on the northwestern shore of the são gonçalo municipality there's an archipelago formed by the islands of ananases, engenho, mexingueira, carvalho, and ilha das flores.

ananases is currently unoccupied, presenting itself largely as a batch of land covered in thick woodland.

curiously enough, although today it remains known as ananases, this wasn't always the case.

in the 18th century ananases was known as 'ilha de fora', a designation which was inscribed in the maps of the time.