History of Brazil: The Largest Coffee Consumer's Coffee Kingdom and Characteristics of Red Bourbon Coffee Beans
As early as the beginning of the 18th century, coffee was introduced to the country. The story goes that in 1727, the Brazilian government sent a brave soldier - Lieutenant Colonel Francisco de Mello Palheta - under the pretext of mediating a border dispute to smuggle coffee seeds from French Guiana. It is said that the governor's wife was attracted to this lieutenant, and at a farewell state banquet, she presented him with a bouquet filled with


















