Brazil
Matas de Minas
Adevalcir Tavares da Silva
Fazenda Sertão do Papagaio
Red and Yellow Catuai
Natural
June-August
Brazil Nut, Creamy, Dark Chocolate
1000 meters
N/A
59kg with liner
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Adevalcir Tavares was born and raised in the Alto Caparaó region and, since he was young, accompanied his father Dorvalino in the coffee fields. This was how he learned the ropes, and when he was an adult, went to work for a commercial coffee brokerage for ten years.
Adevalcir’s love of coffee growing inspired him to purchase his own property where he planted 100,000 coffee trees in 1987. Over the years he acquired more parcels of land and dedicated them to the production of quality coffees.
Initially, with a lack of equipment and financial capital, Adevalcir encountered many difficulties in coffee production. He was able to overcome these challenges with the arduous work and support of his family.
50 hectares of the farm’s 70 total are planted with Red Catuaí, and Sertão do Papagaio ranges from 900 to 1100 meters above sea level.
With a distinct topography featuring rugged mountain terrains and large variations in elevation (between 400 and 1,100 meters above sea level) Matas de Minas makes a perfect region for growing specialty coffees. Because of its specific features, special care is taken in growing all the crops of the region. Coffee is harvested manually to select for only the most mature beans, the plants are planted with a wider spacing and so receive a higher instances of sunlight, only treated water is used for washing and pulping the beans, and drying is done meticulously and carefully. Together, all these factors favor the production of the highest quality coffees, full-bodied and with great nuances in both aroma and flavors.