gets breaks the cycle on C

Question

I'm trying to use gets to store a name/little phrase

It was supposed to hold 39 chars, but after I enter the first char it returns to the previous cycle. ( I have a Do While showing content on the main)

Why doesn't it work as supposed?

char nome[40];
printf("\nNome do Equipamento: ");
gets(nome);
strcpy(eq[n].nomeEquipamento, nome);

Answer 1

In the link you have provided, there is a scanf call before gets

printf("\nCodigo do Equipamento: ");    
scanf("%d",&codigo);     
eq[n].codDipositivo=codigo;
printf("\nNome do Equipamento: ");              
gets(nome);

The scanf call leaves behind \n character after pressing Enter key. This \n character is read by gets and that's why you are facing this problem.
To consume this \n, use a getchar starement just after the scanf;

 printf("\nCodigo do Equipamento: ");    
 scanf("%d",&codigo);
 getchar();      // To comsume '\n'      
 eq[n].codDipositivo=codigo;
 printf("\nNome do Equipamento: ");              
 gets(nome);  

Now about gets; Happy to sat that the evil gets is a history now. Use fgets instead.
And also do not use strcpy, instead you can use strncpy (before using it, read the prrovided link carefully).