Born and raised in the Bateia community, Elizelto comes from the Fávero family, one of the first families to settle in the Bateia region, around 1912. His grandparents, Italian immigrants, set down roots on the slopes of the region's stone mountains and there they made their home.

The family's history of growing coffee began with Elizelto's father, Mr. Almir Fávero. Until then, the family grew few coffee trees for their own consumption. Mr. Almir, a man ahead of his time, saw potential in the property for cultivation and decided to invest in coffee growing.

The gamble paid off very well, and Mr. Almir could raise his family with the money from coffee growing. Since then, Elizelto and his two brothers have followed in their father's footsteps and today manage the property together. The brothers' admiration for their father is such that they decided to honor him, and today, in addition to bearing the name Sítio Bateia, the property is also known as Sítio Almir Fávero.

Women are also very active with operations. While the men are in charge of most of the harvesting, the women manage the drying of the beans. Elizelto married Vânia, and it was under their management, in 2016, that the transition from traditional coffee to specialty coffee began.

The property is located in an excellent terroir for the production of special lots: altitudes between 900 and 1,100 meters, excellent precipitation rates throughout the year, and the care of selective harvesting and post-processing carried out by the producer has surprised every year in terms of quality.

Despite being a somewhat reserved producer, Elizelto has been very motivated by the incentive coming from the regional quality contests. Some trophies have already been won by the coffees produced on the site, and the most recent of them was in 2021, in the quality contest promoted by Bourbon Specialty Coffees in the region. Elizelto came in 6th place in the award with a Microlot of the Catuaí variety, which scored 89.25 points.

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