Description
COUNTRY Brazil
STATE Bahia
REGION Chapada Diamantina
TOWN Piatã
ALTITUDE 1,360m above sea level
VARIETY Catuaí
PROCESSING Pulped Natural
PRODUCERS Pedro Santana & Delzute Delute Araujo Mesquita
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH Since 2015
Great structure and clarity. Apricot, stewed apple and butterscotch, balanced by toasted hazelnut.
Cafundó is a very small coffee farm located in Piatã, in Bahia’s Diamantina Plateau region. Chapada Diamantina translates to “Diamond Plateau” in Portuguese, and for 100 years, this area was mined for the gemstones embedded in its cliffs. Today the region is famous for its specialty coffee.
The land on which Cafundó sits was acquired by Pedro Santana from a friend in 1989. Pedro, who was based in bustling São Paulo for many years, purchased the land in the pursuit of a slower and simpler lifestyle with his family. He was a banker at the time, stressed and working long hours with little reward. Originally from Piatã, Pedro decided to invest in coffee cultivation, taking advantage of the farm’s high elevation (1,360 metres above sea level) and exceptional conditions for growing coffee. He named his farm after the microregion where it is located, cafundó (which translates to ‘very very far away’ in Portuguese), because it is both physically and mentally far removed from the hustle and bustle of São Paulo.
