Brazil's robusta stronghold, growing about two-thirds of the country's Conilon, mostly at low altitude.
Espírito Santo is Brazil's leading Coffea canephora (Conilon) state, producing 66.3% of national output in 2020, and it accounted for 19.7% of all Brazilian coffee in 2017, second after Minas Gerais. The Conilon Capixaba zone grows robusta on small farms at low altitudes, while the Montanhas do Espírito Santo highlands (700 to 1,000 m) grow arabica known for high acidity and fruitiness.
Field notes
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Espírito Santo grew about 66% of all Brazilian Conilon (robusta) in 2020, making it the country's clear robusta center.
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Espírito Santo holds the Café Conilon do Espírito Santo Indicação de Procedência, granted on 11 May 2021 and described by the state government as the first Brazilian geographic indication for conilon across a whole state.
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The state government puts its conilon output at about 10 million bags a year from nearly 300,000 hectares.
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Sources · 5 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.
- Espírito Santo (state) · Wikipedia
- Coffee production in Brazil · Wikipedia
- A Concise Guide to Brazil's Major Coffee-Producing Regions · Perfect Daily Grind
- Brazilian Coffee Regions · Coffee Geography Magazine
- Espírito Santo conquista IG de Indicação de Procedência para café conilon · Governo do Estado do Espírito Santo