It’s at the São Luiz Estate that we met Ana Cecilia and Lúcio Gondim Velloso, young producers and respectively an architect and an agronomist. Born in Belo Horizonte, they moved to Carmo do Paranaiba in the beginning of the 80’s when their father decided to go back to help their grandfather on his coffee plantation. Lúcio now takes care of 330 hectares of coffee trees, which produce about 13,000 bags per year; about 50% of his annual production meet high quality coffee standards. Lúcio recognizes that the quality of his coffee is the result of the characteristics of the Cerrado Mineiro Region's soil and the hard work of his committed staff. Some of his employees have been working with the family for over 20 years, always strengthening and modernizing their practices.
