There are a few things that are very common in you life and you didnt know that it was invented by brazilians. So lets get started:
1. Brigadeiro - a similar translation to this candy it could be “chocolate truffle” which is present in any brazilian party such as birthday. It consists on a bown of condensed milk, butter and cocoa powder. It’s name came from the elections in 1945 where the brigadier Eduardo Gomes was in the race for presidency and in his honor it was given the title of the most senior Air Force officer.
2. Airplane - Many people already heard about this invention, but Alberto Santos Dumont is considered the “father“ of the aviation. The first achivement was when the 14-Bis airplnane, built by him, flew over the sky of Paris in 1906. Many other inverntors claim to be the inventor of airplane, but the history gives to him the merit.
3. Rice drainer - it was invented by the dentists Therezinha Beatriz Alves de Andrade Zorowich, who was tired of seeing the drain of her sink always clogged. So with a help of her husband, the engineer Solon Zorowich, who set up a prototype in aluminum foil and introduced him to the owner of the company Trol S / A. Shortly thereafter, the product went on sale.
4. Typewriter - as it happens to the airplane, this invention is claimed by many countries. But here is granted the creation of a mechanical writing to the prist Francisco João de Azevedo, born in North Paraíba (now João Pessoa) in 1827. Professor of mathematics and a member of a family of mechanics, he built a model that was presented at the Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition of Pernambuco in 1861 and at the National Show in Rio de Janeiro in the same year.
5. Ballon - Bartolomeu de Gusmao, who found that the heated air was lighter than air from the atmosphere. As a result, the creation of the hot air balloon. The first attempt to Gusmao was not a success: the vehicle caught fire and frightened the public who had gone to check the discovery.
6. Voting machine - this invention of Judge Carlos Prudencio, from Santa Catarina Court of Justice allowed the vote was secret fact and better protected. The paper ballots were more fragile and more prone to fraud. The electronic ballot box also helps at the time of the vote count, which was faster and safer.
In 1989, Prudencio organized the first vote in the city of Brusque (SC), with the help of a computer. The process has only been improving ever since. In 1995, Brazil became the first country to have a fully computerized election.
7. Caller ID - No one wants to live in a world in which the phone rings and you do not know who it is. This invention is so integrated into our daily lives that not remember what it was like not to have this invention, who is granted to Nelio Nicolai in 1977, it is used worldwide and still, the Brazilian expert phones does not get anything for it, all because he failed to register the patent.
8. Orelhão (public telephone booth) - Created in 1970 by the designer Chu Ming Silveira, China naturalized Brazilian, the first public phone was placed at Rua Sete de Abril in São Paulo. In 1972, gradually, the public telephones began to be deployed by all states. This invention is now found in many Latin American countries besides China.
9. Electronic panel - The lighted sign of the stadiums had to be Brazilian, right? The product was patented in 1996 by Carlos Eduardo Lamboglia. The debut of the product took place two years later, the French Cup and is now indispensable in many sports competitions. Certainly, it is also used for other purposes.
10. Artificial heart - The creation of the artificial heart is the Brazilian mechanical engineer Aron Andrade of Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology (SP). Invented in 2000, the artificial organ is connected to the natural and powered by an electric motor. Prior to this development, there was a procedure in which the natural heart had to be removed and replaced by the artificial operation - which did not last long. With the Andrade’s idea, nothing is extracted, the advantages of this pattern are many, such as making itself simpler surgery.
