Coffee Beans Brazil Fazenda Recreio

The Fazenda Recreio has been owned by the same family since 1890. It was founded 130 years ago by Ignes Bernardina da Silva Dias, a widow with 4 children. In 1945, Joaquim José de Carvalho Dias, an agronomist, took over the estate’s coffee plantations. He reformulated concepts, introduced innovative cultivation techniques, selected new varietals, always searching for the best possible quality. In 2004, Joaquim José won the 1^st place in Cup of Excellence Brazil. In 2006, the estate was purchased by Homero Teixeira de Macedo Junior, husband of Joaquim José»s only daughter Maria. The continuity of management in the hands of the family, along with their son Diogo, who is the head of production, showed positive results as soon as 2008 when they received awards as the 2nd place in Cup of Excellence and 3^rd in 2009; Best Coffee in the 7th Specialty Coffee Contest of the State of São Paulo, Champion of the 5th National Specialty Coffee Contest of the Association of Brazilian Coffee Roasters (ABIC) and others.   The farm has 240 hectares occupied by coffee plants and continue to produce top quality beans in this fertile soil, with mountainous topography and a climate favorable to the production of fine and balanced coffee. The farm has many different varietals, such as Catigua, Maragogype, Geisha, Pink Bourbon, but the most traditional varietal at the farm is the Yellow Bourbon with more than 80 years old. Last year they added an electronic color sorter to process all their coffee internally. This helps in sorting the coffee internall and it only leaves the farm bagged and sealed, avoiding any kind of contamination.   Fazenda Recreio is located in São Sebastião da Grama, on the border between the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, one of Brazil’s most prestigious coffee producing regions. The deep concern of both management and workers with best social and environmental practices is demonstrated by the UTZ Certified certification.