The $20m flip: The story of the largest land grab in the Brazilian Amazon

Mongabay
Feb 14, 2023, 3:16 pm175 pts
ALTAMIRA, Brazil — The warehouse donated to house the Castelo dos Sonhos farmers’ market for local growers has stood empty for nearly 15 years. Opened in 2008 and spanning 480 square meters (5,170 square feet), the farmers’ market on the outskirts of the city of Altamira in Brazil’s Pará state operated…

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