Brazilian Coffee

Brazil Coffee Facts

Beginning in 1840 until now, Brazil is the largest producer of coffee in the world. This is because the country is blessed with a perfect climate and an extended season for growing arabica and robusta coffee beans. Plus, the Cerrado is considered to be the biologically richest tropical savanna ecoregion in the world. This is where much of Brazilian coffee is grown. Brazil accounts for over one third of the world’s total production of all coffee. And, eighty percent of the Brazilian coffee exported is the arabican coffee bean.

With the breakup of a coffee production quota system used in Brazil (ICO) in the 1990’s a wonderful explosion of arabica specialty coffees arose. So, blending of numerous coffee bean farms production, no longer pushed under the quote system shifted. As a result, this has given rise to single origin specialty coffees. Like fine wines, coffee connoisseurs often seek out the regional Brazilian coffees, one at a time.

Our Brazilian Coffee

The featured Brazilian coffee we offer is Brazil Senhora De Fatima, the world’s first Fair Trade Certified coffee estate. Shade grown, this plantation has 900,000 coffee trees producing 100% organic coffee and supports over 100 workers from local towns in the area. It is located in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil, which is North of Rio De Janeiro and East of Sao Paulo, a major city in the region.

The Senhora De Fatima (Lady of Fatima) coffee brand is patio dried naturally and noted for a sweet chocolate flavor with rich body, consistent, and is well structured. Also, coffees from this Minas Gerais region are typically harvested from August through September.

Photo at left of a coffee plantation new seedlings just planted in shaded grove of trees. © Molly Zumwalt 2013

For more details on our Texas roasted Brazilian coffees from our Texas gifts and Texas gourmet foods collections, click on any coffee picture below.