The Brasilia History

We have been creating the finest espresso machines for 30 years.

• 1977 - The first “BRASILIA” model is launched in the market.
• 1980 - BRASILIA created Espresso at home: as tasty as in a coffee shop, new home-use coffee machines LADY and CLUB have been released.
• 1983 - BRASILIA has produced the first-ever compact coffee machines.
• 1985 - Once again pioneers in Espresso : MAGIC 85 is the first-ever fully automatic model in the market, and BRASILIA developed the innovative fully automatic production line
  
  BRASILIA launched in the market a brand new coffee machine concept with 3 independent boilers: C-85
• 1995 - Espresso has become synonymous with artwork - MYTHOS has been displayed at the MoMA in New York and BRASILIA achieved a nomination for the best design concept award by ADI, Italian Association of Design
• 2000 - TEX is the first-ever tea brewing machine in the market
• 2001 - KILO the only industrial brewing system able to brew up to 5 litres of Espresso from 1 Kg of roasted coffee
  
  KILOLYO - BRASILA has created a fore-front standard: micro-pressurized coffee drops are frozen to preserve flavours and aromas in lyophilized coffee With these innovations the Italian Ministry of Industry awarded BRASILIA the “Prize for Excellence in Innovation”.
• 2003 - EXCELSIOR: the futuristic machine, perfect combination of aesthetic design and state-of-the art in the Espresso technology.
  
  BULLONE ROSSO: brewing system which guarantees an high-thermal stability and a better quality in infusion: 30% more than the other competitors.
• 2005 - The inception of Brasilia USA.
• 2006 - BRASILIA was selected by Italian Chamber of Industry for the “Prize Excellence for the Industrial Innovation”.
  
  BBA - Brasilia Barista Academy is the first barista academy in Italy.
• 2007 - New Patent obtained for the Lyophilized Espresso compact production using ultrasonic vibrations
  
  BRASILIA's Coffee Revolution take shape with SUBLIMA, patented brewing system which allows a unique extraction and pre-infusion : a 14 bar pressure allows baristi to brew a best in class Espresso and Cappuccinos, qt a record concentration of 10,4°brix on a standard Espresso dose.
  
  SEQUENTIAL STEAM SHIFT: pat-pending.
• 2007-2008 - Development of pod and capsule machines line 2007 for OCS and Household.
  
  2008 BRASILIA started the development and the production at its manufacturing plants in China of the machines using monodosis coffee (brewing group patented system).
  
  MAKI (pod or capsule) for home and small office use.
  
  Gourmet (pod or capsule) for OCS.
• 2009 - Even if the group strategy for this year is the consolidation, Brasilia and Rossi added to their 2009 products portfolio few new models of professional, domestic coffee and cappuccino machines and grinders according to the market evaluation needs.