Pyro Spectaculars is an American pyrotechnics and fireworks company with its primary offices in Rialto, California.
[2] The Souza family (formerly de Sousa) has been involved in the fireworks industry since the first decade of the twentieth century when they immigrated from the Azores to the San Francisco Bay Area.
The patriarch of the family, Manuel, began making his own fireworks out of his home and firing shows for local Portuguese community festivals.
As his business began to grow, the entire family became involved in the production of fireworks, enabling him to pass his trade and "cookbook"[3] down generationally.
Manuel's son, Alfred, was recruited by the U.S. Army when WWII broke out due to the chemistry and pyrotechnic skills he had gained in the family enterprise.