The Amazon region (Brazil) was noticed by Americans nearly 100 years ago.
Together with local laborers, the Americans were sent by Ford to clear land along a branch of the Amazon River, establishing an area called Fordlândia, with the expectation of gathering 10,000 workers.
Nearly a century later, the Amazon basin is again in focus.
A farm in the Amazon river basin in Brazil.
China produces and consumes half of the world’s pork.
Brazilian beef is also popular in Beijing.
The majority of Brazilian soybeans and beef are produced in the Amazon region’s Mato Grosso and Pará states.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is highly respected by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in November 2019.
Many Chinese agricultural companies are state-owned enterprises, and soybeans are a component of the national food security strategy.
China’s most recent five-year plan emphasizes the need to achieve a basic level of self-sufficiency.
The city of Sinop, home to 140,000 people in Mato Grosso, south of Novo Progresso, was built on the wealth of soybean farmers.
They expressed interest in bidding for a $3.1 billion rail project to transport agricultural products, called Ferrogrão.
Chinese banks may also participate in financial support for the project.
For years, American farmers have supplied a steady stream of soybeans to China.
While growing their businesses across the Amazon, businesses face difficulties because of muddy dirt roads during the rainy season.
`This is a completely sustainable project, reducing the cost of transporting goods,` he said, `Rail emits about a third of the emissions compared to road transport.`
Before winning, President Bolsonaro ran with an anti-China speak, warning that the country was `buying` Brazil.
He faced the reality that China and Brazil have a symbiotic relationship.
Road into the town of Novo Progresso.
Currently, despite applying `wolf warrior diplomacy` with many countries, China is still very friendly with Brazil.
A visionary like Henry Ford turned out to have set his sights on the Amazon too early.