CONTENT
Chapter I - The dreamy immigrant
How it all began
The first days in Brazil
Arrival in Mantiqueira – a little piece of Brazil
Chapter II - The dairy industry in Brazil
The factory of Mantiqueira
Producing European cheese in Brazil
Mantiqueira, cradle of innovation
De Sá Fortes of Mantiqueira and Dutch livestock
Herds in the Mantiqueira landscape
Chapter III - Jan Kingma’s Brazilian family
Life in Mantiqueira and the encounter with the dark-haired school girl
João, the dreamer
The origin of rennet
The first rennet factory in South-America
The revolution of Minas Gerais cheese to guava cheese
Chapter V - The livestock farmer
‘Do Pinho’ – the farm
A passion for dairy farming
Founding of the Mantiqueira Rural Association
Chapter VI - Business partners
Generosity within the family
The third business partner
The biggest employer
Chapter VIII - So many stories to tell
A hat for Ian
Darkness in the green eyes
Gratitude towards friends
The first television in Mantiqueira
A presidential visit
Chico Xavier – another famous visitor
Passion for soccer
Soccer at the soccer pitch of Guarani
Nico, one of the popular guys
House with an open door
Two stubborn little children
Carnival groups
October 15th, a special day
The basement of ‘Do Pinho’
Chapter IX - Times of pain and sorrow
Chapter X - Homesick for his Dutch relatives
Memories of his roots
Chapter XI - The friend that gave mankind wings
Santos Dumont – a friend
A tribute to a friend
Chapter XII - The history of the city that welcomed him
From Arraial de João Gomes to Palmyra and Santos Dumont
Gratitude of the city he helped develop
Chapter XIII - Some more memories of my grandfather
July 20th 1969
Almost a year later
Some final thoughts
The family of João Kingma
The children of João Kingma
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
About the author