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Bikinis
We at The Brazilian Depot have brought you several styles of Brazilian bikinis for your enjoyment. Unfortunately we cannot break our "sets" however, we have also discovered several singular tops and bottoms of various designers at wonderful pricing, that we are offering for your convenience of mixing and matching. You may be surprised at the brands we have found that we are offering at amazing discounts!

Jewelry
Our jewelry is handcrafted and made with natural local materials from Brazil. We are confident that you will feel good about owning sustainable, handmade products from The Brazilian Depot.

Brazilian jewelry designers have begun to snap up awards in international jewelry contests around the globe. The American Facets Awards, for instance, among the 49 finalists, 22 were Brazilians. And out of the 9 top prizes, Brazilian designers took not less than 6 awards.

The Brazilian Style "Passion. Freeness. Celebration of Life." Those are the words Elizabeth Florence uses to describe Brazilian style.

Care and Maintenance

Jewelry made with Seeds
We recommend that you care for your jewelery by storing them in a place that gets plenty of air, away from direct sunlight, excessive heat or cold and moisture.

Jewelry made with Metal
Wipe gently with a dry or moist cloth. Do not use cleaning products containing harsh chemicals. Avoid friction with other metal parts. Do not leave exposed to the sun or rain for long periods of time.

Jewelry made with Stone
Rinse gently with soap and water. Do not use cleaning products containing harsh chemicals or long periods of exposiure to the sun as this may damage the cord or string.

Jewelry made with Stone
Rinse gently with soap and water. Do not use cleaning products containing harsh chemicals or long periods of exposiure to the sun as this may damage the cord or string.

Jewelry Made with Turquoise
Due to its relative softness, requires some care. Light, perspiration, oil, cosmetics and household chemicals can all affect the color of Turquoise.

A Turquoise ring should always be removed before hands are washed. In general the color is only stable if the stone is not exposed to strong light, high temperatures, perspiration, oil, cosmetics and household chemicals. A loss of its natural water content (18-20%) results in undesirable color-changes as well.

Jewelry Made with Tagua (vegitable ivory)
Tagua is a natural product so it is obviously susceptable to damage from harsh chemicals and extended prolonged exposure to the sun. Gentile rinsing with a mild soap and water is recommended only when the material becomes dirty.

Advantages to Our fashions
A major advantage of owning and wearing our products is; most of the pieces are made with natural materials. We try to limit the products that are made with plastics or artificial materials. Purchasing our products enhances the environment brings about awareness of the natural beauty in nature and helps support local craftspeople.

Our Brazilian handcrafted products, in comparison to traditional mainstream fashions, are affordable for most people and sustainable for the environment, making them much more fun to wear and own.

Learn more about the raw materials found in our jewelry line

Acai
Known by the natives as iç à-ç ai, the fruit that cries, is a small, round berry that grows on palm trees in the Amazon Rainforest. This palm tree produces cascading vines with bunches of small, round, deep dark red berries. Each berry has one seed. As one of the most nutritious fruits on the planet, Amazon natives have consumed acai berries for hundreds of years and its healing and sustaining powers are legendary. As an element of Brazilian jewelry, the berries are dried and dyed in many different colors, and used as beads for necklace, bracelets, earrings, etc.

Acai is also consumed in the form of creams, juices, ice creams, popsicles, liqueurs and often with grits or oatmeal as a complement to it's rich texture or mixed with berries or bananas.

Buriti seed
The buriti palm grows throughout central Brazil and the southern Amazon basin. The word "buriti" in Brazil means "tree of life." It requires a large space, about 30 feet apart, and a constantly humid soil. Traditionally the buriti fruit has been used as a food source. Parts of the buriti tree have also been used in construction and weaving. Buriti straw, after it is adequately processed is used to cover houses and make ropes, baskets, sieves, racks for cooking, skirts and jewelry such as bracelets.

Coconut shell
From the common coconut tree is widely used in the entire Amazonian region. The interior shell is used in jewelry. The fibrous outer shell is often used in the manufacture of textiles and fabrics as well as strings for jewelry.

Jarina (TAGUA)
(English: the ivory plant) also known as Vegetable Ivory: is primarily the dried seedpod of a palm tree that grows in tropical rainforests, or "marble of the Amazon." This beautiful white or cream seed comes from a palm tree native to South America. Each tree produces about 7 fruits a year, each containing about 10 seeds. When the fruit is ripe and falls to the ground, the seeds spill out, are collected and dried for almost three months in the tropical sun. It is dark brown in its natural state and requires a special polishing technique to bring up its beautiful cream color that is amazingly similar to the elephant's ivory, but is more dense and resilient. For over 200 years Tagua has been used by ivory carvers to make dice, chess and dominoes pieces. Tagua jewellery and watches are made from the dried and polished seeds. As Nature provides us with unique materials, each item carved from Tagua is ONE OF A KIND.

It was also used to make the finest buttons in the clothing industry. Presently it is used for beads and jewelry due to its dyeing properties. Tagua offers a welcome moral alternative to ivory trading. Vegetable ivory is readily available, a harvestable renewable resource and looks very similar to actual ivory. It offers South American countries a simple alternative to exploiting their natural resources.

Some indigenous peoples of South America used Tagua to represent the feminine because of its great magnet-like romantic energy. Each member of the tribe was given a tagua pendant to wear around his or her neck. The natives believed that persons wearing tagua would live in harmony and always be loved by their family and friends.

Morototó
Is a tree that produces seeds of different shapes and sizes. The wood is very dense and strong, and the seeds are often used in handmade crafts in Brazil.

Pau Brasil
Is the famous tree in Brazil that gave the country its name. Its seeds have a wonderful vibrant red color that gives a lively cheerful touch to the native made jewelry.

Tento
The naturally vibrant red tento seeds are very common in the Amazon forest and widely used in native craft work.

Stones

Obsidian
helps to protect the very sensitive against depression. It is the stone of the soft hearted and gentle people of the world.

Peridot
Brings balance and tranquility to the emotions.

Labradorite
Is a power stone, allowing you to see through illusions and determine the actual form of your dreams and goals. It is excellent for strengthening intuitions.

tiger eye (cat's eye)
((BLUE))brings good luck and protection from the evil eye to the wearer. It also known to bring clear thinking and insight.

Agate
is one of the oldest known protection stones. Encourages spiritual maturity and growth. Increases your inner vision.

Purple Amethyst
necklace will help inspire wisdom in spiritual and emotional matters. Amethyst is said to have a calming effect on the mind.

Rhodochrosite
stimulates warm feelings of love and compassion. Benefits the creative process. Promotes intuition.

Fluorite
is one of the power stones. It allows you to release the free spirit within you and dissolve blocks to your personal goals. Fluorite (purple) Wear this necklace to heighten concentration and as a learning aid.

Red jasper
is known to intensify your energy and endurance. It will work over time to increase your life force.

Opal
Opal is a stone of protection, faithfulness and loyalty.

Hard Topaz
Helps shape your life to your own wishes. Gain wisdom. Encourage openness, honesty and fulfillment.

Amazonite
balances the masculine and feminine energies. It gives physical stamina and balances the emotions. It is beneficial for artists and creative people. It promotes kindness and practicality.

Aventurine
is a lucky stone. Wear this necklace when you buy a lottery ticket, or go to the casino. It is said to increase perception and creative insight.

Howlite
is a stone that brings calm with alertness. It's white color holds energies of strength as well as innocence.

Gold rutilated
Gives new hope. Dissolves hidden fear. Helps with sexual problems caused by tension.

Fluorite(green)
heighten concentration and as a learning aid. Fluorite is one of the power stones. It allows you to release the free spirit within you and dissolve blocks to your personal goals.

Sodalite
brings inner peace. Wear a sodalite necklace for its peaceful properties that will flow all around you. Sodalite is extra lucky for writers.

Yellow opal
Opal is a stone of protection, faithfulness and loyalty.

Jade
can be used to bring money and love into your life. Wear this jade chip necklace to create positive energy. Lemon jade will relieve the doldrums and sharpen memory.

Turquoise
which means "Turkish" in French, has long been appreciated as a holy stone, a good-luck-charm or a talisman. It is believed to promote good fortune, happiness, and long life. Turquoise attracts money, success and love. Its powers include protection, healing, courage, friendship, and luck. Relaxes the mind, and eases mental tension.

Turquoise is a birthstone for those born in December. In Antiquity, as well as in the Middle Ages, people believed that the cosmos is reflected in gemstones. Turquoise is assigned to the planets Saturn, Uranus and Venus.

The healing powers of gems remain a controversial issue, but are mentioned for centuries by healers, shamans and medicine men. Whether it's a fact or a placebo effect doesn't matter, if it helps. The safest approach is to wear the gemstone in skin contact to the troubled part of the body. Turquoise is said to be of help for heart ailments, sciatica, toenails problems and blisters.