{{short description|Typical Brazilian sweet, originally from São Paulo}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{infobox food | name = Brigadeiro | image = Brigadeiro.jpg | caption = The brigadeiro, a dessert from Brazil | alternate_name = {{lang|pt|italic=no|Negrinho}} (in Rio Grande do Sul) | country = Brazil | region = | type = Confectionery | served = Cold, chilled | main_ingredient = Sweetened condensed milk, butter and cocoa powder | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''{{lang|pt|italic=no|Brigadeiro}}'''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://revistalingua.uol.com.br/textos/78/o-doce-enigma-do-brigadeiro-255322-1.asp | title=O doce enigma do brigadeiro | lang=pt-br | trans-title=The sweet enigma of the ''brigadeiro'' | first=Mário Eduardo | last=Viaro | magazine=Revista Língua Portuguesa | publisher=Editora Segmento | date=April 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507153545/http://revistalingua.uol.com.br/textos/78/o-doce-enigma-do-brigadeiro-255322-1.asp | archive-date=7 May 2012 | access-date=29 May 2021 }}</ref> ({{IPA|pt-BR|bɾiɡaˈdejɾu}}) is a traditional Brazilian dessert. The dessert was created by a confectioner, Heloísa Nabuco de Oliveira, to promote the presidential candidacy of Eduardo Gomes.<ref>{{cite book|title=Livro do Brigadeiro|last=Motter|first=Juliana|publisher=Panda Books|year=2010}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url=https://sweetstone.com.au/a-brief-brigadeiro-history/ | title=A 'brief' Brigadeiro History | first=Barbara | last=Cardoso | website=Sweet Stone | date=21 July 2016 | access-date=29 May 2021 }}</ref> The ingredients are condensed milk, cocoa powder, butter and chocolate sprinkles, which coat the outside to prevent any sticking. It can be cooked in the stove or microwave to soft-ball stage caramel.
It is a popular confection throughout the country, especially for festive events. {{lang|pt|italic=no|Brigadeiros}} are commonly made at home, and also found in bakeries and snack shops. A {{lang|pt|italic=no|brigadeiro}} is generally shaped into small balls covered in chocolate sprinkles and placed in a small cupcake liner. The mixture may also be served into a small container and eaten with a spoon; this is known as a {{lang|pt|brigadeiro de colher}} (literally, "spoon {{lang|pt|italic=no|brigadeiro}}"). {{lang|pt|italic=no|Brigadeiro}} can be found now in different countries as a result of Brazilian migration.
In recent years, flavor and coating variations on the traditional chocolate {{lang|pt|italic=no|brigadeiros}} have become popular.<ref>{{ cite news | url=https://g1.globo.com/ms/mato-grosso-do-sul/noticia/jovem-deixou-duas-faculdades-para-encontrar-seu-caminho-e-vender-doces-gourmet-em-campo-grande.ghtml | title=Jovem deixa duas faculdades para 'encontrar seu caminho' e vender doces gourmet em Campo Grande | lang=pt-br | first=Graziela | last=Rezende | work=G1 | date=1 March 2018 | access-date=2018-03-24 }}</ref> This variation of flavors and easy manipulation of the original dessert lead into a trend of different recipes, such as cakes, tarts, ice cream, candies or even bread.<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.guiadasemana.com.br/receitas/galeria/10-receitas-com-brigadeiro-que-vao-te-deixar-com-agua-na-boca | title=25 receitas com brigadeiro que vão te deixar com água na boca | website=Guia da Semana }}</ref>
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The origin of the name "brigadeiro" is linked to the presidential campaign of Brigadier Eduardo Gomes, UDN candidate for the Presidency of the Republic in 1945.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.diariodecuiaba.com.br/detalhe.php?cod=11979&edicao=9658&anterior=1 | title=Muito bem organizadas as manifestações no Dia da Paz | lang=pt-br | publisher=Diário de Cuiabá | issue=9658 | date=11 July 2000 | archive-date=9 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709193605/http://www.diariodecuiaba.com.br/detalhe.php?cod=11979&edicao=9658&anterior=1 | url-status=dead | access-date=20 August 2019 }}</ref> Heloísa Nabuco de Oliveira, a member of a traditional ''carioca'' family who supported the brigadier's candidacy, created a new confection and named it after the candidate. The ''doce do brigadeiro'' (lit. brigadier's candy) became popular, and the name was eventually shortened to just "brigadeiro". Women at the time would sell brigadeiro in support of the presidential candidate, as it was the first national election in which women were able to vote.<ref name="atlasobscura">{{ cite web | url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-did-the-brigadeiro-become-popular |title=The Political Lore of an Iconic Brazilian Sweet | first=Paula | last=Mejia | website=Atlas Obscura | date=27 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | title=Brigadeiro: conheça a história política e curiosa do doce brasileiro | lang=pt-br | url=https://revistagalileu.globo.com/Sociedade/noticia/2018/09/brigadeiro-conheca-historia-politica-e-curiosa-do-doce-brasileiro.html | url-access=registration | website=Revista Galileu | date=7 September 2018 | access-date=2020-08-24 }}</ref>
Despite the campaign's popularity, Eduardo Gomes was defeated, and the election was won by then General Eurico Gaspar Dutra.
In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, brigadeiros are most commonly known as '''negrinhos''' (literally "little black ones"). One researcher traced its origins back to the 1920s, when condensed milk by Nestlé started being sold in Brazil.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Meirelles|first=Pedro von Mengden|date=2019|title="O mais popular dos doces brasileiros": História crítica do brigadeiro.|trans-title="The most popular of Brazilian sweets": Critical history of brigadeiro.|url=https://seer.ufrgs.br/aedos/article/view/88452|journal=Revista Aedos|language=pt|pages=330–354|issn=1984-5634|access-date=2021-08-28}}</ref>
== Varieties == There are many different versions of brigadeiros that can be made by switching ingredients. While the chocolate version is the most popular variations range from fruity, nutty, coffee or infused treats. For example, ''Dois Amores'' (Two Loves), is a combination of dark chocolate and white chocolate. Another example is ''Beijinho'' (small kiss) which is coconut flavored brigadeiro.
== Gallery == <gallery> File:BrigadeiroBrazil.jpg|Regular chocolate brigadeiro File:Brigadeiro - Flickr - Rod Senna.jpg|Close-up of a brigadeiro File:Brigadeiro de chocolate branco 20190209.jpg|White chocolate brigadeiros File:Brigadeiros decorados.jpg|Brigadeiros with multiple differently flavored sprinkles File:(2014-11-22) Brigadeiro Real - Fernandópolis - Brigadeiro de banana Romerito Pontes (15684235667).jpg|Banana brigadeiros File:Brigadeiros.jpg|Variety of brigadeiro flavors </gallery>
== See also == {{portal|Brazil|Food}} * Beijinho * List of Brazilian sweets and desserts * Bourbon ball * Chokladboll * Chocolate truffle * Rum ball
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} *[https://www.venturists.net/brazilian-style-cocoa-fudge-brigadeiro/ Brigadeiro recipe (in English)]
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