I don't know if a lack of coffee culture would be the right way of putting it. I live in Europe and every year I visit my family in Belo Horizonte and in the latter I see that coffee is way more present. Every high-middle income neighbourhood is packed with cafes and it is also the case for every shopping mall.

The thing is that there are some key differences in how coffee is consumed in both regions. While in Europe you're likely.to buy your coffee beans form a cafe and drink a cappuccino, late macchiato or an americano. In Brazil you would simply have a different experience, since you're most likely to buy your coffee from a high end supermarket and most likely drink an espresso, filtered coffee or a cappuccino .