The Federal Public Ministry filed a lawsuit demanding the preservation of Fordlândia, a historic district located in the municipality of Aveiro, in western Pará, on the banks of the Tapajós River. The workers' city was built nearly a hundred years ago, in the second half of the 1920s, by businessman Henry Ford, founder of the Ford automobile industry.
The city was built to house workers responsible for extracting latex from rubber trees, destined for rubber production. Ford designed the site with buildings inspired by the American way of life, including houses and warehouses with architecture typical of small towns in the United States, naming the district after his own surname.
The MPF argues that many buildings in Fordlândia are deteriorated due to lack of conservation and maintenance. The lawsuit seeks to guarantee measures to preserve the historical and architectural heritage of the site, which represents an important chapter in the history of the Amazon and the relations between Brazil and the United States during the rubber extraction period.
