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<\/figure>\n\nFlavors that spread around the world<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n Matas de Minas is an important producer of rio-profile, which has a remarkable and characteristic flavor, part of the culture and tradition of many countries, especially Eastern Europe, Argentina, and the Middle East. This is due to the humidity of the region, which directly impacts the flavor of the beans, resulting in rio and riados cups. <\/p>\n\n Despite this, many coffee growers in the region have specialized in the production of superior and specialty coffees thanks to the implementation of humidity-adapted post-harvest processes. These advances have expanded the possibilities for coffee in Matas de Minas, which currently stands out in the production of beans with more complex flavors. <\/p>\n\n Even the production of coffee in the region relies heavily on family farming and manual harvesting, resulting in a significant environmental, economic, and social impact.<\/p>\n\n It is also in this region that Atlantica started the Project Mutua \u2013 Forests and Spring, an action that promotes sustainable implementations in coffee farms, focusing on the planting of native forest and the recovery of water springs. In this project, there is no cost for the coffee grower, reinforcing Atlantica\u2019s commitment to sustainability in the coffee chain. <\/p>\n\n Union to boost the local economy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n Matas de Minas has a production area of 275 thousand hectares and 36 thousand coffee growers in the region. Surprisingly, 80% of these producers cultivate less than 20 hectares each. But the impact of these small farmers goes far beyond their size, as they are responsible for driving the local economy. Collectively, they generate an impressive 75,000 direct jobs and 156,000 indirect jobs in their municipalities, promoting the region\u2019s development and fostering Brazil\u2019s coffee production. This is an undeniable proof that the coffee from Matas de Minas not only captivates the palate of coffee lovers, but also strengthens entire communities. <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Also known as the \u2018Zona da Mata\u2019, Matas de Minas is a traditional coffee producing region, a pioneer in the production of artisanal coffees \u2013 when there is more human involvement during the growing, harvesting, and post-harvesting stages. Located in Minas Gerais, in an area of Atlantic Forest, the Matas de Minas region is formed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[116,114,164,165,119],"tags":[145,157,124,125,166,121,126,127,138,146,128,129],"class_list":["post-9196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coffee-en","category-fine-cup-en","category-good-cup-en","category-rio-minas-en","category-sustainability","tag-atlantica-coffee-en","tag-brazilian-coffee-en","tag-cafe-arabica-en","tag-cafe-matas-de-minas-en","tag-cafe-zona-da-mata-en","tag-cafeicultura-en","tag-cafeicultura-brasileira-en","tag-cafeicultura-no-brasil-en","tag-exportacao-de-cafe-no-brasil-en","tag-exportador-de-cafe-en","tag-matas-de-minas-en","tag-zona-da-mata-en"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.atlanticacoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9569-1024x683.jpg\")
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