Brazil - Arara Microlot

Name: Brazil - Arara Microlot
Brand: Non-Fiction Coffee Co.
Price: 18.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$18.00

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Sold In 12 Oz. or 2 Lb. Bag

TASTING NOTES: Marzipan, Hazelnut, Dried Fruit, Vanilla Cream
REGION: Minas Gerais, Brazil
FARM: Fazenda Rio Brilhante
PROCESS: Natural
ALTITUDE: 900 - 1,150 MASL

The Arara is a newer variety being grown in Brazil. At Rio Brilhante over a hundred different varieties are cultivated and Arara is one of the few that was separated out last harvest. It's a yellow variety with really nice acidity and cup characteristics, all while being a highly productive and hardy plant. It is resistant to leaf rust and other blights as well as being able to withstand both droughts and heavy rains. Planting such varieties will help producers as they continue to fight the challenge of climate change and unstable weather patterns.

About the farm:

One of our newest relationships is with the fine operation of Rio Brilhante in Minas Gerais, Brazil. This is our second offering from them since we began purchasing from them in 2022. Rio Brilhante is run by one of the migrant families who left the south of Brazil in search of new opportunities. Inácio Urban, the founder, was born in the southernmost state of the country, Rio Grande do Sul, and is of German descent. Upon arriving in Brazil, Inácio’s family worked producing agricultural food products but on a much smaller scale. In the 80’s, Inácio foresaw a giant opportunity in the Cerrado Mineiro region. At the time, land in this region was considered undesirable and, as a result, was very cheap. To start Inácio planted 20 hectares of coffee, as he says "to learn what it is like to grow coffee”. Over the last 40 years he continued to purchase more land and planting more coffee, eventually growing the farm to it’s impressive current size. In 2006 Inácio’s children, Erika Urban and Fernando Urban, joined their father in the management of the farm. The arrival of the second generation of the family represents continuity of work and the possibility of innovation. Noé, Inácio's son-in-law, joined the family and the farm a few years later.

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