DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TOURISM IN THE MANTIQUEIRA MOUNTAIS OF MINAS: A LOOK AT THE SPECIALTY COFFEE ROUTE
Abstract
Characterized as the country’s largest coffee producer, Minas Gerais presents the development of several coffee-related tourist activities. This article, based on a literature review, takes as a case study the Specialty Coffee Route in the South and Southwest of Minas Gerais, which includes the municipalities of Carmo de Minas and São Lourenço, in the Mantiqueira Mountains. It is concluded that the granting of a Geographical Indication of the Indication of Origin type in 2011 added value to the coffee produced and boosted the tourist activity that was already being explored by the Unique Cafés company on local farms. Thus, the Geographical Indication is understood as a possible driver of rural coffee tourism due to the product appreciation and the unique production process in that region.
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