Cachaca Ole! (206) Think of Brazil... soccer, samba and of course Brazil's national drink, Cachaca! What is this sugar-cane elixir? Said to have originated in Northeastern Brazil around 400 years ago, it was consumed by slaves working on sugarcane plantations and in its undistilled form was known as firewater.
Over the centuries, changes in the distillation have made a more refined alcohol that Brazilians are proud to call their national drink.
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