Author

Maurício Pantoja

CEO of Tribo Superfoods

A riverside-community native, biologist and business designer, Maurício Pantoja is CEO of Tribo Superfoods, which connects açaí produced by cooperatives in the Lower Tocantins region of Pará, Brazil, to industrial buyers in Brazil and abroad.

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Articles

Bunches of ripe, deep-purple açaí berries still on the palm, in a floodplain area of Pará, Brazil

Quality & certifications

Açaí certifications buyers should require: EU Organic, USDA, Canada, HACCP, Halal and FDA registration

What each organic açaí certification guarantees a buyer, what FDA registration does not, and what to request during supplier approval.

October 29, 2026 · 8 min read

Tribo Superfoods 1.02 kg pack of pure açaí pulp with 12% total solids and organic seals, resting on freshly harvested acai berries

Technical specifications

Açaí pulp grades explained: 8%, 12% or 14% total solids

Frozen acai pulp at 8%, 12% or 14% total solids: what Brazilian law requires, which grade fits ice cream, beverages or bowls, and how to check the COA.

October 29, 2026 · 8 min read

River with greenish water lined by dense floodplain forest, with açaí palms and other palm trees, in Pará, Brazil

Import & logistics

How to import frozen açaí pulp from Brazil: Incoterms, documents, cold chain and lead times

How to import frozen açaí pulp from Brazil: documents by destination, FOB vs CIF, the -18°C cold chain, minimum order and lead times.

October 29, 2026 · 8 min read