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Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Brazil

247 producers listed, including 4 bulk or neutral spirit.

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Brazil at a glance

Population
212.8 million (2025)
GDP
US$2.28 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$10,713 (2025)
Capital
Brasilia
Currency
Real (BRL)
Languages
Portuguese
Climate
Mostly tropical: equatorial in the north (about 25 C, little dry season), savanna with seasonal rain in the centre, semi-arid interior northeast (under 800 mm rain, droughts), subtropical south with cool winters and occasional frost.
Alcohol status
legal
Legal drinking age
18 (selling, serving or supplying to under-18s is a criminal offence)
Alcohol per adult
10.1 litres of pure alcohol a year (2022, WHO)
Spirits imports
US$294.4 million (2024); mainly from United Kingdom, United States, Spain
Spirits exports
US$58.8 million (2024); mainly to United States, code 192, Jamaica
Import duty on spirits
Standard (MFN) rate 2023: whisky 17.33% (range 12.0-20.0%); vodka 20.0%; rum 20.0%; gin 20.0%
Popular brands
Pirassununga 51 (Companhia Muller de Bebidas), Pitu (not named in source), Velho Barreiro (not named in source), Ypioca (Diageo (bought 2012)), Cachaca 51 (Companhia Muller de Bebidas), Brahma / Antarctica (Ambev beers) (Ambev (subsidiary of AB InBev))
Major producers
Companhia Muller de Bebidas, Ambev, Ypioca, Diageo (Ypioca), Campari (Sagatiba)
The market
Cachaca is Brazil's native sugarcane spirit and the most popular spirit, and beer (mostly pilsner) is the main alcoholic drink. Production of cachaca was about 292 million litres in 2025 with only about 6.7 million litres exported (US, France, Germany, Paraguay). Ambev (AB InBev subsidiary) holds about 69% of the beer market. Cachaca 51 holds about a third of national cachaca sales.
Making spirits
Over 40,000 cachaca producers were active in 2011 (Wikipedia). Cachaca was legally defined in 1993, with technical specifications in 2005 and a geographical indication in 2007; the name is protected and can only be produced in Brazil. Licensing authority not confirmed in sources read.
Importing
No sourced detail on import duty or taxes was obtained. Imports are small relative to the domestic market; the UK is the largest source of reported spirits imports.
Advertising
WHO country profile (2018 edition, data c.2016): legally binding national rules - advertising: yes; product placement: yes; sponsorship: no; sales promotion: no; health-warning requirement - on adverts: yes; on containers: yes. Status may have changed since; check current national advertising code.
Sale restrictions
WHO country profile (2018 edition, data c.2016): national limits on sale - on-premise: hours/days no, places/density no; off-premise: hours/days yes, places/density no; restrictions - specific events: yes; intoxicated persons: yes; petrol stations: yes; minimum age for spirits - on-premise 18, off-premise 18. Online sales not covered by the profile; check current local licensing rules.

Regulators: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) - beverage establishment/product registration and inspection, Receita Federal do Brasil - federal taxes (IPI) and customs

Trade bodies and fairs: ABRABE - Associação Brasileira de Bebidas, IBRAC - Instituto Brasileiro da Cachaça, Expocachaça, Vinexpo Americas

Compiled by Distillers Hub in October 2026 from the World Bank, WHO, UN Comtrade, the WITS tariff database and the sources below. Figures change: check with the regulator or a customs broker before you act.

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About Brazil

Brazil is located in South America, with Portuguese as its official language. The nation is globally recognized for its extensive agricultural output, rich mineral resources, and well-developed industrial manufacturing sector.

The spirits market

Alcohol is legal in Brazil for adults aged 18 and older, operating through a private retail system without a state monopoly. Importers require active federal tax status, MAPA registration, and SISCOMEX customs clearance, facing cascading taxes including a 20% import duty, IPI, PIS/COFINS, and state ICMS. Local distillers primarily produce cachaça, aguardente composta, gin, vodka, and liqueurs. Modern retail expansion and upcoming EU-Mercosur tariff reductions offer clear opportunities for exporters of premium whiskies, gins, tequilas, and liqueurs.

Licences, import duty and labelling rules in Brazil

Spirits importers and distributors in Brazil

Duty-free and travel-retail shops in Brazil

Who makes liquor in Brazil? This list covers 247 liquor manufacturers and distilleries — Vale Verde Alambique e Parque Ecológico (Comercial Regon Ltda), Casa Bucco, Rio do Engenho Destilados Ltda, Alambique Maria Izabel (Sítio Santo Antônio) and more: whisky, rum, gin, vodka, brandy, neutral spirit (ENA) and local spirits producers, with their towns, products and websites. See also how to import or export liquor to Brazil and the licences needed to make it there.

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