The Beauty That Is Bahia: How the Brazilian region won my heart
Bernie Pacyniak's recent whirlwind trip to Brazil takes him to the cocoa growing region
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How Brazil's rekindling a passion for premium
Brazil's tree-to-bar chocolate makers are rekindling a passion for premium chocoalte at home and abroad.
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Call of cacao: An inside look at a Brazilian cocao farm
Boyhood summer visits to his family’s idle cocoa plantations become a driving force for Diego Badaró. In resurrecting the Badaró fazenda, he’s also become a driving force for pioneering premium chocolate amongst Brazilians.
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Q-Zero's Samantha Aquim: Brazil’s cocoa passionista
Inspired by Joao Tavares’s fine-flavored cocoa beans, gourmet chef/ psychoanalyst Samantha Aquim turns her talents toward chocolate, creating an amazing line of Brazilian premium chocolates.
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Brazil's Santa Helena’s Paçoquita candy ready for the world
Brazilian peanut candy company looks to export its traditional Brazilian treats.
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A farmer growing cocoa in the Brazilian rainforest partners with bean-to-bar chocolate maker Nugali
Nugali works with Leolinda cocoa farm to create truly Brazilian bean-to-bar chocoalte.
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Embaré truly is a ‘Brazilian Delight’
Caramel company exports its delicious sweets to more than 40 countries.
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Brazil's confectionery shines on world stage
As the country readies for the 2016 Olympics, Brazil's confectionery industry readies itself for the global spotlight as well.
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Supermarket showtime: Photos from the 2015 APAS show in Brazil
Brazil’s APAS 2015 is the largest retail and supermarket industry show held in Brazil. Naturally, there were several confectionery exhibitors at the event, displaying new product launches and reconnecting with past customers.
Mendoa Chocolates: From Farm to factory
Raimundo Mororó, a retired researcher from the Executive Committee of the Cocoa Farming Planning (Ceplac), built a chocolate processing facility on Farm Riachuelo near Ilheaus, Brazil. There he produces chocolates using cocoa beans harvested from the farm and marketed under the Mendoá name. The company most recently exhibited its product line at the Salon du Chocolat in Paris last year.