Guarany Ind. Com. Ltda.

In 1383, Francesco di Matteo Bellandi, a member of “The Art of Wool” one of the major medieval textile dyeing groups, partnered with Franciesco di Marco Datini, a legendary trader from the city of Prato. His penchant for purple was shared by the entire civilized world. This colour, a bright red with shades of violet was traditionally obtained from the maceration of clam shells. Two centuries later, the coveted purple would be extracted from a tree brought from a distant country in the “West Indies” region. The tree is called Brazil Wood. From which the name of the country is derived.