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   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 kilometres (190 mi) south of the city of Santarém .

   • Country: Brazil
   • City: Aveiro

   • Founded: 1928
   • State: Pará

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3. allthatsinteresting.com › fordlandia-henry-fordInside Fordlândia, Henry Ford's Failed Utopia In Brazil

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   Jun 24, 2020 · By Morgan Dunn. 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.

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4. www.washingtonpost.com › world › 2023/07/28Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s American utopia in the Brazilian ...

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   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 ...

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6. theculturetrip.com › south-america › brazilThis Famous Car Maker Built An Entire Town In The Amazon

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   Dec 16, 2019 · Fordlândia was almost completely abandoned in the late 1930s. The Ford Company formally closed it in 1945 before selling the land back to the government at a huge loss. Though he was constantly involved in the town’s construction and operation, Henry Ford never once visited Fordlândia.

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7. www.nytimes.com › 2017/02/20 › worldDeep in Brazil’s Amazon, Exploring the Ruins of Ford’s ...

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   Feb 20, 2017 · FORDLÂNDIA, Brazil — The Amazon jungle already swallowed the Winding Brook Golf Course. Floods ravaged the cemetery, leaving behind a stockpile of concrete crosses.

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   Who founded Fordlândia?

   • 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) FORDLÂNDIA, Brazil — When he was a young man, Luiz Magno Ribeiro felt nothing but pride in his city. It was, he believed, the most miraculous town in Brazil, a place of many firsts.

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   Where is Fordlândia located?

   • 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 kilometres (190 mi) south of the city of Santarém .

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   Why did Henry Ford name the city Fordlândia?

   • Like other empire builders preceding him, he would name the city after himself: Fordlândia. Ford’s motivation: an industrialist in the jungle Henry Ford’s foray into the jungle was, first and foremost, a pragmatic move.

   Henry Ford’s Calamitous Rainforest Utopia: Fordlândia

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   Why did Henry Ford build Fordlandia?

   • Now that places like Europe had control of the rubber trade, Henry Ford became worried, since his Ford Motor Company relied heavily on rubber for car parts. His solution was Fordlândia. In the 1920s, Henry Ford sent his emissaries to the north of Brazil to procure an expanse of land on which to build his new town.

   This Famous Car Maker Built An Entire Town In The Amazon - Culture Trip

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9. www.bbc.com › portuguese › brasil-46010638Fordlândia, a utopia industrial que Henry Ford queria ... - BBC

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   Nov 4, 2018 · Há 90 anos, o magnata fundador da Ford Motor Company tentou criar uma cidade aos moldes e valores americanos no meio da selva amazônica. Saiba por quê o projeto no Pará não vingou.

10. www.historyisnowmagazine.com › blog › 2022/2/1Henry Ford’s Calamitous Rainforest Utopia: Fordlândia

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    Feb 1, 2022 · Henry Ford built 'Fordlândia’, a utopian city inside Brazil's Amazon rainforest that's now abandoned — take a look around, Business Insider, 10 February 2020. Lost cities #10: Fordlândia – the failure of Henry Ford's utopian city in the Amazon , The Guardian, 19 August 2016 .