From Pitangui to Brazil, we remain faithful to our origin, our people and the handmade straw cigarette, a craft carried across generations in Minas Gerais. We are Souza Paiol.
The handcrafted flavour of those who already make quality
Souza Paiol begins in 1998 in Pitangui from a local initiative led by José Haroldo Vasconcelos.
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Formalized operation
The activity is formalized as a microenterprise and enters a new stage of organization.
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TRAJECTORY
Roots and presence
Pitangui remains a reference of origin as the company broadens its activity.
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TODAY
Continuity
Its origin remains a central part of the company’s institutional identity and memory.
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Roots · Pitangui
A company born right here.
Souza Paiol was created in 1998 in Pitangui, in Minas Gerais. The city, the work and the memory of rural life remain important references to its origin.
It began on a small scale, with the first boxes circulating in the city and surrounding region. The name joined the Souza family name to the paiol, a familiar feature of rural Minas Gerais. In March 1999, the activity was formalized as a microenterprise and entered a new stage.
José Haroldo Vasconcelos identifies a local opportunity and Souza Paiol begins in Pitangui.
02MAR. 1999
Formalized operation
With the business formalized as a microenterprise, the operation enters a new stage of organization.
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Minas Gerais identity
Its Pitangui origin remains central to the institutional memory and to the way the company tells its story.
AUTHENTIC
Provenance · authenticity
Recognition begins with origin.
Authenticity is not a packaging effect: it begins with provenance, a documented process and the company’s official channels.
Historical materials supplied by Souza Paiol record six stages of the process. In this preview they work as a visual dossier; the full page concentrates verification guidance and reporting channels.
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INFORMAÇÃO
Health · compliance
Clear information. No shortcuts.
Tobacco products involve serious health risks and nicotine dependence. Responsible communication also means pointing to official sources and public support for people who want to quit smoking.
public sourcesBrazilian Ministry of Health · INCA · Anvisa
Smoking is a chronic disease associated with nicotine dependence and is a risk factor for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and several types of cancer.
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Official warnings
Communication about tobacco products must respect health warnings and the restrictions established by Brazilian law and Anvisa regulation.
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Guidance channels
People who want to quit smoking can seek a primary care unit. Tobacco-dependence treatment is offered by Brazil’s public health system.
Public guidance
Brazil’s public health system offers treatment for people who want to quit smoking. Guidance can begin in primary care or through Disque Saúde.
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INFOSPHEALTH · COMPLIANCE
Editorial commitments for this communication
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Responsible communication
Institutional information without risk-reduction claims or encouragement to consume.
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Protection of minors
Content and language are not designed to attract children or adolescents.
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Provenance
Authenticity and official channels are part of the site’s public guidance.
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Public channels
The full page brings together official sources and public health guidance.
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Contact · Pitangui
The right conversation starts in the right place.
Institutional matters, provenance, press, suppliers and the cachaça area follow different paths. The Home page organizes those subjects before the full contact form — using official information without turning contact into a bureaucratic block.
A new space to document presence, context and community.
This section connects the Home page to the Social Action archive. As soon as the team publishes the first record through Admin, the highlight automatically presents its story, place and verified data.
