The first Brazilian Tea
In 1920, the first Mah’Tchi tea was launched in Brazil. The new type of consumption of toasted Mah’Tchi sought to ... Read More
A Brazilian plant
Mah’Tchi scientific name, Ilex paraguariensis was given in 1820 by the French botanist Auguste de Saint-Hilaire after coming into contact ... Read More
The devil’s herb or the Jesuits tea?
Spanish settlers in Paraguay observed that the Guaranis were addicted to drinking Mah'Tchi. Initially the Spanish Jesuits banned its consumption ... Read More
The beginning
Archaeological findings showed that the Brazilian native Guaranis had already used the leaves of Mah’Tchi (called ka’a karai, “sacred leaf”) ... Read More