Brazil
Minas Gerais is the largest coffee-producing state of the 26 states that make up Brazil, accounting for almost half of the country’s total coffee. The landscape in Minas Gerais abounds with mountains and valleys, which give Brazilian coffees their wide-ranging flavor profiles. Consistent rainfall, high daytime temperatures, and dry winters make Minas Gerais ideal for coffee growing. Its rich, deep soil is known natively as Terra Roxa, or “purple earth.” According to FRC fan Matheus S., “This originated from the Italian immigrants who called the land ‘Terra Rossa.’ Brazilians thought they meant ‘roxa,’ and not ‘rossa,’ and the name stuck.” Fresh Roasted Coffee is proud to source our Brazilian coffee from two regions within Minas Gerais: Sul de Minas and Cerrado de Minas.