3. Brazil’s Fordlandia
Location: Brazil’s Aveiro, Para
1928 is the year
Price: $10 million (investment from Ford)
Aveiro, Para, Brazil’s Fordlandia was a 5,509-square-mile area of land. Founded in 1928 by renowned American entrepreneur Henry Ford, who put nearly $10 million to build it, it was situated on the banks of the Tapajos River. This Amazonian town was constructed by Ford as a prefabricated community for rubber harvesters.
Brazil’s Fordlandia © Shutterstockcom/PARALAXIS
Ten thousand laborers lived in the village, and they were all united in their hatred of Ford. Overwork circumstances led to uprisings, and Ford’s project was ultimately abandoned. Fordlandia was abandoned in 1934, and as of the early 2000s, there were just 90 people living there. It is currently largely empty.
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