and this led to the development of the first neighborhoods, starting the urbanization process which originated the current layout.

this process became so wide that in the 1980s the official ilha do governador neighborhood had to be dismantled into the current fourteen individual neighborhoods, in order to properly represent the new demographics.

another important change to the island's development was the construction of the galeão airport, officially known as international airport antónio carlos jobim.

it was inaugurated in 1952 and expanded continuously up to our days.