Barista Martha Grill, from Octávio Café, in São Paulo, won last Saturday, 9, in Rio de Janeiro, the final of the Brazilian Barista Championship. With the beautiful landscape of the Flamengo Landfill as its background and the Museum of Modern Art – RJ as a stage, there were still tests in the Brewers, Latte Art and Coffee in Good Spirits categories. With the title, Martha will represent Brazil in the World Championship of the Category, which will take place in Boston, USA, in April.
Léo Moço, from the Léo Moço Group came in second, third, Daniel Menari from Supernova Coffee Roasters, fourth, last year champion Thiago Sabino from Sensory Coffee Roasters and George Gepp from Borsoi Café in the fifth place.
In the Brewers category, the first place went to Arthur Malaspina, from Octavio Café, second, Léo Moço from the Léo Moço Group, and third Midori Martins, from Um Coffee Co.
In the Coffee in Good Spirits category, the champion was Gabriel Guimarães, from Unique Cafés Especiales de São Lourenço, MG. He will represent Brazil in the world championship of the category, which will take place in June in Berlin. Bunker Motor Coffee’s Juliano Lamor finished second, Daniel Viana third, Pedro Paulo fourth and Émerson do Nascimento fifth.
In the Latte Art category, the winner was Leonardo Correa Ribeiro, from Unique Cafés, second, João Augusto Michalski, from Café du Coin, in Cascavel, PR, and third Émerson do Nascimento, from Rio de Janeiro Coffee Five.
Highlights
In general, the main highlight of the competitions was the baristas’ concern to present new techniques such as the sprouting process, which allows a greater maturation of the grain, which was the case of Léo Moço, a three-time Brazilian champion. Several professionals also attempted to add up modernity, bringing fermented coffees for the competition and carbonic maceration techniques, among other novelties.
The event was organized by BSCA (Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association) and Apex-Brazil.
Foto: BSCA
