Fazenda Vila Boa, Brazil

Originally a psychologist, Monica Borges de Sousa, owner of Fazenda Vila Boa’s, decided to leave her profession behind to become a coffee producer. Now certified carbon neutral, Monica continues to push Fazenda Vila Boa forward, revolutionizing production techniques for the future of coffee.

Founded in 1988, Fazenda Vila Boa began after Monica inherited 90 hectares of farmland from her father. Monica decided to name her estate Vila Boa, or ‘pleasant town’, as the mission was to form an assortment of good, like-minded people. Monica and her husband, who at the time was still an engineer, began by planting the first 7-hectare terroir with coffee: known today as Campos das Vertentes.
Since that time, Monica and her husband have developed a deep passion for specialty coffee, producing amazing lots, scoring as high as 89 points.

Today, Fazenda Vila Boa encompasses over 1,000 hectares and produces both coffee and cattle for dairy production: what’s better than a flat white where you create both the coffee and the milk?
In order to produce such high-quality coffee, Fazenda Vila Boa follows a strict set of standards. The soil and leaves are regularly analysed at the lab for possible deficiencies, with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, carefully applied three times a year in the recommended dosages.

The team at Fazenda Vila Boa also make sure to renovate 10% of the estate’s coffee trees each year, helping to keep their crop productive. As well as renovation, Fazenda Vila Boa looks to expand its coffee crop by between 8-10% each year, meaning nearly a fifth of the farm is always under some form of renovation.

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