Arapiraca Corda Tabaco, originating from the renowned Arapiraca region in Alagoas, Brazil, has long been celebrated for its robust flavor and deep cultural roots. While traditionally produced in rope form, this Tabaco is now also presented in a fine powder form, ideal for creating personal Rapé blends. This powdered Arapiraca offers a unique opportunity to explore its spiritual and meditative benefits, especially in traditional indigenous practices.

Turning Arapiraca Corda Tabaco into fine powder is an elaborate and patient process. The fresh and juicy Corda Tabaco ropes are cut into small pieces, sun-dried, crushed, dehydrated, and deveined. To achieve the finest powder, the leaves undergo multiple rounds of grinding and sieving, ultimately producing a 150-micron powder. This careful process ensures the Tabaco maintains its rich aroma and robust character, while being finely ground to suit its use in Rapé blends.

Arapiraca has earned the title of "The Brazilian Tabaco Capital" due to its long-standing history of Tabaco cultivation, particularly since the early 20th century. The region’s dry and sunny climate is perfect for growing high-quality Tabaco, and the traditional Corda (rope) method of twisting and fermenting the leaves has been passed down through generations of Tabaco farmers. The fermentation process not only enhances the flavor and strength of the Tabaco but also deepens its spiritual potency, making it highly prized in both local and international markets​.

Arapiraca Corda Tabaco is fermented to develop its characteristic rich, earthy flavor and dark brown color. During the fermentation stage, natural chemical reactions within the leaves transform starches and sugars, resulting in a smoother, stronger Tabaco. After this, the Tabaco is carefully twisted into thick ropes, traditionally known as Corda, and left to age for several months. This aging process is what gives Arapiraca Tabaco its robust flavor and long-lasting strength.

The fine powder of Arapiraca Corda Tabaco is particularly well-suited for creating personal Rapé blends. When mixed with ashes such as Tsunu or Parika in a simple 1:1 ratio, this Tabaco powder creates a potent and grounding Rapé, perfect for spiritual practices and deep meditation. The fine powder’s smooth texture allows it to blend effortlessly, offering a well-balanced Rapé that delivers clarity and focus during ceremonies.

Due to its high nicotine content and grounding effects, Arapiraca Tabaco in powdered form is favored in indigenous spiritual rituals that focus on energy alignment and mental clarity. The finely ground Tabaco provides a steady and sustained effect, allowing users to connect deeply with the earth and themselves during meditative practices.

While Arapiraca Corda Tabaco is commonly smoked and used in cigars, its powdered form opens new avenues for spiritual exploration. As a key ingredient in traditional Rapé, Arapiraca Tabaco helps cleanse the mind and align the body’s energies, offering clarity and focus. The fine powder enhances the snuff's effectiveness, delivering a balanced experience.

Arapiraca Tabaco carries not only a deep cultural heritage but also a significant spiritual role. Whether used in Rapé or smoked, the finely ground Tabaco is seen as a tool for grounding and spiritual protection. The spiritual strength of the Arapiraca region’s Tabaco is recognized by indigenous healers and tabaqueros alike, who view the Tabaco as a conduit between the physical and spiritual realms. The fine powder enhances the ability to blend and personalize Rapé, making it an ideal tool for individual spiritual journeys.

Arapiraca Corda Tabaco powder embodies the rich tradition of Brazilian Tabaco craftsmanship and offers a versatile tool for spiritual practices. The intricate process of cutting, drying, grinding, and fermenting results in a finely powdered Tabaco that is perfect for Rapé blends. Whether you're an experienced user or new to the art of making your own Rapé, this fine powder allows you to explore the deep grounding and clarifying effects of Arapiraca Tabaco in a highly refined form.

Arapiraca Tabaco is a Nicotiana Rustica strain. In the state Acre the only Tabaco grown nowadays is the natural Tabaco de Moy, which is a milder Tabaco that nowadays is used less to produce Rapé. A lot of Tabaco is brought from other states to the Amazon where the Rapé crafters buy it for their production. The only Rapé that is 100% made by the tribes is the Apurinã Awiry. Most Tabaco is grown organically since Tabaco itself is used in organic farming as a pesticide.

A detailed description on how to blend your own Rapé can be found here.

We take great care to transform the Arapiraca Tabaco into the finest quality powder. We meticulously dehydrate, grind and sieve the Tabaco to remove rough bits and particles, resulting in an exceptionally smooth and effective powder at 150-micron fineness. We use laboratory-grade sieves and dehydrating equipment to achieve this quality. This is our standard because it provides the best Rapé experience.

Scientific name: Nicotiana Rustica
Part used: Leaves
Region of origin: Arapiraca, Sergipe state
Agro toxics: Non used
Method of processing: Leaves are dried, fermented and then rolled into rope mass and cured. The Tabaco is ground, dried, beaten and sieved in 80 mesh industrial sieve.
Appearance: Powder, dry
Colour: Brown
Odour: Tabaco
Taste: Tabaco

Other names: Corda

All South American shamans have an intimate relationship with Tabaco, and consider it a very sacred, wholesome plant that is deeply entrenched in their culture and rites. Tabaco consumed in high amounts has strong psychedelic and hallucinogenic effects, as it contains two alkaloids, harman and norharman, which are closely related to harmine and harmaline (Janiger et al. 1973). These two beta-carbolines inhibit monoamine oxidase (Herraiz et al. 2005), leading to antidepressive and uplifting effects (Farzin 2006).

​In addition to Ayahuasca rituals that are combined with Tabaco snuffs, there are even shamans that specialised in Tabaco healing, called Tobaqueros (Jauregui et al. 2011). When used in shamanic rituals, Tabaco is assumed to protect, cleanse and re-align energies, thereby bringing profound clarity and healing (Jauregui et al. 2011). Furthermore, South American shamans, commonly use Tabaco smoke to blow it over the person to be healed with the intention to bring their energies into equilibrium and clean out all negativity and anxiety (i.e. ‘sopladas’ – the healing energy of blowing) (Jauregui et al. 2011). Thus, Tabaco in the shamanistic culture has a potent function of cleansing, bringing clarity and focus, and for allowing strong visualisations.

This powder is made from fermented Rope Tabaco. When the Tabaco is harvested it is first fermented and then turned into ropes and rolled up on rolls, each roll can weigh around eighty kilo. After this process it sits on the rolls to mature. When they prepare the Tabaco for Rapé it is dried in the sun, beaten and sieved.

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