Fordlandia

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic site
abandoned town
gptkbp:abandoned 1934
gptkbp:area 14,268 hectares
gptkbp:cause cultural clashes
disease affecting rubber trees
logistical difficulties
unsuitable climate for rubber
worker unrest
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:documentedIn various documentaries
book: Fordlandia by Greg Grandin
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Ford_Motor_Company
gptkb:Henry_Ford
gptkbp:foundedYear 1928
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fordlandia
gptkbp:infrastructure gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:church
gptkb:hospital
gptkb:school
gptkb:swimming_pool
gptkb:water
gptkb:hydroelectric_power_station
gptkb:golf_course
breakfast
wood
American-style houses
gptkbp:language Portuguese
gptkbp:latitude -3.8317
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Amazon_rainforest
gptkbp:longitude -55.7447
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:Aveiro
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Henry_Ford
gptkbp:notableEvent worker revolt 1930
gptkbp:notableFor attempt to create American-style town in Amazon
failed industrial experiment
significant historical interest
gptkbp:population few hundred (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:purpose industrial town
rubber plantation
gptkbp:river gptkb:Tapajós_River
gptkbp:sells gptkb:Brazilian_government
1945
gptkbp:state gptkb:Pará
gptkbp:status gptkb:tourist_attraction
mostly abandoned
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_Ford
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4