ANCESTRAL COFFEE
Quilombola communities are made up of Afro-Brazilian populations that represent about 0.65% of Brazil’s total population. They originated during the era of slavery, when slaves managed to escape from plantations and formed autonomous settlements called “quilombos.”
The rights of the Quilombolas were only recognized for the first time in 1988 with the addition of Article 68 to the Brazilian Constitution, which guarantees the right to collective ownership of land: thus recognizing the historical and cultural importance of the Quilombola communities.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Quilombo Alto da Serra do Mar, Rio de Janeiro State
OPERATING SINCE
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN 2025
AIM
Promotion of agroecological coffee production in the Quilombola communities of Rio de Janeiro, through the recovery and enhancement of history and traditional ancestral practices.
PARTNER
RESULTS OBTAINED
RESULTS OBTAINED
Hectares of agroforestry and agroecological coffee cultivation established or under consolidation
Banana plants distributed as structuring species in agroforestry systems
Beneficiaries involved in starting income-generating activities
Hectar of coffee implemented
Of producer cooperatives have implementation plans
Group of trained young people
Training workshops for 12 young people
