Springer 🇧🇷

Springer is the historic brand of Brazilian air conditioning. Founded in 1934 in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, it is credited with having launched “the first air conditioner in Latin America,” and for decades its name was synonymous with the window unit in homes of the south and southeast of the country. Its window units and, later, its wall‑mounted splits are common pieces in any collection of classic Brazilian air conditioners.

At the end of the 20th century Springer partnered with the American Carrier, giving rise to Springer Carrier, with a factory in Canoas, in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre. In 2011 Carrier and the Chinese Midea combined their operations in Brazil, Argentina and Chile in the joint venture Midea Carrier, which today is the largest air‑conditioning manufacturer in Latin America: with plants in Canoas (RS) and Manaus (AM), more than one million units per year, about 3,500 employees and the brands Carrier, Midea, Springer, Toshiba and Comfee. Springer is positioned within the group as the brand “of tradition and modernity”, with window units, hi‑wall splits, portable units and humidifiers.

Pending verification

The year of the first Springer air conditioner, the names of the founders and the creation date of the joint venture Springer Carrier have not been confirmed; nor the names of its classic models.

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