First Brazilian coffee region to win a designation of origin, with well-defined seasons and cups tending toward higher acidity and medium body.
Cerrado Mineiro (Cerrado de Minas) was the first Brazilian coffee-producing region to win designation of origin status. It spans 55 municipalities across the Alto Paranaíba, Triângulo Mineiro and northwest Minas Gerais, at 800 to 1,300 m, with a humid summer and mild to dry winter and farms from medium-sized to large estates. Perfect Daily Grind says Cerrado de Minas coffees tend toward higher acidity with medium body and sweetness.
Field notes
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Cerrado de Minas was Brazil's first coffee region to win designation of origin status, giving it stature compared with famous wine regions.
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Cerrado Mineiro was first registered as an Indicação de Procedência in 2005 and became a Denominação de Origem in 2013, with a change recorded in 2022.
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In 2017 a Fazenda Bon Jardim lot topped the Brazil Cup of Excellence pulped-natural category with 92.33 points, the first time a Cerrado Mineiro coffee led it.
In the cup, according to guides
- AcidityMorePerfect Daily Grind describes Cerrado de Minas cups as tending toward higher acidity with medium body and sweetness.
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Elsewhere in Minas Gerais
Sources · 6 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Minas Gerais · Wikipedia
- A Concise Guide to Brazil's Major Coffee-Producing Regions · Perfect Daily Grind
- Brazilian Coffee Regions · Coffee Geography Magazine
- Certificado de Registro de Indicação Geográfica BR402025000013-6: Chapada de Minas · INPI (Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial)
- Brazil naturals with big scores coming to Cup of Excellence auctions · Daily Coffee News
- Brazil Pulped Naturals 2018 · Alliance for Coffee Excellence