Brazil has been the world’s largest producer of coffee for more than 150 years. Currently, Brazil grows around one-third of the world’s coffee, although in the past its market share was as high as eighty per cent. Coffee was introduced to Brazil from French Guinea in 1727, while Brazil was still under Portuguese rule.
Source: “The World Atlas of Coffee” Second Edition, Author James Hoffmann.
Capital: Brasília
Population: 220’000’000
Annual Production: 60 million 60kg Bags
Land under Coffee: 2.25 million Hectares
Harvest: May – September
Coffee Varieties: Arabica 70 % (Red Bourbon, Yellow Bourbon, Catuai, Icatu), Robusta 30
Tasting Profile: Full Body – Sweet – Well Rounded Flavor
Growing Altitude: Central Standard / High Grown / Strictly High Grown
(600 m – 1350 m / 2000 ft – 4400 ft)
Processing Method: Dry (Natural) / Wet (Washed) / Semi Wet (Wet-Hulled)