[Definition] The term port, here is used to convey the characteristic of the place. Silvab (1813, p. 475) defines port as “a capable place on the seashore, or river, that gives passage to land, and can receive ships, and shelter them from storms”. In this way, for the present port, there is No obligation for the presence of port structures, such as a pier, quay, or trapiche. [Source of definition] SILVA, António de Morais. Diccionario Da Lingua Portugueza: Tomo II – F-Z. Lisboa: Typographia Lacerdina. 1813. 872 f. Disponível em . Acesso em: 21 out. 2017.