Best Brazil Chocolate
The 129 best Brazilian chocolate bars on Chof made with cacao from Brazil, ranked by the Chof Score.
The Brazil regions named most often on these bars are Bahia, Vale Potumuju, Southern Bahia and Pará. Makers most often list the cacao as Amelonado, Forastero and Trinitario. On the dark Brazil bars, notes that at least 3 makers record include Nutty, Dried Fruit, Citrus, Earthy, Woody and Floral.
Ranked by the Chof Score
- Rank 73:
BaianíSpecial Blend 88%
88%darkBrazil - Rank 74:
Gallette ChocolatesCoconut Milk 50%
50%milkBrazil - Rank 75:
Gallette ChocolatesCupuaçu 70%
70%darkBrazil - Rank 76:
CluizelRiachuelo 51%
51%milkBrazil - Rank 77:
Forté ChocolateBrazil 72%
72%darkBrazil - Rank 78:
BaianíAo Leite 57%
57%milkBrazil - Rank 79:
BaianíOrange Zest 70%
70%darkBrazil - Rank 80:
Coco CaravanCabruca 75%
75%darkBrazil - Rank 81:
La BrigaderieSaveur Cachaça 70%
70%darkBrazil - Rank 82:
MestiçoLeite Crema 45%
45%milkBrazil2 awards - Rank 83:
BlanxartBrasil 76%
76%darkBrazil - Rank 84:
Chocolate MakersDark Hazelnuts
65%darkBrazil - Rank 85:
La BrigaderieSaveur Feijoada 70%
70%darkBrazil - Rank 86:
BonnatMaragnan 75%
75%darkBrazil1 award - Rank 87:
Åkesson'sFazenda Sempre Firme 75% Forastero Cocoa
75%darkBrazil1 award - Rank 88:
MestiçoZero Açúcar 72%
72%darkBrazil - Rank 89:
CluizelRiachuelo 70%
70%darkBrazil - Rank 90:
InventoChocolate ao Leite 45%
45%milkBrazil - Rank 91:
MestiçoDoce de Leite & Honeycomb 37%
37%whiteBrazil2 awards - Rank 92:
Casa LaseviciusTaperebá 65%
65%darkBrazil - Rank 93:
Mission ChocolateGoiabada 70%
70%darkBrazil - Rank 94:
BaianíChocolate Intenso Torra Sutil 70%
70%darkBrazil - Rank 95:
Lady MerveillesChocolat Noir Piment d'Espelette 75%
75%darkBrazil1 award - Rank 96:
Mission ChocolateWild Brasil 65%
65%darkBrazil2 awards - Rank 97:
Coup de ChocolatOuro Sul da Bahia 72%
72%darkBrazil2 awards - Rank 98:
BaianíDuplo Caramelo
whiteBrazil - Rank 99:
Mission ChocolateCupuaçu 70%
70%darkBrazil1 award - Rank 100:
Mission ChocolateTwo Rivers 70%
70%darkBrazil3 awards - Rank 101:
Mission ChocolateBaru 70%
70%darkBrazil - Rank 102:
Dormouse ChocolatesFrancisco Sakaguchi 75%
75%darkBrazil1 award - Rank 103:
Mission ChocolateLaranja 70%
70%darkBrazil1 award - Rank 104:
Mission ChocolateArroz Doce
whiteBrazil1 award - Rank 105:
Gallette ChocolatesDark Milk 56%
56%milkBrazil - Rank 106:
C'almaPastelinho de Goiás
54%darkBrazil - Rank 107:
Mission ChocolateMaravilhosa 61%
61%darkBrazil - Rank 108:
MestiçoMel & Baru ao Leite 50%
50%milkBrazil2 awards
What is Brazil chocolate known for?
Brazilian chocolate leans deep and savoury, with earthy, woody character and a distinctive note of tobacco that shows up in Brazilian bars more than almost any other origin, over a base of dark fruit. Bahia is the historic heartland, and a new wave of growers there and in the Amazon region of Para has carried Brazil from a bulk-cacao past into a serious fine-flavour origin.
Brazil has grown cacao for centuries, but a plant disease devastated its Bahia plantations in the late 1980s and the industry took years to recover. Out of that came a renewed focus on quality, and today Brazilian craft bars can be excellent: deep and savoury, with earthy, woody and tobacco notes over dark fruit.
The Amazon region of Para is the other story to watch, with growers reviving wild and native cacao. Brazil is unusual in being both a major cacao grower and a large chocolate-consuming country, which gives its craft scene a strong home base.
Makers with the most Brazil bars
Popular cocoa percentages for Brazil
Frequently asked about Brazil chocolate
What does Brazilian chocolate taste like?
Deep and savoury, with earthy and woody character, a signature note of tobacco, and dark fruit underneath. The best modern Brazilian bars, from Bahia and the Amazon region of Para, are clean and complex rather than flat.
Is Brazil known for cacao?
Yes. Brazil is one of the larger cacao-growing countries and has a centuries-long history with the crop. After disease hit its Bahia plantations in the late 1980s, a quality-focused revival has made Brazil a respected fine-flavour origin again.
What Brazilian chocolate brands are there?
Of the 13 Brazilian chocolate brands and makers on Chof, the three whose top bar has the highest Chof Score are C'alma, Luisa Abram and Baianí. 31 makers on Chof use Brazil cacao, wherever they are based.
Which makers work with Brazil cacao on Chof?
Of the 31 makers using Brazil cacao on Chof, the three whose top Brazil bar has the highest Chof Score are JULAID, Dick Taylor and C'alma.
How are the best Brazil chocolate bars chosen?
The Brazil bars are ordered by Chof Score, which is built from what the maker discloses: how precisely the origin is named, how clean the ingredient list is, how much of the fermenting, drying and roasting is documented, and what lab evidence exists. Community ratings do not change the order.
How many Brazil chocolate bars are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 129 chocolate bars made with cacao from Brazil.
What cocoa percentages of Brazil chocolate are most common?
The most common cocoa percentages for Brazil cacao on Chof are 70%, 75%, 65%, 55% and 72%.
Cacao varieties in Brazil chocolate
Bean varieties the makers of these bars list for Brazil, as stated on the label. Open one to see what it is, how it tastes, and how to tell a real one.
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