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ORIGIN Coffee production in Brazil is responsible for more than one third of all coffee cultivated worldwide, mainly in the south-eastern states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. Here, the environment and climate provide ideal growing conditions for a number of coffee varieties. Although yields vary year-to-year the country produces a staggering amount; approximately 50-60 million bags annually, and more than five million people are directly employed in the cultivation, harvesting or processing of coffee. PRODUCER Fazenda Salto has been in the Reis family for four decades and the 800-hectare farm is now run by Fabio and two sons, André and Juca. In their efforts to produce high quality coffee, Fabio is committed to excellence by investing in modern technology and new agronomic practices. For example, they have installed new static drying boxes as well as building a stable of raised