other tea plantations were set up on the ilha do governador and in the zona west of the city in what today is the district of santa cruz. over the course of the century, tea production increased dramatically, with the plantations of the city eventually supplying the european market, especially the english. yet, tea never became truly popular, and even the plans to further expand exports were eventually cancelled. one of the possible reasons why tea did not broadly take off in rio de janeiro, was the fact that Europeans were accustomed to sweetened black tea, as opposed to the bitter green tea that was being locally produced.
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