Presentation

Like the characters in Jorge Amado's novels, the Porto Organizado de Ilhéus has its history linked to the cocoa cycle. Still in the 19th century, the need to make the region's production flow more efficient resulted in the construction of the dock at the mouth of the Cachoeira River.

On May 17, 1920, in a partnership between the Municipality and the private sector, works were carried out that transformed the old dock into the first port of Ilhéus. Fifty-one years later, with the silting of the Cachoeira, the new port was inaugurated at Ponta do Malhado, the first offshore port built in Brazil. In 1977, with the creation of the Companhia das Docas da Bahia, the port was incorporated into the company's administration.

In recent decades, with the decline of cocoa farming, the Porto de Ilhéus has gained a new profile, seeking to expand its area of influence, attracting various cargoes from different regions of Bahia and other states.

Today, in addition to cocoa, its cargo movement includes soybeans, corn, almonds, magnesium oxide, nickel concentrate, industrialized parts, and general cargo. It also operates as a tourist operator, experiencing significant growth in this activity in recent years.

 


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