Four budding and two grafting methods were compared fro efficiency in the vegetative propagation of "cupuaçu" an important fruit native to the Amazon Basin. The methods tested were: Forket, green strip budding, shield budding, inverted "T" budding, spliced side grafting and top grafting. Each method was used with partial defoliation of the scion, vihich was performed by cutting off the apical 2/3 of each leaf on the same day or seven days previously. Partial defoliation seven days previously reduced the rate of suc-cessfull budding and grafting. Side grafting and green strip budding are considered to be the best methods for cupuaçu.