Café Campos Altos

good coffee in belo horizonte keeps pulling you toward barro preto, and campos altos is a solid reason why. av. augusto de lima runs long and busy, not the kind of street that invites you to slow down, but this roaster operates on its own clock. they roast their own beans, which matters more than it sounds: you're not getting something warehoused and forgotten, you're getting something the people here actually made decisions about. belo horizonte sits deep in minas gerais coffee country, so a local roaster has real access to what grows nearby, and campos altos makes that count. if you're in the area, the morning espresso is the thing to start with.