My search for an abandoned utopia in the Amazon rainforest
A pilgrimage to the workers’ utopia of Fordlândia, named after the founder of the Ford Motor Company, turned into a nightmare
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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Prolonged drought brings unprecedented changes to Amazonian communities in Pará
A severe drought across the Amazon Rainforest continues to be felt along the Tapajós River in Brazil’s state of Pará, where locals say it “is the worst one ever.”
Source: mongabay.com
Hydropower in the Pan Amazon: Belo Monte and the Río Xingu
The most controversial hydropower project in the Pan Amazon is the complex on the Rio Xingu near the city of Altamira (Pará). The proposal to build a dam on the Rio Xingu dates from 1979 and, as originally conceived, consisted of a cascade of multiple dams located at different points along the 2,500-kilometre river. Opposition […]
Source: mongabay.com
Ancient village in Amazon possibly based on Pleiades star cluster
The Brazilian village was used for around 500 years, until the 10th century.
Source: almayadeen.net
Layout of ancient stilt village in the Amazon may have been based on Pleiades star cluster
A village in Brazil that was in use for around 500 years, until the 10th century, may have been laid out on a celestial schematic
Source: theartnewspaper.com