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When we taste a cup of coffee, you might like it or remember it, surely because it has some unique flavor that attracts you. Perhaps it's the fresh floral and fruity acidity, like Yirgacheffe coffee; perhaps it's the rich and deep intensity, like Mandheling; or perhaps like monsooned coffee that lets you recognize it with just one smell. But there is a type of coffee that, even if you've encountered it many times, its flavor is hard to leave a deep impression, yet you cannot ignore its existence—this is Brazilian coffee.

Brazil is known as the kingdom of coffee. It is the world's largest coffee producer and exporter, with coffee production accounting for over 30% of the world's total. One-sixth of the world's coffee is produced here. Brazil is also the world's second-largest coffee consumer after the United States. About 300,000 farmers here are engaged in coffee cultivation. It carries the heavy responsibility of Brazil's economic development while also influencing the development of world coffee. It's worth noting that the vast majority of instant coffee uses Brazilian coffee as its main ingredient.

Although Brazil's annual coffee production reaches 30% to 35% of the global total, ranking first in the world, unfortunately, no Brazilian bean can be considered top-tier coffee. Coffee trees are spread across the southern producing regions of Brazil. Compared to the altitudes of other coffee-producing countries in Central and South America, Brazil's altitude is significantly lower, with most farms situated between 600 to 1,000 meters above sea level. Even the three major specialty-producing regions—South Minas, Cerrado, and Mogiana—rarely exceed 1,300 meters. Brazil's terrain is too flat and monotonous for coffee cultivation, lacking the microclimates that can enrich coffee with complex flavor factors, making it more suitable for growing sun-tolerant varieties like Catuai, Mundo Novo, and Catuai.

Brazilian coffee comes in many varieties, and it's hard to say it has any particularly distinctive flavor. It has no particularly outstanding advantages nor obvious shortcomings. Most are medium-acidity, with a smooth mouthfeel, focusing on gentle drinkability, good body, and sufficient sweetness. Its smoothness means that when blended with other coffee beans, the flavor won't change dramatically; moreover, it has relatively rich oils. Therefore, Brazilian coffee beans are most suitable for blending with other coffee beans to make Italian espresso. It can form golden crema on the surface of espresso and give the coffee a slightly acidic taste and a long aftertaste. In fact, all major coffee roasters' blended coffees contain some coffee from Brazil.

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