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Henry Ford's Amazonian Rubber City Now Home to 2,000 Amidst Ruins

In 1928, Henry Ford acquired 2.5 million acres along Brazil's Tapajós River to build a city for rubber production, complete with a hospital, power plant, library, and golf course. Today, 2,000 people live among the ruins of this American-style town in the rainforest.

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