Cacao canoa
Cacao Canoa
Geographic coordinates of the cacao harvesting site:
02° 24' 14.9" S | 48° 09' 59.3" O
Mocajuba - Pará - Amazônia – Brasil
Cacao Canoa is born from the river. Along the Tocantins, families harvest wild cacao that grows naturally in the forest, carried by the rhythm of the tides. More than a product, it is a collective journey — where tradition, cooperation, and the Amazon’s cycles come together in every bean.
Cacao Canoa is the name of Origin Amazônia’s cacao collective, a blend harvested by riverside and traditional communities across the Tocantins River archipelago in Pará. This unique initiative brings together multiple families who live along the riverbanks and cultivate wild, native cacao in the fertile floodplain forests known locally as várzeas.
In this region, the cacao trees are not planted—they grow naturally inside the forest, nourished by the river's cycles. Families navigate by canoe (canoa), collecting ripe pods during the high tides, and managing post-harvest processes such as fermentation and drying in their communities.
What makes Cacao Canoa special is its collective identity: it is not the product of a single farm, but the result of cooperation, shared knowledge, and years of tradition upheld by local producers. Each family follows Origin Amazônia’s quality protocols and traceability system, ensuring that every lot—though harvested in different islands—meets the same standards of excellence, transparency, and sustainability.
