Our Farmers

Behind every lot is a producer, a farm, and the work that shapes its quality and identity.

Alexandre Emerich

Sítio Bela Vista — Serra do Caparaó

Sítio Bela Vista is located in Alto Jequitibá, in the Serra do Caparaó region of Minas Gerais, at around 1,200 meters of altitude. Alexandre Emerich leads the farm with a strong focus on quality, handcrafted selection, and experimentation, including fermentation work developed in recent years.

José Alexandre Lacerda

Sítio Forquilha do Rio — Pedra Menina

José Alexandre Lacerda represents the third generation of coffee producers in the family. The farm is located in the mountainous region of Pedra Menina, where altitude and slow ripening help build sweetness, clarity, and complexity in the cup.

Horácio Moura

Sítio Três Barras — Matas de Minas

Horácio Moura manages Sítio Três Barras in Simonésia, in the Matas de Minas region. The property has been in the family for six generations and has focused on specialty coffee production since 2003. The farm combines traditional knowledge with structured post-harvest systems, including patios, African beds, and controlled resting processes. His work has received major recognition, including top awards in Minas Gerais.

Rafael Catheringe produces specialty coffees in Serra do Caparaó with a focus on precision, selective harvesting, and controlled post-harvest methods. His work combines family-driven production, preserved native forest, and careful fermentation practices to create coffees with sweetness, structure, and a clear expression of Caparaó’s mountain terroir.

Rafael Catheringe

Sítio Catheringe — Caparaô

Fábio Protásio

Sítio Espíritu Santo e Mina Gerais

Internationally recognized specialty coffee family from Caparaó, combining generations of tradition with award-winning production, high-altitude cultivation, and refined sensory profiles.

Flavio “Kaka” Protásio

Sítio Espíritu Santo e Mina Gerais

Kaká Protázio is an award-winning specialty coffee producer from Caparaó, recognized for expressive lots, strong family tradition, and complex sensory profiles with notes of tropical fruit and caramel.

Alfonso Lacerda

Sítio Forquilha do Rio — Caparaô

Afonso Lacerda is one of Brazil’s most awarded specialty coffee producers, internationally recognized for high-altitude coffees with exceptional sweetness, clarity, and sensory precision from the Caparaó mountains.

Our Farmers

Crafted in Caparaó. Selected for the world.