Guaraná Jesus

Guaraná Jesus is a Brazilian soft drink produced by Eduardo Lago, a Coca-Cola bottler based in São Luís."Guarana's potent reputation makes consumers drink it up"; Matt Moffett and Nikhil Deogun, "The Wall Street Journal", reprinted by " [http://www.s-t.com/daily/07-99/07-11-99/b03bu068.htm South Coast Today] ", 7-11-1999] The drink is popular within the region, reportedly outselling Coca-Colacite news | first=Alex | last=Bellos | pages= | title=Welcome to a strange new world | date=Sunday December 12 2004 | publisher=The Observer | url=http://travel.guardian.co.uk/countries/story/0,,1371859,00.html ] , and is made from extracts of the guarana plant, which contains caffeine (sometimes called "guaranine"), theophylline, and theobromine. Lago has noted that "Every Brazilian knows that guarana is a stimulant and that means it stimulates everything". The drink is named for Jesus Norberto Gomes, the druggist who formulated the drink in 1920. The drink has a pink color, a cinnamon aroma and a very sweet taste, and is marketed with the slogan "the pink dream".cite web | author=| year=| title=Destination - Cities - São Luís | format= | work=Brazilian Tourism Portal | url=http://www.braziltour.com/site/en/cidades/materia.php?id_cidade=3105&regioes=209&estados=337 | accessdate=2006-10-16] The drink is now a brand owned by the Coca-Cola Company.

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