Although the colonization of S~ao Sebasti~ao has begun in the
sixteenth century, the most significant human actions (that began
led to transformations in the local coastal zone) only started after
the beginning of twentieth century. In this context, the first major
change in the study area was, undoubtedly, the construction of the
local port, the Port of S~ao Sebasti~ao, between 1936 and 1954
(Albuquerque, 2013).