The state whose port, Santos, gave Brazil's best-known coffee trade name. The coffee itself is grown inland.
São Paulo is one of Brazil's historic coffee states and home to the Port of Santos, whose coffee exports built the city. At their peak coffee was about 70% of Brazil's total exports. Perfect Daily Grind names Mogiana (900 to 1,100 m, very sweet and balanced cups) and Centro-Oeste de São Paulo as its main producing regions, and São Paulo was third in national production in 2017 with 9.8%.
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'Santos' is a trade name for the port coffee ships from, not a growing region.
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Sources · 4 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.
- Santos, São Paulo · Wikipedia
- Espírito Santo (state) · Wikipedia
- A Concise Guide to Brazil's Major Coffee-Producing Regions · Perfect Daily Grind
- Brazilian Coffee Regions · Coffee Geography Magazine