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Planted by the Jesuits and harvested by the indigenous people, Cametá cocoa beans, as the city of Mocajuba in Pará was called at the time, offer a different flavor not only due to the region’s most sandy lowland biome, but also due to its importance in history. Brazilian. The name of this chocolate bar celebrates the history of cocoa in Brazil. Did you know that the first cocoa export to Europe came from that territory?

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During the period of the Portuguese empire in the country, a shipment of cocoa departed from Belém/Cametá, more precisely from the state of Maranhão and Grão-Pará, as the region that covered from the state of Ceará to the extreme north of Brazil became known, to the France. In the search for cocoa in the 18th century, the French built a boat that was named “Belém” and which still remains in Mocajuba today, reminding everyone of the history of this place of indescribable beauty, in addition to the history of Brazilian cocoa.

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It is precisely because of its origin that the cocoa from this primary and dense forest is called the Pará variety. São Joaquim, which currently has 250 members (ribeirinhos, rubber extractivists, andiroba, açaí and cocoa) and, under the coordination of Emiliano Dutra Sepeda, is an example of structure and organization.

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In addition to the taste of bananas and notes that range from honey to dried fruits, this chocolate with a sweet and pleasant aroma has, above all, a taste of history: the history of our country and also of the chocolatier César De Mendes, since his father was born and raised. right in Cametá. Much of the delicacy and persistence of this chocolate arises beyond the sensory notes of its cocoa, but is found in the sweet memories and personal stories of the founder of De Mendes and the first cocoa exports from Brazil.