In 1934, the Ford Company founded the village of Belterra, inaugurating an ambitious project to turn the region into a rubber-producing hub. The plans of businessman Henry Ford failed, but much of the architectural heritage of the place was preserved. More than eighty years later, the state government, BNDES, the City of Belterra and the Organization for Cultural Development and Environmental Preservation (AmaBrasil) will give a new use to the old American village, through the implementation of the Museum of Sciences of the Amazon. A ceremony to be held on July 14, in the historic center of Belterra, will mark the beginning of the works.
