Coffee King

Coffee King (Portuguese: Rei do Café) is an informal title created in Brazil during the 19th century and used until the early 20th century.[1] It was usually applied to the biggest coffee producer of a given period.[2]

In spite of the lack of consensus around the exact number of Coffee Kings, the majority of scholars admit the existence of at least five of them:[3]

See also

References

  1. KING, Winfield Conwell, Brazil's coffee industry, 1961
  2. GIOVANNETTI, L. G., O "rei do café," Geremia Lunardelli, 1951.
  3. MARTINS, Ana Luiza, História do Café, Editora Contexto, 2008, São Paulo – SP, Brasil.


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