Brazil Mumbuca (Espresso)

Marcelo Luiz Moreira Veneroso owns this 370-hectare farm in Santo Antonio do Amparo, which has 126 hectares planted in coffee and 101 hectares preserved for biodiversity.

Marcelo's farm is Rainforest Alliance certified, and he has a deep connection to taking care of his land.

Marcelo Veneroso had always been fascinated by the history of his ancestors, who were deeply involved with coffee growing at the beginning of the 20th century.

However, life ended up taking Marcelo in a different direction and he built his professional career in a multinational company, away from the countryside.

Only very recently, he could revisit those memories and make plans to reconnect with coffee.

His dream began at Fazenda Mumbuca, located in Santo Antonio do Amparo.

His many years of experience at a larger coffee company have given Marcelo critical experience in matters of sustainability and also team leadership, which has translated to developing a strong business at the farm.

Fazenda Mumbuca has competed and shown well at Cup of Excellence.