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BrigadeiroBrigadeiro is a simple Brazillian chocolate fudge candy created in the 1920's, and named after Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes. Eduardo Gomes was an Brazilian Air Force brigadier (thus the title "Brigadeiro", in Portuguese), who first gained notoriety for playing a part in quashing a communist coup in Rio de Janeiro. He later ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1946 and 1950, during a brief breeze of democracy which blew in Brazil after the Second World War. This was a time of shortage of traditional imports such as nuts and European fruits because of the war. But, at the same time, Nestl was introducing the chocolate powder Nescau in the country. Although Brazil is a major producer of cocoa beans, it is believed that the creation and success of the candy was a combination of opportunities: the multinational Nestl who introduced chocolate powder, the cooks who named it after a famous politician, the need to find a replacement to imported sweets and its ease of manufacture. There are rumours which claim that the invention of the brigadeiro was also a joke made after Eduardo Gomes, since he had lost one of his testicles after being shot during an urban conflict. Among many popular brazillian candies, the brigadeiro is the only which has no eggs in the recipe.
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