 
In the XVII century. it was known as "Três Fazendas" (three farms) because it was distributed in three levels: superior level, where the Landlord lived; intermediary level, where the servants (slaves) lived; and in the lower level there was the outpost. The Paraty Port exported products from São Paulo and Minas Gerais and received merchandise from many countries, that were distributed to the provinces, having the "Fazenda Murycana" as an obligatory stop.
The place, where the alembic is situated today, was the slave house where slaves where gathered to sleep in a kind of calaboose covered with hay. They went down by using a movable ladder that was removed after they were all in to prevent escape attempts and replaced the following morning. |
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 Exhibition of the owners private collection with furniture, decorations, and weapons of the XVII century up to nowadays. The coffee made with cane syrup in the log stove is a delicious courtesy. |
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| To enter the
farm a small fee of R$ 3,00 is charged to collaborate with the preservation
of nature. There is an internal parking lot for the visitors who can stay as long as they like. The farm offers special prices for groups. |
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The Old Murycana distillery, moved by a water wheel, produced cachaça distilled under log fire, aged in oak or cherry wood barrels, and also liquors, melados (thick broth made of molasses served as dessert) and aphrodisiac cachaças.