1992 Olivetti Série Brasil #xxxxx
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Germano Peres (Tatianinho85)
Created: 08-08-2024 at 01:30AM
Last Edit: 08-08-2024 at 02:11AM
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Description:
Possibily the latest release from Brazilian Olivetti. A special series called Série Brasil, more one than infamous Olympia Traveller clone or Tropical/Roma/Universitária, it consists of four models based on different regions of country with each some colored details in the machine sides, paper bail, space bar and the case handle and lock buttons:
Río Grande do Sul (Gaúcha) with details in mint green
Bahía with details in yellow
Minas Gerais (Minas) with details in ocher/mustard yellow
Río de Janeiro (Río) with details in blue
Furthermore, each model cames with a type cap decorated with a illustration by the painter Aldemir Martins, with themes from these regions and the cover comes printed with a special identification.
Is a very, very rare edition and hard to find, I only found out about its existence when I got the service manual of L82/Tropical and the images was the I can find on the net. These images was from one of Río Grande do Sul model, I couldn't and I never saw any of the other three models.
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Hunter: Germano Peres (Tatianinho85)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 182
A tipically 80's Cold-War boy. Brazilian born in exile, with the time i was interested with my homeland, GDR and the Eastern Bloc technologies, but didn't have old enough to live this. I grown up with computers and never had more than marginal contact with typewriters in my childhood, my passion was growing along with mine Ostalgie and started my collection sometime ago when withdrew my father's older Erika from its long letargy.
Since 2023 i'm a Right student, in path to be a lawyer and that re-inforces my passion with typeriters. I prefer the 80's portable models.
I will try to get information about the world of Brazilian typewriters, mostly not known outside South America.
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