When owner Carminha Simmons was 10 years old, she left her home on the Brazilian coast of Fortaleza to work as a nanny. In 1990 she moved to America and continued her work in Maryland. Years later, in 2005, she and her husband, Roddie Simmons, opened Aqui Brazilian Coffee in Germantown, Maryland.
In the Press
(Chadwick, Melissa A. "Immigrants bring diverse flavors to Germantown," Germantown Gazette 22 Nov. 2005.)
("What's New, What's Hip, Where to Be," Washington Post Montgomery Extra 9 Feb 2006.)
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Past Events at Aqui
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