From the hand of acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning author Greg Grandin, Fordlandia (its first appearance in Spanish) tells the incredible but true story of Henry Ford's ambitious and failed attempt to build an American utopia in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.

In 1927, Ford, the automotive magnate, bought a vast tract of land in the Amazon rainforest with the intention of securing a rubber supply for his empire. But his vision went much further: he created Fordlandia, a city that replicated the values ​​and lifestyle of the American Midwest, with wide streets, well-ordered houses, plazas, dances, and even golf courses. However, this idealistic project clashed head-on with the relentless forces of nature and the resistance of the local workers, who quickly subverted the rigid Puritan morality imposed by Ford.

Grandin paints a fascinating and profoundly critical picture of the collision between American industrialism and the most complex ecosystem on the planet. Fordlandia is more than a tale about the failure of a dream of progress; It is a cautionary tale about the arrogance of unfettered capitalism and the limits of humanity's ability to control nature.

A gripping and insightful work, a finalist for the National Book Award for nonfiction, it offers a powerful reflection on the rise and fall of a forgotten city and the implications of this experiment for the present.