Only the Real One makes history: Hellmann’s reinforces its credentials of superiority in its biggest campaign of the year
With developments planned until the end-of-year holidays, the campaign highlights the attributes that help explain the brand's place in the category: The First. The Preferred. The True One.
São Paulo, October 2026 – Few brands manage to transcend generations and remain relevant. Even fewer manage to transform decades of presence into a force that remains current. It is from this trajectory of more than 60 years and the place it continues to occupy in the lives of Brazilians that Hellmann’s presents “Only the Real One Makes History,” its biggest campaign of the year.
Created by Euphoria Creative, the communication campaign will run until the end-of-year holidays, with a presence on broadcast TV, digital media, social networks, creators, and points of sale, in addition to new content and activations that will be revealed in the coming months.
The campaign is based on three credentials that help explain the brand’s relationship with consumers: being the first, the preferred, and the true mayonnaise*. While other brands compete for space and occasions, Hellmann’s starts from something built over generations: a bond that continues to renew itself in the present. It is in this encounter between pioneering spirit, preference, and relevance that the concept “Only the Real One Makes History” is born.
“Hellmann’s has been part of Brazilians’ lives for generations, and being the preferred mayonnaise shows that this history continues to translate into choice in the present. For us, this is a very powerful combination: we have more than 60 years of history, but we continue to build relevance every day. ‘Only the Real One makes history’ stems from the confidence in who we are and the place we have conquered, but also from the desire to continue surprising and creating new memories with Brazilians,” comments Rodrigo Latance, Marketing Manager of Hellmann’s.
The campaign launches with a film that transforms different moments in the lives of Brazilians into a musical narrative, set to a parody of “Vem Quente que Eu Estou Fervendo” (Come Hot, I’m Boiling). In the production, a jar of Hellmann’s travels through different scenarios and generations, passing by various tables and connecting people, recipes, and stories that help tell the story of the brand’s presence in Brazil over time.
More than just a setting, the table symbolizes the place where families meet, recipes are shared, traditions take on new forms, and new stories begin. Family lunches, barbecues, and gatherings with friends follow one another to the rhythm of music until everyone comes together in a grand celebration.
The film concludes with the tagline “Hellmann’s. The first. The preferred. The real one.”*, bringing together attributes that translate the brand’s superiority, backed by consumer studies and market data.
“We started from a truth that only Hellmann’s can tell: it’s been part of Brazilians’ daily lives for over 60 years. We didn’t want to revisit the past nostalgically, but to show how this story continues to live on. That’s why we sought a lighthearted language, with humor and music, showing that the brand remains present in the encounters and memories of different generations,” comments Marcelo Rizério, CCO and Founder of Euphoria Creative.
A campaign that goes beyond the film.
The film is just the beginning. “Only the Real One Makes History” will continue to be active in the coming months, taking the concept to different formats and points of contact with the public. New actions and content will expand the narrative to other occasions relevant to Hellmann’s and to Brazilians.
During the holiday season, a time when recipes, gatherings, and family traditions take center stage at the table, the campaign enters a new phase, with new features that will be revealed by the brand throughout its communication.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
ADVERTISER: Unilever BRAND: Hellmann’s PRODUCT: Jarred Mayonnaise CUSTOMER Carolina Riotto, Thais Nascimento, Rodrigo Latance, Evelyn Gardino, Thais Dalle-Luche, Beatriz Santos, Beatriz Bordini and Pamella Dias. EUPHORIA CREATIVE Created by: Marcelo Rizério, Bianca Fratus, Pedro Ramos, Ygor Silva and Vinicius Bernardes Planning: Caio Del Manto, Sophia Soares and João Cavalcante Customer Service: Andressa Fukunaga, Marina Porto, Larissa D’Isep, Wellington Faustino and Henrique Augusto Data Insights: Tiago Santos Production: Cris Almeida and Fabiana Mendes PRODUCTION | SURREAL HOTEL ARTS Directed by: Carlão Busato CCO: Carlão Busato COO: Cris Chacon Executive Director: Milena Trindade Head of Production: Mafe Cicaroni Head of Creation: Bruno Cerqueira Head of Post-Production: Carol Fernandes Line Producer: Gabriel Sidorenko Executive Assistant: Júlia Fontes Post-graduate support: Tais Sanches Production Coordination: Bruna Brito and Gabriel Rufino Creative Direction: Luis Michelazzo Creation and Research Center: Sol Ômigra and Letícia Pontes Management Trainee: Rosa Morbach Postgraduate Coordination Assistant: Nuara Santos Assembly Assistant: Igor Luiz ESG | Set Manager: Deborah Costa and Sol Nascimento Controller: Shyrley Menezes PIPPA Apprentice: Leticia Reidler Editing: Jon Kadocsa Finalization: Bruna de La Fuente Post-production: AIR+Atomo Color: Bleach Cinematography: Fe Oliveira First Assistant Director: Rodrigo Fragata 2nd Assistant Director: Mariana Rosha Art Direction: Camila Kogut Art Direction Assistance: André Gosmma Art Production: Felipe Dias Object Production: Gislaine Leal Production Assistance for Objects: Julia Rocha Production Direction: Nani Matias Produced by: Kayane Cabral Production Assistance: Adriana Assis and Kayelle Cabral Costume design: Ana Cardoso Costume Assistant: Taciane Duarte and Maria Tereza Makeup: Amanda Andrade Casting Production: Guilherme Koch Location Production: Daniane Almeida Head Chef: Candida Food Stylist Culinary expert: Danielo Garramone Still: Diego Cagnato Effects specialist: Rodrigo Bernardi MUSICAL COORDINATION | SEQUEL SOUNDS SOUND PRODUCTION COMPANY | ANTFOOD MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN Musical Production Direction: Lou Schmidt, Pedro Botsaris, Fernando Rojo and Tiago Lins Executive Director: Lu Fernandes Line Producer: Karina Amabile Musical Production: Lou Schmidt, Fernando Rojo, Lucas Baldin, Luis Bergmann, Tiago Lins and Vinicius Nunes Production Coordination: Juliana Pontes and Pablo Homem de Mello Finalization: Bruno Broaska, Fabian Jorge and Pedro Macedo MIXING PRODUCTION COMPANY | HEFTY Production: Edu Luke, Cris Botarelli, Otávio Cavalheiro, Eduardo Rossi, Tuco Barini, Alan Lima and Ricardo Bertran Customer service: Debora Carvalho, Thais Gazoli, Ana Peluzo and Karol Oliveira Coordination: Larissa Durante and Douglas Freitas BR MEDIA GROUP Commercial: Karina Olaia | Commercial Director Soraya Sobral | Commercial Manager Ygor Feitosa | Commercial Analyst Maria Cecilia Zanoni | Commercial Assistant Operations: Ingrid Alves | Customer Service Director Juliana Salgueiro | Customer Service Manager Matheus Carvalho | Senior Customer Service Analyst Ingrid Glovackis | Junior Customer Service Analyst Planning: Jamille Faziali | Director of Strategic Planning Yolanda Amorim | Strategy Manager Rebeca Porto | Strategy Specialist Beatriz Machado | Strategy Specialist Content: Leticia Prada | Head of Content Nicole Holanda | Senior Content Analyst Matheus Arrais | Junior Content Analyst GOOD VIBES Head of Operations: Marina Tomaz Head of Content: Gabriela Duarte Project Management: Carolina Becker and Rafaela Baum Strategy: Gabriela Brito Written by: Carolina Medeiros Community Management: Maíra Pinheiro and Vytor Grecco Ferreira Art Direction and Motion: Kevyann Rodrigues, Milena Luchini and Isabela Nogueira Content Director: Bibiana Saldanha Strategy Director: Renata Guerra Operations Director: Claudia Schneider Chief Financial Officer: Lucas Valério Creative Director: Maurício Oliveira Audiovisual Director: Mark Daniel REGISTER Business & Strategy: Roberta Lopes | Director Mayara Carrera | Manager Raphaela Monteiro | PO Analyst Fernanda Bueno | Account Strategy Pedro José Pires | Media Analyst EDELMAN BRAZIL Vice President of Consumer Affairs: Flávia Janotti Novaes Consumer Director: Daniela Fernandes Brand Communication Specialists: Caroline Sargologos, Maria Renaux, and Camily Moreira Strategy: Marina Kist INITIATIVE Director-General: Ana Raquel Operations Director: Thiago Segundo Planning Director: Gabriel Esposito Planning Manager: Nadja Amui Media Director: Rodolfo Peixinho Media Director: Tais Salvi Media Manager: Pietro Mello Media Supervisor: Ana Carolina Scognamillo Media Planner: Shayenni Matos Media Coordinator: Matheus Rocha Program Director: Mayra Leonel Program Manager: Henrique Fermino and Carla Cravo Program Coordinator: Aline Souza Media Manager Search: Ruda Rocha Media Search Supervisor: Milena Borderes Media Search Coordinator: Carolina Damascena
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