Brazil
Cerrado Mineiro
Danilo Henrique de Faria
Fazenda Santo Antônio do Capão Seco
Oeiras
Natural
June-July
Creamy, Red Berries, Ripe Fruit, Sweet
1000 meters
N/A
59kg with liner
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Danilo Henrique de Faria began growing coffee in 1999 on his father’s land together with his brothers. Initially, he faced many difficulties due to lack of equipment and experience producing coffee. But, with the working hands of his whole family and the desire to improve, Danilo perfected the process step by step. He invested in technical courses and machinery and today, nearly twenty years since he took on the challenge of growing coffee, proudly has 14 hectares in production.
Danilo dedicates himself to producing quality coffees and doing everything on the farm with great effort and passion, seeking promissing developments without harming natural resources or the environment. His motivation comes from his love for growing coffee and the desire to provide a dignified life for his family.
Fazenda Santo Antônio do Capão Seco is located in the Santo Antônio da Lagoa Seca community, where Danilo and his family produce 500 bags per year. Arabica coffee trees of the Oeiras variety flower between September and October for the harvest in June and July. The Oeiras vareiety was developed at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa in conjuction with the national organization EPAMIG using genes from a hybrid plant resulting from a cross between Red Caturra and the Timor Hybrid. In the field, the trees’ size and productivity is somewhere between Mundo Novo and Red Catuai.
The Cerrado Mineiro region, located in northwest of Minas Gerais State is a world-recognized, high-quality coffee producing origin and became the first Protected Geographical Indication in Brazil in 2005, with full Designation of Origin in 2013. A strong characteristic of this region is its well-defined seasons—a hot, wet summer followed by a pleasantly dry winter. The dry climate during harvest eliminates potential problems with humidity during the drying process.
Minas Gerais is Brazil’s principal agricultural state, and the Cerrado is home to many of the country’s celebrated coffee estates, with expertise in planting, harvesting, drying, and sorting. We love Cerrado coffees for their big body, rich chocolate notes, and velvety texture when pulled as espresso.
Today, the area’s 4,500 farmers produce a combined average of 6 million bags per harvest, with an average of 35 bags per hectare. To reach these production levels, producers had to first adapt to the region’s conditions. Coffee farmers first arrived in Cerrado in the 1970’s, after being pushed out of the state of Parana by frost and out of the state of Sao Paolo by nematodes. They found the soil in Cerrado to be very acidic, which they rectified with the application of calcium to create the healthy soils they enjoy today.
Cerrado coffee farms are cultivated in areas with elevations varying between 800 and 1,300 meters above sea level and are known for consistently producing high quality coffees with a repeatable profile. Independent of farm size, the spirit of professionalism is present throughout Cerrado’s coffee producers.
Entrepreneurialism is part of farmers’ DNA, and many producers are second or third generation growers who also hold degrees in agronomic engineering, business management, and administration. While each family narrative is different, Cerrado is characterized by an enterprising attitude.
