Tobacco in Brazil: Mata Fina, the World’s Largest Exporter, and Two Industries in One Country

Brazil has been the world’s largest tobacco exporter for 32 consecutive years. It also grows Mata Fina — the wrapper leaf from Bahia’s Recôncavo that appears on CAO, Drew Estate, Herrera Esteli, and dozens of other premium blends. No other country in this series puts leaf directly into your humidor.