A city in Pará, 120km from Santarém and 850km from the state capital, Belém, carries today the name of one of the twentieth century’s greatest exponents of capitalism.

Fábrica da Torre (Torre Factory) is the name by which the Pernambuco Thread and Fabric Company (Companhia Fiação e Tecidos de Pernambuco) became known. Located in Recife’s Torre neighbourhood, the factory was an important player in the industrialization process of Pernambuco that began.