Woods
Fazenda Santa Cecilia houses one of the most important remaining areas of the Mata Atlantica in the State of São Paulo. More than 70 alqueires of woods remain intact, and the forest was officially given heritage privileges by CONDEPHAAT (Council of Defense of the Historical, Artistic, Archaeological and Tourist Heritage) and is intended, in particular, to the development of studies and research.
Important:
Out of the whole the area covered by Mata Atlantica at the time of the discovery of the Brazil, in 1500, only 7% of the original area remains.
Coffee
Originating from Ethiopia, coffee is one of today's most consumed beverage in the world. Although it can move the economy of an entire country, the coffee suffered a great blow with the crisis of 1929, but it still maintains an excellent participation in the market. Fazenda Santa Cecilia was originally a farm designed to be a part of the coffee market, and it still holds a good part of the original structure in a good state of preservation, including drying patios, cribs and storage. After being considered as one of the major powers in the coffee supply to both the domestic and international markets, Fazenda Santa Cecilia gained an important role in maintaining biodiversity and in the development of studies, research and environmental conservation.
Drying Patios
Used for the coffee washing and drying processes, the patio is one of the resources that are still preserved in Fazenda Santa Cecilia. It stands out for its large size, almost 20,000 m2, one of the largest drying patios ever built in Brazil.
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Cribs
After the drying process in the patio, the coffee beans were kept in large sheds called cribs. In the cribs, the coffee beans were processed by means of large machines. Fazenda Santa Cecilia still retains a part of that history, with the maintenance of their crib. It is notable that the crib is built from basaltic stone while all the interior silos are made of wood. The transport from the drying patio to these silos consisted of a system of small wagons driven through a small railroad.
Currently, a great restoration work is under development, not only in the crib, but also in the whole architectural structure of the farm.
Jequitibá
Jequitibá is one of the trees of the Lecythidaceae family, native to South America. It is known to produce a quite robust stem of large dimensions. By being native to Mata Atlantica, it is also at risk of extinction.
Fazenda Santa Cecilia shelters in its area some specimen of this tree, which enchants for its beauty and magnificence, and deserves to be properly preserved.
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Railway Station
Sampaio Moreira Railway Station belonged to the Fazenda Santa Cecilia and it was used as a link to the harbor in Santos, transporting the entire coffee production of at the farm. The Station structure is still intact, as well as its Repair House.
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