The three winners will represent Brazil at the 7th Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award, which will be held later in the year, and will see 27 coffee growers from nine countries that supply beans to illycaffè, competing to in the title of the Best of the Best. On that occasion, the order of the three Brazilian finalists (first, second, and third in the national award) will also be revealed. The 4th, 5th, and 6th place at the Premio Ernesto Illy de qualidade sustentavel do cafè para espresso of Brazil were already revealed: Luiz Miguel Costa Rocha (Tapiratiba, São Paulo state), Marie Nakao Sasaki (Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais), and Cristiane Zancanaro Simões (Cristalina, Goiás state), respectively. The Ernesto Illy Award is the most important acknowledgement of Brazilian coffee production, contributing to the development of coffee quality and sustainability in the country since 1991. Offering to coffee producers, the opportunity to improve the quality of their work and their products is part of illycaffè’s commitment to its search for sustainable quality worldwide. Of equal importance is the creation of a system of rewards for those who achieve the goals that have been set. illycaffè thus established an annual award for the best coffee crop. This makes it possible for producers to take on a challenge, see if their work measures up to that of their peers, and to have a chance to be rewarded while being motivated to constantly improve their efforts. It has recognized more than 1,500 coffee growers over the years. More than R$120,000 in prizes were awarded during the ceremony.