‘A landmark’: Brazil’s prosecutors hail court ruling to preserve Fordlandia
Brazil's federal prosecutors have hailed a court ruling that mandates the preservation of Fordlandia, a historic site established by Henry Ford in the 1920s. The decision comes after decades of advocacy for the site, which has suffered from neglect and decay. Prosecutors emphasized the site's historical significance and the need for collaborative efforts to protect it from further deterioration.
- ▪The court ruling requires collaboration between the federal government, state of Para, local government in Aveiro, and the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage.
- ▪Fordlandia was built in 1928 as part of Henry Ford's attempt to control the rubber market.
- ▪The site has faced decades of neglect, leading to its advanced state of decay.
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News|History‘A landmark’: Brazil’s prosecutors hail court ruling to preserve FordlandiaAdvocates have argued that Brazil’s government has dragged its feat over Fordlandia’s fate, leaving the historic site to decay.ListenListen (4 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA truck drives past residences in Fordlandia, a failed 1920s rubber plantation in the Brazilian state of Para, on December 6, 2021 [Ianara Duarte/Brazilian Federal Justice via AP Photo]By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 29 May 202629 May 2026Federal prosecutors in Brazil have celebrated a court decision mandating the preservation of Fordlandia, a 1928 city built by the United States industrialist Henry Ford in the middle of the Amazon…
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