The Agroterenas' history began before its foundation and is intertwine with the history of the Rezende Barbosa family, which has always been connected to agriculture.
After leaving the region where the family produced coffee at the end of the 19th century in search of better planting conditions, the family established in Cravinhos, town close to city of Ribeirão Preto, west of São Paulo state, where they found fertile land, initiating new techniques for coffee and cotton cultivation.
With the death of her husband Eugênio de Rezende Barbosa, Mrs. Olga Ottoni de Rezende Barbosa took over the management of the farms and the direction and guidance of the work in the field, alongside her brother Nelson and her son Renato de Rezende Barbosa.
In 1944, Renato de Rezende Barbosa acquired Fazenda Nova América, in the city of Assis, where the first sugar and alcohol plant of the Vale do Paranapanema was installed. The splitting of Grupo NovAmérica in 2010 gave rise to Agroterenas, which operates in the cultivation of sugarcane, fresh orange and concentrated orange juice. In 2013, the company started to cultivate soybeans and peanut.
1944
Renato de Rezende Barbosa acquired Fazenda Nova América in partnership with Ferdinando Matarazzo.
1946
Dedication to sugarcane plantation. The farm management was completely taken over by Rezende Barbosa family.
1947
Establishment of Usina Nova América of sugar and alcohol. Annual sugar production: 20 thousand bags.
1957
Acquisition of Usina Maracaí in partnership with Paulo de Rezende Barbosa and Edgar de Andrade Reis.
1974
Acquisition of Guacho Agropecuária, currently named Agroterenas Citrus.
1981
Capivara – Agropecuária S.A. was created from a split of the agricultural area of Usina Maracaí S.A. Açúcar e Álcool. Currently, Agroterenas’ Maracaí unit.
1983
NovAmérica S/A Industrial Citrus, currently Agroterenas Industrial Citrus, launched the Packing House with mechanized system of fruit selection and packing.
1997
Teaçu Armazéns Gerais, export and import terminal for maritime shipment was created.
2000
Building of the Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ) plant, in Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo unit.
2005
NovAmérica acquires the União sugar.
2006
Announcement of a sugar and alcohol plant establishment in Caarapó/MS, and the beginning of sugarcane plantation in the region.
Launching of the União Pro line and opening of the new port terminal of Teaçu Armazéns Gerais.
2007
NovAmérica acquires Destilaria Paraguaçu Ltda, currently named Agroterenas Paraguaçu Paulista unit.
2009
NovAmérica joins to Grupo Cosan (currently, Raízen) involving the industrial and retail sector.
2010
The division of NovAmérica’s assets was carried out originating two companies, one of them is Agroterenas.
2011
Agroterenas starts its activities in Deodápolis/MS to provide sugarcane to ETH Bioenergia – Rio Brilhante unit, currently named Atvos.