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Mundo Novo
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Mundo Novo is a natural hybrid of Bourbon and Typica first selected in Brazil and long a backbone of commercial arabica production there. Tall, vigorous, and high yielding under good nutrition, it underpins many later Brazilian cultivars including Catuai through crosses with Caturra. The cup tends toward chocolate, nut, and mild fruit with medium body—well suited to espresso blends and origin coffees when carefully processed. Plants are less compact than Caturra-type varieties, so spacing and pruning differ from high-density systems used for dwarf cultivars.
Also known as: Mundo Novo, Mundo Novo, Mundo Novo
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History
A spontaneous Bourbon × Typica hybrid population was identified near Mineiros do Tietê and selected as Mundo Novo.
Improved Mundo Novo lines were released by Brazilian research institutes for widespread planting.
Mundo Novo became a dominant tall arabica across major Brazilian producing regions.
Mundo Novo was used as a parent with Caturra in the breeding of Catuai.
Despite newer hybrids, Mundo Novo remained important on Brazilian farms and in traditional lots.