FORDLANDIA
In 1928, Henry Ford carved a slice of small-town America into the Amazon rainforest to grow his own rubber, a jungle city called Fordlândia that the forest quietly swallowed wholeHenry Ford established Fordlândia in Brazil to secure rubber supplies for his company. He built an American-style town, imposing strict rul...
How Ford burned $12 billion in BrazilFord Motor Co announced the closure of its manufacturing plants in January, dealing a heavy blow to its more than 5,000 workers in the coun...
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