Carioca s.p.a. born from the legacy of one of the leading Italian companies in the production of coloring, writing and drawing articles: Universal s.p.a.

The enlightened entrepreneur Alessandro Frola founded the Universal company in the Turin province in the mid-1950s, from which CARIOCA and CORVINA were born, laying the foundations for the start-up of the most important writing district in Italy and the world. Universal s.p.a. thanks to the CARIOCA brand it soon became a global point of reference in the production of markers while CORVINA became one of the most sold ballpoint pens in the world.