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The main coffee producing areas in Brazil

Brazil is divided into 26 states, half of which have coffee plantations or farms. But most of the coffee is grown in the southeastern part of the country, including five states-Bahia, Esprito Santo, Minas Gerais, Parana and Sao Paulo. What are the most important coffee producing areas in this country?

Minas Gerais

The state of Minas Gerais is by far the most important coffee producing area in Brazil because nearly half of the country's coffee production is there. With fertile soil and high elevation, the area is very suitable for growing the country's most famous specialty coffee. The varieties grown here include Catuai (and Catuai Rubi), Obata, Icatu and Mundo Novo.

Minas Gerais is home to four major producing areas:

Cerrado de Minas-Cerrado de Minas is the first region in Brazil to win the title of "Cerrado Mineiro", which is like coffee from a famous wine region. The area is high above sea level (8-1300 m), humid in summer and mild / dry in winter, which enables it to produce high-end professional coffee. The coffee produced here is more acidic, and its sweetness and taste are generally somewhere in between.

Chapada de Minas--Chapada de Minas has a variety of landscapes, and valleys often subdivide the highlands of the area. Mechanized production is common in this area, and some of the varieties grown here include Catuai and Mundo Novo.

Matas de Minas-located in the Atlantic forest, so most of the smaller farms live in the area. The temperature is warm and humid, and the landscape in this area is quite uneven. The region is also famous for its emerging specialty coffee production. The grape varieties grown here are usually sweet, with the taste of chocolate or caramel.

South Minas-translated as "south of Minas", the average elevation of Minas is about 1000 meters, and the temperature is mild. This combination makes the area an industrial hot spot in Minas Gerais-although it is grown mainly on small farms, 30 per cent of the country's coffee comes from South Dakota. A variety of varieties are grown in South Minas, but most of the coffee grown here is made up of fruity, light citrus and full-bodied wines.

Esprito Santo

The country's second largest coffee grower is also the largest producer of Robusta coffee. But that doesn't mean you can't find any specialty coffee here.

Montanhas do Espirito Santo is located in the highlands with a mild climate, 700-1000 meters above sea level. These conditions enable farmers in the region to produce medium-quality specialty coffee. The coffee produced here is fruity and highly acidic.

Further north, the Conilon Capixaba region is famous for growing Brazil's Robusta of the same name, at lower elevations and on smaller land.

Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo is on the list for two reasons: it is home to Santos, the country's main coffee export port, and to two areas that produce high-quality coffee.

Mojiana, located in the northeast of the state, bordering Minas Gerais, is one of the most important growing areas in the country. Its famous fertile red soil, perfect altitude (9 to 1100 meters), rugged terrain and mild temperature make high-quality coffee like Catuai and Mundo Novo.

Downtown Sao Paulo-the area consists of four low-lying cities, mainly small and medium-sized oil fields. Like Mojiana, the area is hilly and uneven.

Bahia

Compared with other regions, Bahia is a new face of the coffee industry, because coffee cultivation here began in the 1970s. However, it has become popular for its use of high-quality soybeans and high-tech agricultural technologies, especially in the Serrado and Planalto da Bahia areas of the state, where productivity is among the highest in the country.

The area is high above sea level, rainy in winter and dry in summer, so it produces sweeter coffee. 75% of the coffee here is Arabica coffee.

Parana, r.

The northern pioneer area of Parana is home to dense, productive coffee farms. Only Arabica coffee beans are grown here.

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