[3][4] In 1897, engineer Domingos Sérgio de Sabóia e Silva presented a project for a port, in which he proposed that it should be extended beyond the existing quay up to 4,300 meters, and that the Ver-o-Peso, Reduto and Souza Franco docks should be landfilled due to the unhealthy conditions.

[5] After some modifications, the federal government accepted the proposal and, between 1903 and 1905, approved laws providing funds and authorization for construction.

The requisite works were completed, such as the long and deep dock, as well as the construction of coal and explosives depots, lighting and railway lines.

[6][2] During the construction process, most of the unskilled workforce was composed of local citizens; the specialized ones came from London, Paris and New York, including the engineers Antonio Lavandeyra, H.C. Ripley and L. Corthell.

On October 2, 1909, the first section of the Port of Belém was inaugurated, measuring 120 meters, comprising a warehouse and the dredged channel, and beginning commercial exploitation.

[6] In 1915, the Port of Pará company faced financial difficulties and was intervened by a commission in the context of a legal dispute in the United States.

The end of the rubber cycle led to the Port of Belém being unable to use its full estimated load, remaining underutilized for a long time.

[2] After selling its shares on the stock exchange, Farquhar, which once controlled the transportation system in Amazon and central-southern Brazil, went bankrupt.

SNAPP was abolished in 1967, giving way to Empresa de Navegação da Amazônia S.A. (Enasa) and Companhia Docas do Pará (CDP), both mixed-capital companies.

[9] The Port of Belém is managed by Companhia Docas do Pará (CDP), a mixed-capital company linked to the federal government.

As an authority, it has jurisdiction and property rights over the port and neighboring areas belonging to it, exercising it on behalf of the state of Pará and the Union.

The board of directors is made up of seven members chosen by the General Shareholders' Meeting for three-year terms, with the possibility of re-election.

[18][19] Formerly part of the Port of Belém, it was inaugurated as a tourist center on May 13, 2000, occupying an area that previously had high levels of crime and prostitution, and transforming it into a leisure spot.