The Brazilian Cheese World Cup 2024 elected Anderson Magalhães, from São Paulo, as the Best Cheesemaker in Brazil. Anderson is a cheese consultant (fromager) for the Pão de Açúcar Group. Unlike the cheesemaker, who produces the cheese, the fromager is like a cheese merchant. The competition is judged on passion for the craft. 

In order to select the Best Cheesemaker in Brazil, the judges took part in tests involving the preparation of a cheese board, the preparation of a work of cheesemaking art, general knowledge and an oral presentation.  

The competition is sponsored by Concours de Meilleur Fromager du Monde of the Mondial du Fromage de Tours in France. The winner was guaranteed a place at the next edition in France in September 2025. As well as recognition for his work, Anderson also won a ticket from São Paulo to Paris to take part in the event in France.

This was the second time that the Best Cheesemaker Contest was held at the World Cheese Fair and, in addition to Anderson, Cristiane Abade from Londrina, Paraná, came in second place, and Juliana Pereira, from Socorro, São Paulo - in third place.