About Me.
I am originally from São Paulo, Brazil, but currently call San Francisco, California home. I made my first brigadeiro when I was 7 years old, learning first hand from my mother who always made sure we had brigadeiros at our birthday parties.
The idea to bring this delicious tradition to America evolved after my own daughter was born in New York City. I wanted her to grow up with Brazilian traditions so I always made brigadeiros for her birthday parties. Soon, friends and family started to ask me to make brigadeiros for their events as well.
Here at Brigadeiro Sprinkles, each brigadeiro is unique and made with only the finest and natural ingredients. Our brigadeiros are always gluten-free and rolled individually - it is both an art and love that I want to share with you.
We have traditional and seasonal flavors, what is your favorite?
My name is Zeila
Our story
How did the brigadeiro get its name?
We Brazilians cherish brigadeiros as they are a reminder of happy times spent with family and friends.
A brief brigadeiro history: It was created in 1945 with a political campaign for a new President. The candidate was Eduardo Gomes, whose military rank was Brigadeiro. He was very popular amongst women for being good looking and single, so the campaign slogan was: "Vote for Brigadeiro, he is handsome and single". At the time, milk and sugar were hard to find, so they decided to use condensed milk, chocolate and butter to make the chocolate. "Brigadeiro" was born. You can also find other flavors and different variations.
At Brigadeiro Sprinkles, we make gourmet brigadeiros using top quality ingredients; replacing standard chocolate powder with high-quality couverture chocolates. Our brigadeiros do not contain preservatives. Most brigadeiros are gluten free, except for the ones with crispearls (the crispearls are not gluten free).