MANGUSA HYPERMARKET

Mangusa is a family business consisted of five siblings. With time, three grandchildren finished their studies and started working in the stores. The younger grandchildren come in to help out on the weekends. The first generation of family of Mangusa migrated from Madeira where they always worked on the land. In 1958, Francisco Gonçalves Sr. went to Curaçao to look for the opportunity to buy land and find work. His wife, Belmira, stayed behind in Madeira with their eldest son, Francisco Jr., the only child she had at the time. Six years later, Francisco Sr. returned to Madeira and in 1966, the three of them moved to Curaçao. When they returned, Francisco Sr. bought some land in Seru Grandi to plant and harvest to be able to bring the vegetables to the grocery store and market. When Francisco Jr. was nine years old, he helped his father while he was going to school. It was at this time that Francisco Sr. started to suffer with bronchitis. Since he was not very healthy, Francisco Jr. and..

Also known as: Mangusa, Mangusa Hypermarket B.V.

Primary location: Willemstad Curaçao