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The article contains this fascinating gem:

> Fordlândia was established by American industrialist Henry Ford in 1928 as a prefabricated industrial town in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Intended to be inhabited by 10 thousand people, it failed; and the city was abandoned in 1934.

More details at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordl%C3%A2ndia



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