Copo americano
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In Brazil, the {{lang|pt-BR|copo americano}} ('American cup') is a {{cvt|190|ml}} capacity model of drinking cup developed by the Belo Horizonte - based Nadir Figueiredo company in 1947.
Relevance
It is the most common item of glassware in Brazil, with over 6 billion units having been produced since its creation.{{cite news |last1=Vila Nova |first1=Daniel |title=Objeto de Análise: o americano de raízes soviéticas |url=https://gamarevista.com.br/estilo/objeto-de-analise/copo-americano/ |accessdate=2 September 2020 |work=Gama Revista |publisher=Gama |date=4 June 2020 |language=pt-BR}} It is used throughout casual restaurants and bars in the country,{{cite news |last1=Mattos |first1=Adriana |title=Americano, o copo muito brasileiro {{!}} Valor Econômico |url=http://www.valor.com.br/arquivo/821169/americano-o-copo-muito-brasileiro |accessdate=2 September 2020 |work=www.valor.com.br |publisher=Valor}} and also considered as a standard unit of measure for Brazilian recipes.{{cite web |title=Quantos ml tem um copo americano? |url=https://cozinhatecnica.com/2018/08/quantos-ml-tem-um-copo-americano/ |website=Cozinha Technica |accessdate=2 September 2020 |date=14 August 2018}}
History
The name {{lang|pt-BR|americano}} refers to machinery imported from the United States that was used in the 1940s to produce the first piece.{{cite web |title=Copo americano ou lagoinha? Conheça a história de um ícone de BH |url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2021/11/12/interna_gerais,1322432/copo-americano-ou-lagoinha-conheca-a-historia-de-um-icone-de-bh.shtml |website=Estado de Minas |accessdate=8 February 2022 |date=12 November 2021}}
= Design =
A style of faceted glass similar to the one created in 1943 by sculptor Vera Mukhina, it is seen as an icon of Brazil and a part of the country's history, having been exhibited at the MOMA in 2009 as a symbol of Brazilian design.{{cite news |last1=Simoes |first1=Katia |title=PEGN - NOTÍCIAS - O copo do mundo |url=http://revistapegn.globo.com/Revista/Common/0,,EMI152583-17171,00-O+COPO+DO+MUNDO.html |accessdate=2 September 2020 |work=revistapegn.globo.com |publisher=O Globo |date=July 2010}}
= Ascension =
In Belo Horizonte, it is also known as the {{lang|pt-BR|copo lagoinha}} due to its wide usage in the bohemian area of Belo Horizonte known as Bairro Lagoinha.{{cite web |last1=Pezzotti |first1=Renato |title=Marca de cerveja quer transformar "copo americano" em "copo lagoinha" |url=https://economia.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2019/08/20/marca-de-cerveja-quer-transformar-copo-americano-em-copo-lagoinha.htm |website=economia.uol.com.br |accessdate=2 September 2020 |language=pt-br}} In the wholesaler market, it is known simply as "Americano" or "2010" – which is its internal reference code (102010188) from the manufacturer Nadir Figueiredo S/A.{{cite web |title=Nadir Figueiredo Catalogue |url=https://nadirfigueiredo.com.br/wp-content/themes/nadir/pdfs/catalogoNF.pdf |website=Nadir Figueiredo |accessdate=2 September 2020}}