Havianas

From its origins making $2 footwear for plantation workers, the Brazilian flip-flop brand has expanded into more than 100 countries and launched new product categories including beachwear and sneakers.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Ask Ingmar Korstanje, a tourist arriving in Brazil this week from the U.S., about the official 2014 World Cup flip-flop

"Until recently, global brands generally came from the US, western Europe or Japan. Now a new breed of emerging-market company is challenging more