Yesterday we spent the day at FAF Studio (Fazenda Ambiental Fortleza) in Sao Paulo. The first stage of the Brasilian Blend Competition, where teams of 2-3-4 people (teams were mix of Brazilian and Nordic baristas) who had to create their own blend from 10 different coffees, roasted by Felipe at FAF. There were multiple cuppings […]
Day 2-3-4
The internet connections have bin as scarce as washed coffee in Brazil. So here is a recap of iur last couple of days bringing us through Matas de Minas, Minas Gerais and Sul de Minas.
BRAZIL FIELD TRIP – day 1
Team Sweden not only won the honour and the NBC trophy at the Nordic Barista Cup 2013 – they also won a trip to Brazil, kindly sponsored by Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association. On the Swedish team were Anna Nordström, Oskar Alverus and Tobias Palm. Unfortunately Tobias could not go, so he kindly gave his seat […]
2013 FOCUS COUNTRY: BRAZIL
This year at NBC we have Brazil as the focus country. We are excited to present coffees, culture and speakers from Brazil. Brazil produces 50 million bags (á 60 kg) of coffee every year. The average productivity is 10,12 bags pr acre. Here is an outline of the Brazilian coffee producing regions:
SOCIAL PROJECT 2013
As always we collect money for a good cause in the focus country. With Brazil being the focus country we we hereby announce the 2013 project: Support to the “Association of Parents and Friends of Exceptional” (APAE) in Carmo de Minas, Minas Gerais. The title of the project is “Playing, growing, learning”.