Ruined utopias: the afterlife of the Amazon’s forgotten company towns – in pictures
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-07-03 16:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Amazon rainforest
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Latin America, Economy & Finance, Financial Markets, Trade & Sanctions, Business & Economy, Environment & Climate
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View image in fullscreenA Ford warehouse established in 1928 in Fordlândia, on the banks of the Tapajós River in Pará state, to produce rubber for the US market. Corporate towns such as Fordlândia, Serra do Navio, Laranjal do Jari, Marituba and Velho Airão were founded to extract raw materials for processing and export, with no regard for the forest, its peoples or its futureShareView image in fullscreenA ruined building is enveloped by a strangler fig in Velho Airão, a former
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