Brazil
Cerrado Mineiro
Antônio Marcos do Carmo
Fazenda Cafe de Minas, Caixeta
Yellow Catuai 62 Red Catuai 99
Natural
July-August
Sweet Grapes, Green Apple, Citric Acid, Creamy, Clean
1180 meters
N/A
59kg jute with liner
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Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Antonio Marcos do Carmo cultivates the passion for coffee growing present in his family. The producer is originally from Parana, but in 2003 he came to Cerrado at the invitation of a friend and invested in a small area of land in the Chapadão de Ferro community, where he started producing coffee. Several years later, his family was experiencing difficulties with production in Parana and decided to transfer full production to Cerrado Mineiro, where they would be able to grow high quality coffees.
Today, Antonio Marcos has 44 of the farm’s total 63 hectares planted with coffee, where he harvests selectively at peak maturity and dries the cherries carefully to ensure that each bean offered to clients who value the quality and terroir of coffees from the Cerrado is the very best. The farm grows Yellow Catuai, Red Catuai, Mundo Novo varieties, with an annual production of 1500 bags.
Read more about coffee harvesting and processing in Cerrado Mineiro.
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.
