such was joão 's longing for loreano that that
pier where he was sitting was renamed 'ponte d saudade' or
bridge of the longing.
joão was also nicknamed joão saudade.
after many decades of
disuse, brocoió was acquired by entrepreneur octávio guinle in the
1930s, and under his tenure the island was filled to its present
size and a luxurious mansion was built.
in 1944, the federal
government of brazil was still based in rio and bought the
island along with the palace on it.