Euterpe edulis is very similar Myriam, and is native to Brazil which I think they would be using more than an import.
http://www6.ufrgs.br/fitoecolo...
http://www.inbioveritas.net/ma...
Best to check out the other Euterpe species, and maybe more in the same family.
Arecaceae Euterpe catinga Wallace
Arecaceae Euterpe catinga Wallace var. catinga
Arecaceae Euterpe catinga var. roraimae (Dammer) A.J.Hend. & Galeano
Arecaceae Euterpe edulis Mart.
Arecaceae Euterpe longibracteata Barb.Rodr.
Arecaceae Euterpe oleracea Mart.
Arecaceae Euterpe precatoria Mart.
Arecaceae Euterpe precatoria var. longevaginata (Mart.) A.J.Hend.
Arecaceae Euterpe precatoria Mart. var. precatoria
