The Story of Coffee

Coffea arabica—Brazil

The plant - Coffee seed types

There are two main species of the coffee plant, the older one being Coffea arabica. Coffee is thought to be indigenous to south-western Ethiopia, specifically from Kaffa, from which it may have acquired its name.

For more on this subject visit Wikipedia at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee

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Everywhere you look around Águas da Prata, SP, Brasil, you see coffee trees by the thousands.

The View of this Coffee Plantation from Space - By Google Earth

Brasil is the largest producer of low grade arabica coffee, and a lot of Conilon robusta too. Brazil: there is some in almost every espresso you drink. In fact, some espresso is 90% Brazil. And there is Brazil in most canned coffee and big roasters' blends.


Photos by Urso Branco