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Mogiana

Hillier country on the São Paulo side of the Minas border.

Altitude
900–1,200 m
Harvest
May–August
Species
Arabica
Processing
Natural

About the region

Mogiana straddles the São Paulo side of the border with Minas Gerais, on hillier ground than the Cerrado and with older plantings. It takes its name from the nineteenth-century railway that carried coffee out to Santos, and it is one of the oldest continuously producing areas in the country.

The terrain forces more hand and semi-mechanised picking than the plateau does, and the farms tend to be long-held family estates.

In the cup

Sweeter and slightly brighter than the Cerrado: caramel and dark chocolate with a hint of orange, and a full, smooth body.

Terrain

Hilly, red-soil country on the São Paulo–Minas border, higher and more broken than the Cerrado.

Varieties

Mundo Novo Catuai Bourbon

Other regions in Brazil

Sul de Minas The largest Arabica area in the country, in southern Minas Gerais. Cerrado Mineiro Flat, high savannah with a sharply defined dry season — and Brazil's first origin denomination. Espírito Santo The Conilon (Robusta) heartland, on the coast north of Rio.

Sources

  1. World Coffee Research — Arabica Coffee Varieties (read August 24, 2026) Cited for Varieties