o mapa de cairé

Where the gods live.

Cairé keeps the sky, and the coffee under it. Iara keeps the river. Curupira keeps the forest, and the Lobisomem keeps the crossroads. Every god has a place, and every place has a cup.

Nineteen gods, nineteen blends. Point at a name to meet the god, then follow it to the coffee. Under the map: where the beans grow, from Chiapas to Sidama.

point at a name, or tap it

Woodcut map of Cairé’s country at night. In the sky: Cairé’s crescent with a woman’s face, Rudá the archer on a cloud, Tupã’s storm, Jaci’s full moon dripping blood, and Guaraci, the sun, asleep behind the hills. Below them, coffee hills, and a river winding down the middle with Iara on her rock, the boto leaping and Naiá’s water lilies with a hand reaching up. To the left, the forest: Ka’a Jarýi with arms of leaves, Anhangá the white deer, the uirapuru singing, the one-eyed Mapinguari, Caapora on his wild boar, Curupira and his footprints, and Boitatá, the serpent of fire. To the right, the backlands: Jurupari in a gateway on the hill, the Lobisomem howling at the crossroads, the Matinta at a window, and the Saci on his whirlwind.

Every god, by place

Nineteen names, nineteen blends. Each one goes to its coffee.

O Céuthe sky

O Riothe river

A Matathe forest

O Sertãothe backlands

Os Ritosthe ritual places

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Where the beans grow

Coffee grows in the tropics and is roasted for the dark in central Oregon. Seven countries fill the cups; the matcha comes from Japan. The compass points from the roaster to each one, as the crow flies.

Mexico2,600 mi

Assobio da Matintasingle origin, La Concordia, Chiapas
Rastro de Curupirawith Brazil
Olho de Jurupariwith Brazil
Fome de Mapinguariwith Brazil
Garra de Cairéwith Brazil and Ethiopia
Veneno de Boitatáwith Guatemala and Brazil

Guatemala2,700 mi

Fúria de Anhangásingle origin, Huehuetenango and Antigua
Boca de Naiáwith Brazil and Ethiopia
Veneno de Boitatáwith Mexico and Brazil
Abismo de Iarawith Colombia and Brazil
Trovão de Tupãwith Colombia, Brazil and Ethiopia

Colombia4,000 mi

Pele de Botosingle origin, Huila and Cauca
Abismo de Iarawith Guatemala and Brazil
Trovão de Tupãwith Guatemala, Brazil and Ethiopia

Brazil6,400 mi

Presa de Caaporasingle origin, the Cerrado
Sangue de Jaci
Rastro de Curupirawith Mexico
Olho de Jurupariwith Mexico
Fome de Mapinguariwith Mexico
Boca de Naiáwith Guatemala and Ethiopia
Garra de Cairéwith Mexico and Ethiopia
Veneno de Boitatáwith Mexico and Guatemala
Abismo de Iarawith Guatemala and Colombia
Trovão de Tupãwith Guatemala, Colombia and Ethiopia

Ethiopia8,700 mi

Canto do Uirapurusingle origin, Sidama
Boca de Naiáwith Guatemala and Brazil
Garra de Cairéwith Mexico and Brazil
Trovão de Tupãwith Guatemala, Colombia and Brazil

o mapa na parede

Hang the map.

The whole map as a 12 × 18 in print, every name on it, on heavy matte paper with wide margins.

$38

See the print

Made to order. Ships rolled, on its own, apart from your coffee.