Dos Costas is committed to improving the quality of life for small producers in Minas Gerais. Improving the standard of living helps producers develop high quality coffee through sustainable environmental practices, while maintaining social awareness in accordance with Fair Trade principles.

Dos Costas is a cooperative of small-scale farmers located in the south of the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil, near Serra Negra. Dos Costas is passionate about producing high quality coffee (100% arabica beans variety) and is devoted to preserving the environment through sound agricultural practices. The cooperative has completed several extensive soil analyses and geographic mapping projects. Many os Dos Costas' members participate in yearly quality trainings and work with agronomists throughout the year. The members are continually applying their knowledge from these studies and workshops to further enhance the quality of their coffee and to effectively protect the land that they live and work on.