25 amazing toys that made your childhood and generations of Brazilians happy

A doll, a riding game, a game that required balance and concentration or that allowed all the energy to be released and literally make us jump. Everyone had a favorite childhood toy — or several!

Here in Brazil, some toys have become symbols for each generation and only those who are from that time remember. Others have remained popular for more than 50 or 70 years.

O awesome.club, to bring out the sweetest and funniest memories, made a selection of some toys that were fashionable from 1947 until the arrival of the third millennium. Enjoy yourself!

Who hasn’t spent hours and hours building cities, palaces and buildings with these blocks? the mounting kit The Little Engineer (or Playing Engineer in other versions) is so successful to this day that it has kept the same design for over 70 years. The novelty was launched in 1947 by Xalingo, a company from Porto Alegre (RS), which still manufactures this best-selling product.

— Moved!

‘Don’t move!’

– Moved what I saw! You are stealing! Moooo! He’s stealing!

Remember this fight? It certainly didn’t just happen in your house or just in your childhood, as the game of pick up sticks has been popular in Europe since the 18th century and is believed to have Chinese origins. Here in Brazil, the first brand to manufacture the Take Sticks officially it was Estrela, in 1961, but other companies also launched their versions, since the toy had no patent.

The test of delicacy not to move the sticks and the greed for the black color, the most valuable in the game, continues to challenge children and adults alike today.

THE Susi was born from the licensing of an American doll called Tammy, by Estrela. Her launch was a blast and for a long time she reigned absolute among Brazilian girls. It had several editions and changed its features until it lost space for Barbie. She returned to toy stores in 2012.

A Spanish immigrant launched in Brazil the Fort Apache, in the late 1960s, founding the São Paulo company Gulliver Brinquedos. In the 1970s, it was a sign of status among boys to have a Fort Apache and the various dolls that represented Indians and cowboys.

The old models had the structure of the fort made of wood, which increases the value of a copy of those times in antique stores and websites. From a certain time, the fences began to be made of plastic, as it is until today.

top Gigio and Monica they are among the most successful dolls in the 1970s. Gigio, a creation of Italian television, also had its Brazilian program and it was a fever. His little doll had hands and feet that moved and it was possible to change clothes.

The creation of Maurício de Sousa was not so lucky in its first version as a doll. The Monica of those times was all tough, she didn’t have any cuteness or flexibility — her thumb in thumb was always in the same position. Even so, the toy made by Trol was a sales success. There isn’t a girl from that era who doesn’t remember.

Created by German designer Hans Beck, the articulated dolls and their vast arsenal of accessories were launched in Brazil by the toy factory Trol. O Playmobil left and came back on line, leaving collectors nostalgic. Today it is imported from Germany.

The American franchise GI Joe, from the American toy brand Hasbro, originated in Brazil in the 1970s the series of dolls falcon🇧🇷 Although they came with different hair colors and different accessories for different adventures, they had in common a thick beard and a scar on the right side of their face.

THE fluff was launched by Trol and came inside matchboxes, with different colors of clothes. The first generation of these little ones was a craze and inspired a series of imitations from other factories, as well as re-releases over the following decades.

In the photo, an original Fofolete from the 1970s, from Trol, and the Fofolete from the 2000s manufactured by Estrela.

Tension, emotion and, in the end, lots of laughter! That’s what you get to play Jump Piratea Japanese toy that was launched by Estrela in Brazil in 1978. It is another audience champion (and shouting!) that continues to be manufactured today.

There were rings, football, basketball, Mickey, Donald Duck… aquaplay was released in the 1970s and continued to be successful throughout the following decade. Later, it was replaced by electronic games, which guarantee much more action and emotion. However, for those who like to miss childhood, it is good to remember that this toy is still manufactured.

Small strawberry, Coffee, Lemon, Grape, Laranjinha… There were many. And the dolls smelled like fruits and flowers! Who created all this cuteness was the American illustrator Muriel Fahrion, for a series of greeting cards. Strawberry Shortcake was so successful that it became a doll, with a large group of friends. She arrived in Brazil in the early 1980s through Estrela and still enchants Brazilian girls to this day.

In the photo above, the characters Violetinha and Bananinha.

Launched by Estrela, the genius was the first electronic game made in Brazil. Those who played remember: it was necessary to have an excellent memory to remember the combination of sounds, which was getting longer and longer. Whoever misses a note passes the turn to the competitor. And it gave that feeling that we were communicating with extraterrestrials, like in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Degreea big hit at the time.

the dolls of Commands in Action were launched by Estrela in 1994. But the craze only exploded two years later, when TV Globo started to show the cartoon GI Joe. These are the same characters that inspired the launch of the Falcon in the 1970s.

O pogoball it was responsible for a lot of joy and also for several falls… After some training, it was possible to do tricks on the crazy ball. The toy was only missed by those who jumped with it in the 1980s and 1990s, but now the big guys can celebrate, because it’s back in stores.

The drawing My dear ponydisplayed in Xou da Xuxa and on Colossus TV, at the end of the 1980s, it boosted the sale of colorful dolls: all the girls wanted to have one. They are sort of the forerunners of today’s unicorn fashion.

It was impossible to resist the cuteness of murfy, which came with several options of clothes, in addition to the Baby Murfy versions and the girlfriends of the friendly little monkey. To increase the level of charm, just squeeze the doll’s belly so that it opens its mouth and emits its typical sound. The banana earring was an extra charm.

The alien beings that punched the air were launched by the company Balila in the late 1980s, but continued to be successful in the following decade. It was easy to play with Lango Lango: it was enough to put a hand inside the doll’s clothes and activate the mechanism that made him box.

Anyone who was a child at that time may not have had a Lu at home, but you probably remember the little song that played in the TV advertisement: “La Le Li Lo… Skater Moon🇧🇷 Shortly thereafter, the company Meplastic launched the Skiing Lu🇧🇷 Both disappeared from the market and are now best remembered for having some resemblance to Chucky the Child’s Play.

You ThundercatsO He-Man and the Ninja Turtles appeared on television in the 1980s and continued to rock the boys’ adventures for the next decade. Of course, the toy industry rolled with the fame of these characters, filling store shelves with a thousand action figures that everyone wanted to collect.

the stereo My First Gradient it served both to listen to music and to release the voice, announcing the wave of karaokes. All the singing can now be revived with the launch of a new version of the toy, with bluetooth technology and modern sound effects. The fun design and color remains almost the same.

Experts say that this fishing game helps to develop children’s motor skills. We believe. But we also know that the joke can cause a lot of laughs! THE mini fishing became very popular in Brazil in the 1990s, in versions from different manufacturers.

If there was another wave that could be called a fever, it was that of the bowls, small plastic discs that came in Elma Chips snacks or along with some chewing gum. There were regular bowls, flying bowls, master bowls, glow-in-the-dark bowls, spinning tops.

Each collection had a theme: Looney Tunes, Mask, Pokémon, SpongeBob… After 2013, they disappeared from the packs. But who doesn’t remember the game with Pega Tazo?

At the turn of the 1990s to the new millennium, scoldings for lack of attention in class almost always had the same reason: the Tamagotchi🇧🇷 The electronic game, the size of a keychain, consisted of taking care of the pet, feeding it, bathing, petting and other pampering. Today it’s more practical to play Tamagotchi on your phone — just download the app.

Another collectible craze was the ice cream, which were exchanged for Coca-Cola caps and also yielded several collections: Copa 2006, Turma da Mônica, Dragon Ball Z, Disney, Urban-Toy (the most successful one) and others. Whoever is a fan of the Geloucos (whose original name is GoGo’s Crazy Bones) should beware, because every now and then they reappear in promotions at snack bars, gas stations and other establishments.

Anyone who was a child at the beginning of the millennium thinks that the Bolimbolacho It’s a thing of your time. Then someone comes along who grew up in the 1980s or 1990s and says, “The name of this is Hit hit🇧🇷 But those from the 1970s gave the toy another name: knock-beg🇧🇷

It’s a fad that comes and goes. But the great truth is that all generations were scolded by their parents because of the purple marks on their arms or even worse accidents, which made the toy also be nicknamed “Finger Breaker”🇧🇷

Decade in, decade out… and the great sensation continues to be betting on who can keep the balls hitting each other the longest — as actress Nanda Costa shows in the video above.

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