[1][2] The roaster was founded by Augusto Carneiro in 2004 and uses sustainably sourced[3] beans imported from Africa as well as Central and South America.

[4] Nossa Familia ("Our Family" in Portuguese) was founded by Augusto Carvalho Dias Carneiro.

[5] In 2017, the business confirmed plans to close the warehouse roasting facility and Espresso Bar in northwest Portland and open four cafes:[6] In 2019, Nossa Familia became "the first Portland coffee shop to add a 25-cent extra charge to orders served in disposable to-go cups".

[7] The company stopped operating for nearly two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, reopening in January 2022.

[9] The website's Katrina Yentch included the company in a 2021 list of "14 Distinctive Portland Cafés That Roast Their Own Coffee".