Teamocracy
A "tea equalizer" at the Chá Porto Formoso museum factory. Founded in the 1920, the factory operated until the 1980s, serving both the national market and exporting internationally. The operations ceased due to the small production, limited by Sao Miguel's characteristics, and in 1998 the facilities were restored to operate at small volumes, compensated for by the side operation as a museum. It is very interesting to go through the factory and see each stage of the tea production process. Porto Formoso, together with the nearby Gorreana Tea Factory, are the only facilities in Europe to process the leaves of "Camellia sinensis" for tea production. Some scholars argue that this plant, the source of green tea and black tea, was introduced in the Azores in 1750 by the ships returning from the East.
Teamocracy
A "tea equalizer" at the Chá Porto Formoso museum factory. Founded in the 1920, the factory operated until the 1980s, serving both the national market and exporting internationally. The operations ceased due to the small production, limited by Sao Miguel's characteristics, and in 1998 the facilities were restored to operate at small volumes, compensated for by the side operation as a museum. It is very interesting to go through the factory and see each stage of the tea production process. Porto Formoso, together with the nearby Gorreana Tea Factory, are the only facilities in Europe to process the leaves of "Camellia sinensis" for tea production. Some scholars argue that this plant, the source of green tea and black tea, was introduced in the Azores in 1750 by the ships returning from the East.