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NEWS
Women Win Record Cup of Excellence Awards in 2017
Cup of Excellence judges awarded top honors to women for an unprecedented
10 lots of Brazilian coffee in 2017. Women growers, who spanned the country's
coffee regions, were recognized for excellence with cupping scores among the
top 25 rated lots in both naturals and pulped naturals.
The competition began with 850 samples judged locally. Finalist coffees were
cupped by an international panel of coffee buyers and experts.
Simone Sampaio, from Araponga/Matas de Minas, featured in STIR's July/
August issue, placed in both categories. Other winners include Grasiela Maris
de Souza from Fazenda Fortaleza in Sao Goncalo do Sapucai; Nazareth Dias
Pereira from Fazenda do Sertao in Carmo de Minas; Rejane Faleiros de
Moraes from Fazenda Boa Esperanca in Ibiraci; Cristina Dias Sampaio
Gerolimich from Fazenda Caracol in Araponga; Clara Minamihara from
Minamihara Santa Maria in Cristais Paulista; Maria Jose Bitencourt Lima
Araujo from Sitio LM in Araponga; Luiza Araujo Miranda from Sitio Bocaina
and Sandra Lelis da Silva from Sitio Serra, both in Araponga Minas Gerais.
Women coffee growers did exceptionally
well in Brazil Cup of Excellence
competitions in 2017. Above: Rejane
Faleiros de Moraes from Fazenda Boa
Esperanca in Ibiraci municipality (Minas
Gerais) and her children, pose with
Alliance for Coffee Excellence co-founder
Susie Spindler following the Cup of
Excellence awards presentation. Left:
afterwards, all the 2017 COE winners
gathered for a group photo.
