When it comes to coffee, Brazil is impossible to overlook. After all, Brazil is currently the world's largest coffee producer and exporter, accounting for one third of global coffee production, and thus holds the title of "Coffee Kingdom". This is thanks to Brazil's vast land: although most of the country is plains and the overall elevation is not high, its soil is fertile and the nation has a strong industrial base, which has made its agriculture highly developed.

For a long time, the distinctive character of Brazilian coffee has not been the fruit flavors and fruit acidity found in Ethiopian coffee, which has made Brazilian coffee beans come across as somewhat flat in flavor and mostly used in coffee blends. This is also related to the fact that the Brazilian coffee industry did not place much emphasis on coffee bean quality during its industrialization in the past. However, in recent years Brazil has also begun to focus on improving coffee quality, and as a result, excellent coffee estates have emerged.

For example, at Daterra Estate, which has a long coffee history in Brazil, the current estate owner is Donato, and the estate is managed by Donato together with his family. Originally, they were a family from Italy who, in 1902, traveled by ship from Italy to Brazil and settled and lived in Campinas in the state of Sao Paulo. From the very beginning they chose to grow coffee, and he married a local girl, but the good times did not last long. The couple passed away relatively early, and the heavy burden of the family fell on the eldest son, Donato. At a time when Donato was still lost and helpless, it was with the financial support of his parents' friends that he was able to keep going.

It was not until 1976, after years of change, that the family finances began to stabilise and they started investing in agriculture again. It was then that Daterra Estate was officially founded. At first they chose to grow avocados and other fruits and raise cattle. Later, the family realised that the Cerrado region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, was very well suited to growing coffee, so they moved to the Cerrado Mineiro area of the Cerrado and also acquired two farms, Boa Vista and Taboues, to grow coffee.

Brazil is a large country, divided into 26 states in total, 17 of which produce coffee. Daterra Estate is located in Minas Gerais, an important coffee region of Brazil. This state is also the most well-known and highest-yielding producing region in Brazil, currently accounting for 30% of Brazil's total coffee production. The state has many rivers and extremely abundant water resources, as well as numerous mountain ranges. These mountains effectively block the sea breeze from the Atlantic, giving the coffee trees excellent protection.

In the state of Minas Gerais there are also several well-known sub-regions, such as Cerrado and Sul de Minas. Cerrado is in the central-west of Minas Gerais, and only areas at an altitude above 1000 m qualify as the Cerrado specialty coffee region. Cerrado's climate is cooler at night, which slows the growth cycle of the coffee beans and allows sugar accumulation; the soil is fertile and groundwater is abundant, making it very suitable for growing coffee and giving the coffee beans from this region a higher-quality flavor.

Among the FrontStreet Coffee everyday-bean series, this well-known region is also included. This entry-level selected Cerrado Red Bourbon coffee bean uses the Bourbon variety mainly grown in Brazil and a semi-washed processing method; after brewing it has nut, peanut and cocoa chocolate flavors, with relatively low acidity and a medium body.

The name of Daterra Estate comes from Portuguese: Da means "from" and Terra means "land," carrying the overall meaning of blooming where it lands and giving thanks for the earth's gifts. Over the years, Daterra Estate has always maintained respect and love for the land, insisted on living in harmony with nature, and consistently pursued sustainable development, and it has passed a number of international certifications, such as Rainforest Alliance certification, environmental management system certification, and organic certification. In addition, Daterra Estate has a professional coffee team, including agronomists and cuppers, who strictly control quality in the estate's coffee cultivation and processing, which is how it produces high-quality coffee.

At present, the estate's coffee is grown at an altitude of around 1200 m, and it cultivates many coffee varieties, such as BourbonBourbon, CatuaiCatuai, and Mundo NovoMundo Novo, and Daterra Estate has also partnered with the Campinas Agronomic Institute in Brazil to research the AramosaAramosa variety. The AramosaAramosa variety is a new variety obtained through interspecific hybridization of Arabica and RacemosaRocemosa. Because Racemosa, like its parent species EugenioidesLigenioides, is a naturally low-caffeine bean variety, AramosaAramosa inherited the low-caffeine characteristic of RacemosaRocemosa.

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