Abadia lies along a rural corridor. Cachaça production also has a place in the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes, to which it belongs. This offers two perspectives for planning a trip: the importance of the road network to everyday life and the processing of sugar cane into a regional product.
A Rural Corridor
The network of secondary roads connects Campelo, Mundéus, Santa Ana and Abadia, extending as far as Gargaú. It is important for residents’ mobility and for transporting agricultural products. The network’s importance therefore goes beyond simply finding your way; it is part of both everyday mobility and the region’s agricultural structure.
Fazenda Abadia has an address on Avenida Francisco Lamego, with no street number, on Estrada RJ 194 between Campos and Gargaú in Campos dos Goytacazes. Check the current address and road conditions before setting out. The Fazenda address refers to a single location on RJ 194; the secondary-road network, by contrast, encompasses several localities. These are different scales for finding your way: a specific address on the one hand and a regional corridor on the other.
Cachaça from Campos dos Goytacazes
Cachaça Tellura is produced at Fazenda Abadia. A state travel guide from 2020 describes sugar cane cultivation on the Fazenda as a tradition spanning more than a hundred years. It describes Tellura as having been produced in copper stills since 2015 and as an artisanal cachaça. The guide also mentions the hand-harvesting of sugar cane and its subsequent aging in barrels made from fine woods. The year 2015 refers to Tellura production; the older tradition relates to sugar cane cultivation on the Fazenda.
In 2017, Tellura received the “Superior Taste Award” in Brussels from the International Taste & Quality Institute. The award came after the start of Tellura production in 2015, as stated in the guide.
Engenho da Abadia has resumed artisanal cachaça production in copper stills in the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes and produces Tellura-Arte. The information highlights different aspects: for Tellura, it emphasizes hand-harvesting, barrel aging and the award; for the Engenho, the resumption of artisanal production. Copper stills are the specific common point.
From Sugar Cane to Distillation
In August 2022, a team visited Alambique Tellura in Campos dos Goytacazes and followed the production process from viewing the sugar cane fields through cleaning, shredding and fermentation to distillation. The process begins before distillation: preparing the raw material is part of the process observed, along with fermentation and distillation. If you are planning a visit yourself, check in advance whether a visit is possible.
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