it also has an important connection with the 'estaleiros mauá', or 'mauá shipyards' in english.

this company was born in the middle 19th century, by the hand of irineu evangelista de souza, the baron of mauá.

the first installations were built in ponta d'areia and would grow there, eventually needing the creation of several embankments to allow the surface area to expand and allow for the addition of more infrastructures and docks.

it was an effort that would conflict with the establishment of other companies in the region, along with other factors.