Povos Unidos Windmill, Dutch-style windmill in Holambra, Brazil

The Povos Unidos Windmill is a Dutch-tradition windmill 38.5 metres tall, built over 20 months under Dutch architect Jan Heijdra. Its four sails each measure 12 metres and drive two one-tonne basalt lava millstones with 60 horsepower, grinding grain by wind power as in the Netherlands.

Built over 20 months under Dutch architect Jan Heijdra, then 82 and credited with some 400 windmills, the mill was inaugurated on 12 July 2008 during Holambra's commemorations of 60 years of Dutch immigration, whose first settlers had arrived at the old Ribeirão farm in July 1948.

The mill's name, Povos Unidos (United Peoples), refers to the Dutch immigrant community, and it was inaugurated on 12 July 2008 during the events marking 60 years of Dutch immigration, whose first settlers reached the old Ribeirão farm in July 1948. Visitors can watch grain being ground by wind power, as in the Netherlands.

The windmill is located in an agricultural area and is easily accessible by car, approximately one hour from the international airport. The surrounding region offers several accommodation and dining options for visitors.

The windmill's four blades each measure 12 metres and generate 60 horsepower, enough to turn two basalt lava millstones weighing one tonne apiece. Architect Jan Heijdra, then 82 and living in the Netherlands, had built or restored some 400 windmills before supervising this one.