Brazil Slide Series: Collection Sao Paulo, Slide No. 0015.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

Coffee beans ripening. The state of Sao Paulo's fertile terra roxa (red earth; derived from weathering of diabase or basic igneous rock) proved ideal for coffee because of its porosity and mineral content. Bringing the coffee beans from the tree to produce the aroma rich powder is a multi-step process.Grãos de café amadurecendo. A fértil terra roxa (terra vermelha resultante da ação do tempo sobre a lava) no estado de São Paulo, provou ser ideal para o café por causa de sua porosidade e conteúdo mineral. Desde os grãos de café trazidos do pé até produzir um pó rico em aroma, é um processo de múltiplas etapas.

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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1991