Circuito das Águas Paulista obtains Geographical Indication for its coffee.

The Circuito das Águas Paulista region, located in the Serra da Mantiqueira, in the State of São Paulo, has achieved Geographical Indication (GI) status for coffee produced in the territory. The recognition was published this Tuesday (26) by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), after work promoting and monitoring carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa). This is the 15th Geographical Indication granted to the State of São Paulo and the seventh related to coffee. The coffee tradition in the region dates back to the second half of the 19th century, a period marked by the strengthening of European colonization, especially by Italian and Portuguese immigrants, who boosted the cultivation of the grain in the territory. The coffee produced in the Circuito das Águas Paulista is recognized for its high quality, a result of the soil characteristics and the altitude of the cultivation areas, located in the mountainous region of Mantiqueira. The Geographical Indication is managed by the Association of Specialty Coffee Producers of the Circuito das Águas Paulista (Acecap) and covers nine municipalities: Águas de Lindóia, Amparo, Holambra, Jaguariúna, Lindóia, Monte Alegre do Sul, Pedreira, Serra Negra, and Socorro. Geographical Indications are intellectual property assets that identify products or services whose characteristics are linked to their geographical origin, territory, and production methods developed by local communities.

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