Brazil
Origin
About the region
Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer and a cornerstone origin in any coffee portfolio.
Key coffee-growing regions:
- Minas Gerais
- Sul de Minas
- Cerrado
- Mogiana
- Espírito Santo
Natural conditions
Brazil's coffee-growing regions vary significantly in altitude, climate, and cup profile, with elevations ranging from 800 to 1,300 metres. The country offers everything from consistent lots with smooth nutty and chocolate notes, widely used in blends and commercial coffees, to higher-altitude coffees with a clean cup, pronounced sweetness, and strong specialty potential.
About the region
Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer and a cornerstone origin in any coffee portfolio.
Key coffee-growing regions:
- Minas Gerais
- Sul de Minas
- Cerrado
- Mogiana
- Espírito Santo
Natural conditions
Brazil's coffee-growing regions vary significantly in altitude, climate, and cup profile, with elevations ranging from 800 to 1,300 metres. The country offers everything from consistent lots with smooth nutty and chocolate notes, widely used in blends and commercial coffees, to higher-altitude coffees with a clean cup, pronounced sweetness, and strong specialty potential.
Cerrado
Minas Gerais
Mogiana
Espírito Santo
Sul de Minas
Sul de Minas
Landscape: Mountainous terrain with a cooler climate.
Cup profile: Chocolate, almond, red apple, and soft citrus notes. Compared to the classic Brazilian profile, coffees from Sul de Minas offer greater acidity and complexity.
Acidity: Brighter and more complex than the traditional Brazilian profile.
Cerrado
Landscape: A high plateau characterised by distinct dry and wet seasons.
Elevation: 950–1,250 metres.
Cup profile: Cocoa, roasted nuts, caramel, and dried fruit.
Known for its exceptional consistency and reliable cup quality, Cerrado coffees are particularly well suited to long-term supply programmes and contract volumes.
Mogiana
Landscape: Rolling hills and gently undulating terrain.
Elevation: 900–1,100 metres.
Cup profile: Caramel, cocoa, yellow plum, and delicate citrus notes.
Acidity: A balanced cup, combining natural sweetness with the more structured acidity typically found in higher-altitude coffees.
Espírito Santo
Historically recognised as Brazil's leading Robusta-producing region, Espírito Santo has also become an important source of high-altitude Arabica coffees, particularly in areas such as Caparaó.
Elevation: Up to 1,400 metres.
Cup profile: Milk chocolate, cane sugar, and red berry notes.
Known for its consistency and reliable quality, the region is well suited to long-term supply programmes and contract volumes.
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Topázio
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Arara
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Caturra
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Bourbon
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Mundo Novo
Main varieties
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Catuaí
Brazil is renowned for its natural and honey processing methods, large-scale mechanised harvesting, and the production of consistent, high-volume lots.
Processing methods
Why Brazil?
From dependable commercial lots to outstanding specialty microlots, Brazil offers remarkable diversity, natural sweetness, and consistency at scale, making it one of the most versatile coffee origins in the world.
