On the eastern coast of Brazil, the expansive parking zone once christened Henry Ford Avenue, lies desolate. Formerly buzzing with employees clocking in shifts, today, its vastness is punctuated by just the solitary patrol of a security car. Remarkably, this area, now silent, spans a greater expanse than New York’s Central Park and stands as […]
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