez. He did not win the presidency, but the people won the delicious recipe, a forever favorite. The brigadeiro was created by a woman named Heloisa Nabuco de Oliveira, during the first national election, the same year women were eligible to vote.

“Brigadeiro de colher”: unforgettable!

According to Wikipedia, “it is a popular confection throughout the country, especially for festive events. Brigadeiros are commonly made at home, and also found in bakeries and snack shops. A brigadeiro is generally shaped into small balls covered in chocolate sprinkles and placed in a small cupcake liner. The mixture may also be poured into a small container, and eaten with a spoon, and this is known as a “brigadeiro de colher” (literally, “spoon brigadeiro”). Brigadeiro can be found now in different countries as a result of Brazilian migration.

Here in the US, this delicate and sophisticated sweet is increasingly conquering the taste of Americans and the various peoples who live here. The reason? Simply because it’s delicious. It’s impossible to eat just one brigadeiro.

Those Doces is a brand founded by Brazilians who have lived in Florida for many years. Its founders decided to produce brigadeiros with the best ingredients in the world. Each of the brigadeiros are unique, special, delicious.Unforgettable!

The company sells directly through stands in malls and in its online store. It also attends to orders for parties (birthdays, weddings) and companies (corporate gifts).