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      <title>Curto Cafe in Rio</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Curto Cafe in Rio&#xA;&#xA;Ever been to a cafe where the beans are only from a specific farm? &#xA;i hope so.&#xA;Though this farm singularity isn&#39;t the memorable encounter with Curto cafe - it seems valuable to get out of the way 1st.&#xA;&#xA;Ever been to a cafe where payment was an optional choice rather than a requirement without any other option?&#xA;i hope so.&#xA;However, since my visits to curto cafe - i have not been to a coffee place with such options.&#xA;&#xA;Indeed, during my 1st visit, I took a picture of the wall where, costs were chalked.&#xA;The text on the wall told the story of how much, roughly, it costs curto cafe to offer a single and a double esspresso, how much a capuchino might be, and so on.&#xA;The picture was to share with friends.&#xA;&#xA;Next time at the cafe, I noticed someone taking the same kind of picture.&#xA;Why?&#xA;My brother, they said, in Netal, is considering to open a cafe - I think this way of pricing is great!&#xA;&#xA;Perhaps you have been to Netal? Perhaps that cafe is operating there now?&#xA;&#xA;Back to memories from Curto cafe?&#xA;Recall the single farm?&#xA;Well.. Which ever coffee you might fancy, a long black, mocca, and so on - &#xA;the barista will present the beans on a sliding scale based on how they were roasted. From light through to dark, 6 shades of roastiness.&#xA;Which would you like?&#xA;&#xA;http://search.disroot.org/?q=Curto%20Caf%C3%A9%2C%20rio&amp;categories=general&amp;language=en-US]]&gt;</description>
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<p>Ever been to a cafe where the beans are only from a specific farm?
i hope so.
Though this farm singularity isn&#39;t the memorable encounter with Curto cafe – it seems valuable to get out of the way 1st.</p>

<p>Ever been to a cafe where payment was an optional choice rather than a requirement without any other option?
i hope so.
However, since my visits to curto cafe – i have not been to a coffee place with such options.</p>

<p>Indeed, during my 1st visit, I took a picture of the wall where, costs were chalked.
The text on the wall told the story of how much, roughly, it costs curto cafe to offer a single and a double esspresso, how much a capuchino might be, and so on.
The picture was to share with friends.</p>

<p>Next time at the cafe, I noticed someone taking the same kind of picture.
Why?
My brother, they said, in Netal, is considering to open a cafe – I think this way of pricing is great!</p>

<p>Perhaps you have been to Netal? Perhaps that cafe is operating there now?</p>

<p>Back to memories from Curto cafe?
Recall the single farm?
Well.. Which ever coffee you might fancy, a long black, mocca, and so on –
the barista will present the beans on a sliding scale based on how they were roasted. From light through to dark, 6 shades of roastiness.
Which would you like?</p>

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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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