Brazilian Coffee has great diversity, from full-bodied espresso to instant canned coffee.

Brazilian Coffee is both elegant and volume driven. At one end of the market, you have smooth Arabica espresso beans. While at the other end, heavily blended coffee born from government-imposed quotas based around price and volume can be found. These are predominantly low grade Arabica and Robusta varieties that are found in canned/instant coffee.

But Brazil is changing. The imposed quotas have been removed and some growers in Brazil are attempting to focus more on quality again. Brazil will struggle to reach true boutique status. It does not have the geographical elevations that produce the quality beans that we enjoy from other regions such as Africa or the Carribean.

So should you steer away from Brazilian Coffee? Definitely not. I did say Brazil produces elegant Arabica that make rich, full bodied espresso.


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Brazil is the largest producer of coffee in the world. Producing approximately 25% of global production, over 70% of it's industry consists of most small farms of less than 10 hectares.

You may also see Brazilian Coffee referred to as Santos 2, Bourbon Santos or Brazilian Santos. This coffee comes from the bourbon variety of Arabica plant and are of exceptional quality. Santos is named for the export Port of Santos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This naming conventions follows on from other popular names such as the port town of Mocha in Yemen and Java in Indonesia.


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