
Recreio
São Sebastião da Grama - SP
Positive results
Fazenda Recreio, located in the Mogiana region of São Sebastião da Grama, São Paulo, has been in the same family since 1890, when Dona Ignez Bernardina da Silva Dias, a young widow with four children, settled there. In 1891, she began planting coffee on the newly acquired land, and by 1893, she harvested her first crop.
In 2006, the farm was acquired by Homero Teixeira de Macedo Jr., who is married to Maria. The couple continues to receive support from their son, Diogo Dias Teixeira de Macedo, also an agronomist, who had been working with his grandfather since 2000.
The continuity of management brought positive results, starting in 2008. Homero Teixeira de Macedo Jr., a member of the Associação dos Cafeicultores do Vale da Grama, received several awards, including the Best Coffee in the 7th Special Coffee Contest of São Paulo, Champion of the 5th National Special Coffee Contest by ABIC, and Vice-Champion in the 9th Special Coffee Contest by the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (BSCA).
In 2016, in the "Cereja Descascado e Despolpado" preparation category, Homero Teixeira de Macedo received 89.7 points, securing second place overall in the ABIC 15th Coffee Quality Contest.