German immigration shaped a country of crisp lagers. Brahma, founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1888, became part of everyday Brazilian life.
Light pilsners travel well in steakhouses and Latin restaurants, and the sweet, dark malzbier opens a category with no US equivalent.
Distilled from fresh sugarcane juice. Since 2013 the TTB recognizes it as a type of rum that only Brazil can label “Cachaça”.
Unaged cachaças drive the caipirinha; expressions rested in oak, amburana and other Brazilian woods compete with sipping spirits.
Importer, wholesaler, retailer — each licensed. TTB permit, a COLA per label and registration state by state.
BR Samba cachaça, Bacco Dioniso wines and partner brands, entering the US through a structure that already exists.