Brazil
Cerrado Mineiro
Beatriz Mameri and Luiz Antonio Mameri
Fazenda Sete Irmãos
Yellow Catuai
Natural
July-August
950 meters
N/A
60kg with liner
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Beatriz and Luiz Antonio Mameri are siblings and continue their father’s hard work. Beatriz is in charge of the farm work while Luiz is a civil engineer who lives in São Paulo and supports his sister whenever possible. Their father, Abdala Mameri, was a poet, writer, and teacher with a passion for nature who followed his professional path to become the owner of a farm where he eventually planted coffee.
Beatriz, an agronomist, defied gender standards to become the farm’s manager and to take her father’s dream into her hands. Productivity on Sete Irmãos is aligned with sustainability and the pursuit of quality. Through an administration based on strong social and environmental values, Fazenda Sete Irmãos continues to implement innovative practices in its production, both for conscious use of natural resources, and for establishing relationships and partnerships to strengthen its activity.
The farm’s name means “Seven Siblings” and has coffee planted on 63 of its 159 hectares. The average temperature is 22° C and coffee flowers in September and October.
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 São Paulo 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.
