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Brazil coffee

Brazil is the largest producer in the USDA's forecast, at about 71.9 million bags for 2026/27, roughly two-thirds of it arabica.

Most of that arabica is dried either in the whole cherry (natural) or with the skin and fruit removed but the sticky mucilage left on (pulped natural), and it grows lower than in Central America, around 800–1,250 m in Sul de Minas and the Cerrado. Importers describe it with chocolate, nut and fruit notes; the harvest runs from about April to September.

ATLANTIC OCEAN ARGENTINAPERU Sul de Minas Cerrado Mineiro Mogiana Espírito Santo Rondônia
BrazilA detail from The Coffee Origins

At a glance

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  • Main harvest
  • Edge month, a margin we add: picking may start early or run late
 meterssea level5001,0001,5002,0002,5001,2508002,620–4,100 ft
Harvest
Apr–SepSucafina's calendar (Sul de Minas, Mogiana and Matas de Minas April–September; Cerrado May–September). Café Imports adds October–December for Espírito Santo; Apex gives May–September. Conilon/Robusta commonly runs March–August.Calendar from Sucafina and Sucafina's 2026 handbook, checked October 2026. Compared with Café Imports and Apex Coffee Imports.
Altitude
800–1,250 m (2,620–4,100 ft)Sul de Minas / Cerrado Arabica sourcing band, not all Brazil.Band from Apex Coffee Imports.
Production
71.9 million 60 kg bags (2026/27 forecast)USDA Foreign Agricultural Service forecast, published July 2026.
Varieties
Catuai, Mundo Novo, Catucai, Bourbon, Conilon clonal selections
Processing
Natural, Pulped naturalThe usual methods; individual lots vary (see the lots below).
Regions
Sul de Minas, Cerrado Mineiro, Mogiana, Espírito Santo, Rondônia
Often described as
chocolate, nuts, fruit

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How its coffees are described

Importers usually describe Brazil's coffees as chocolate, nuts, fruit. Natural and pulped-natural arabica descriptions differ from Conilon/robusta and individual regional lots. These are tendencies, not a promise about a particular bag.

Roasters' words

Roasters described 14 single-origin lots from Brazil in our catalog sample (320 lots from 38 specialty roasters, recorded January–March 2026); these are the notes they used most. Each opens in the Flavor Bloom with an exercise to train your nose on it.

Why two counts: the Flavor Bloom counts the 272 of those 320 lots that are single origins and name a tasting note, leaving out blends, co-ferments and descriptions that name no note. Brazil's 14 are among them; the other 3 of its 17 lots aren't.

All 17 lots, as roasters described them (winter 2026) · 14 single-origin lots with tasting notes are counted above

Lots are seasonal: this is a record of how roasters described these coffees in early 2026, not a list of what's in stock.

LotRoasterProcessRoastRoaster's notes
DECAF - LIFE AFTER DEATH - BrazilDark Arts CoffeeWashedLightnougat, plum, pecan
Das AlmasBonanza CoffeeAnaerobic naturalMedium-lightmaple syrup, concord grape, dark chocolate
Brazil Bob-O-LinkCoffee SupremeNaturalLightcaramel, fresh bread, hazelnut
BRAZIL Sítio Joaninha Arara – FilterFive ElephantNaturalLightapple pie, mandarin orange, red apple, toffee
Ouro Fino, NaturalFive Senses CoffeeNaturalLightcocoa, dried pear, golden raisin
Daterra Sundrop, BrazilGeorge Howell CoffeeNaturalLight—
Pulped NaturalPT's Coffee Roasting Co.NaturalMedium-lightvanilla, milk chocolate, peach
BrazilCuvee CoffeeNaturalMediumsweet
DRAGON - Seasonal Espresso - BrazilDark Arts CoffeeNaturalMediumroasted almond, raisin, caramel
Rafael Vinhal, Triple Ferment WashedFive Senses CoffeeHoneyLightlemongrass, peach, jasmine honeysuckle
Daterra Sundrop Medium, BrazilGeorge Howell CoffeeNaturalMedium—
DecafHas Bean CoffeeWashedMediummilk chocolate, biscuit, toffee
Brazil MontanariNorth Star Coffee RoastersHoneyMediumchocolate, hazelnut, tangerine
Mantiqueira Calabria, BrazilGeorge Howell CoffeeNaturalDark—
Brazil: BarreiroHas Bean CoffeeNaturalMedium-darkgolden raisin, almond, roasted hazelnut
Brazil: Cachoeira da Grama, Yellow Bourbon, NaturalHas Bean CoffeeNaturalMedium-darkmilk chocolate, walnut, marshmallow
Brazil, Signature SeriesMethodical CoffeeNaturalDarkroasty, dark chocolate, nutty

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Brew it

Single origins show their character best brewed clean. The Brew Guide starts you on a V60; if the cup comes out sour or bitter, Fix My Coffee finds the one change to make. Brewing Constellations shows how other brewers change the cup.

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