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Fazenda Rio Verde
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Fazenda Rio Verde
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TagsFazenda Rio VerdeIpanema CoffeesBrazilYellow BourbonYellow CatuaíRed AcaiáNaturalAnaerobicPatio drying
The story
Founded in 1887, Fazenda Rio Verde is the oldest estate within the Ipanema Coffees portfolio. While the parent company, Ipanema Agricola, has been producing coffee since the 1970s, the farm itself maintains a legacy spanning over a century in the Mantiqueira de Minas mountains.
Challenges
The farm manages a massive 1,566-hectare operation, requiring significant logistical coordination to maintain quality across its production area. It must balance large-scale output with the preservation of its extensive native forest and conservation lands.
Innovations
Ipanema's Premier Cru program divides Rio Verde into small, fully traceable glebes and evaluates rare, complex lots as Black, Gold or Blue batches. The documented B64 Blue lot used 90-hour anaerobic fermentation plus patio and vertical-dryer drying.
Published coffees linked to this farm
For blends, a farm may be named for one documented component without growing the entire coffee. These catalog relationships do not independently verify every lot, harvest or producer. See individual coffee profiles for traceability evidence.
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Research last reviewed: 2026-10-06