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Fordlândia. / 3.83139°S 55.49750°W / -3.83139; -55.49750. Fordlândia ( Portuguese pronunciation: [fɔʁdʒiˈlɐ̃dʒjɐ], Ford-land) is a district and adjacent area of 14,268 square kilometres (5,509 sq mi) in the city of Aveiro, in the Brazilian state of Pará. It is located on the east banks of the Tapajós river roughly 300 ...
Jun 24, 2020 · Published June 24, 2020. In 1928, Henry Ford broke ground on Fordlândia, a rubber-producing town in Brazil that he hoped would supply his car factories and serve as a model industrial society. Instead, it devolved into a dystopia. Henry Ford Collection Aerial view of Ford’s rubber town in 1934. Henry Ford was a man of many contradictions.
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Jul 19, 2023 · Later, Ford's son took over the business and sold Fordlandia back to the Brazilian government for a pittance in a matter of weeks. Today the city still stands abandoned as a little-known forgotten chapter in the history of the Ford Motor Company. By 1945, Ford had spent more than 200 million dollars (in today’s terms) on his dream project.
Nov 23, 2015 · The resultant disaster that Fordlandia today is an abandoned landscape full of well-intentioned but pointless waste of human energy and resources, both natural and financial. This would later cost Ford’s grandson Henry Ford II, a total loss of 20 million dollars in 1945 on its sale back to the Brazilian government.
Jul 28, 2023 · July 28, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. EDT. A view of Fordlândia, founded almost a century ago by Henry Ford, who envisioned an oasis of civilization in the remote Brazilian Amazon. (Video: Rafael Vilela ...
The Lost City of Henry Ford. On view March 11 - May 1, 2015. OAS | AMA F Street Gallery. 1889 F Street, NW, Washington DC 20006. By appointment only, Mon-Fri from 9am to 5pm. Please call 202-370-0151. Opening Reception: March 11 at 6pm. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Available on the artists' website.
