Brasil Fazenda Passeio
In southern Minas Gerais, Adolfo Henrique Vieira Ferreira, a fourth-generation farmer known throughout the region as one of the pioneers of specialty coffee in Brazil, runs the 130-hectare Fazenda Passeio, where coffee is always harvested by hand due to the steep slopes.
After years of producing coffee, Adolfo continues to strive for quality improvements and increased productivity, keeping in mind that the local environment is not harmed. For this reason, Adolfo has set aside areas where the forest remains intact. Fazenda Passeio is also a place where workers receive a fair wage and social support to send their children to school. They also receive training from Adolfo on processing and environmental preservation.
This coffee has been processed using the natural honey pulping process. The cherries are harvested at their peak ripeness and taken to the pulper to remove the skin and pulp. The difference with the washed process in this process is that the pulping process is usually done without water. Once this process is complete, the beans, with the mucilage adhering to the bean, are dried in the sun on raised pallets. After the optimal days have passed, Adolfo finishes the process in mechanical dryers to achieve greater uniformity.
Before being taken to the mills, the coffee is left to rest in a warehouse for 45 to 60 days.
Southern Minas Gerais is one of Brazil’s most productive coffee producing areas. This region has grown Arabica coffee since the 1850s and is characterized by rolling hills, a mild climate averaging 23°C, and high elevations. While some of the largest coffee producing properties in Brazil are located in Sul de Minas, more than half of the region’s producers are small to medium-sized farms. Sul de Minas accounts for, on average, 30% of Brazil’s coffee production.
The mountainous terrain, reaching up to 1.400 meters above sea level, is ideally suited for growing coffee and Sul de Minas has increased production quality through investments in infrastructure and sustainability measures. The most commonly cultivated varieties are Yellow Catuaí and Novo Mundo, with some farms also growing Icatú, Obatã and Red Catuaí. Most of the coffee produced is processed as Natural and the final cup profiles are full bodied, with low acidity and fruity aromas.
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