SUL DE MINAS
The Sul de Minas is a vast coffee region in southern Minas Gerais comprising many microclimates and smaller regions such as Mantiqueira de Minas and Campo das Vertentes. The region stretches from the São Paulo border in the west to the Matas de Minas region in the east, from south of the state capital of Belo Horizonte to the state’s southern border. It is the heart of Brazil’s coffee industry, with a centuries-long tradition of coffee production. Cities such as Três Pontas, Varginha, Santo Antônio do Amparo, Machado, Poços de Caldas, and many others were largely built by coffee, and the coffee culture runs deep, providing an enduring sense of identity in the region.
The Sul de Minas is the heart of Brazil’s coffee industry, with a tradition of coffee production that stretches back centuries.
With the specialty coffee movement in recent decades and the search for unique terroirs and traceability that have accompanied it, smaller microregions are appearing within the larger Sul de Minas region. Though Sul de Minas coffees are known for their quality, a specific regional profile is difficult to provide due to the myriad of microclimates it contains.
