FAZENDA BOA VISTA 2017 - Brazil Naturals 2017 Verified listing

On this new property, cultivation of the co ee began in the year of 1975, with the varieties Catuai and Mundo Novo. In 1986, the couple shared the Boa Vista farm with their children. Today co ee production is handled by brothers Li vio Ce sar, Marcelo and Fla vio Carvalho Ferraz, who have been constantly seeking the improvement of the crops of the Bourbón, Catucai , Catuai and Icatu varieties. With the use of contemporary and sustainable techniques, the modernization of facilities and machinery and the training of the workforce, the quality of Arabica beans has been improving every year.

In addition to improving cultivation and bean processing techniques, Fazenda Boa Vista has excellent coffee fields, as well as the average altitude of 1200m, factors that contribute to the excellence of the beverage in its final preparation. It can be said that there is a true terroir, that is, the interaction of the earth with the climate and human skills.

As part of the farm improvement program, the new headquarters house was inaugurated in 2011, with architect Marcelo Carvalho Ferraz, from the Brasil Arquitetura (www.brasilarquitetura.com) office, based in Sa o Paulo. Casa Dom Vic'oso received the “Best of Architecture 2012 - Country House category” award and was widely published in specialized magazines.

As an activity of environmental interest, in addition to the preservation of springs and the expansion of the Atlantic Forest vegetation along the banks of the river that runs through the farmlands, a reserve of native fruit plants is being planted, most of them of great rarity and even threatened by extinction. The more than 200 botanical species are all properly classified and cataloged, so that in the near future they may be devoted to scientific research and culinary use.