Xingu (beer) Xingu (beer) Xingu is a Brazilian beer brand created in 1988 by Cesario Mello Franco. Currently, it is sold in about 20 countries (USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, etc.) by Cervejas Premium do Brasil Ltda. In Brazil, distribution is done by Heineken. Well known for its black beer (Xingu Black), Xingu also offers, since 2013, a gold version (Xingu Gold). Xingu, created in 1988, is a premium black lager beer. The beer was named after the Xingu River in the Amazon Rainforest and since its inception Xingu has carried the vital Amazon preservation message. In 2013 Xingu became a line
Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests ecoregion rises into the Carajás Mountains, where it becomes interspersed with areas of seasonal forest and cerrado. Population centers include São Félix do Xingu on the Xingu, Porto de Moz, Oeiras do Pará and Gurupá on the Amazon, and Marabá on the Tocantins. The Marajó várzea at the mouth of the Amazon lies to the north. To the west, on the other side of the Xingu River, is the Tapajós-Xingu moist forests. To the northeast is the Tocantins/Pindare moist forests. To the southeast and south the ecoregion blends into the Mato Grosso seasonal forests ecoregion, and in some places directly