The objective of this article is to argue the formation of the Brazilian port system of 1910 (creation of the Federal Inspectorial of the Ports, Rivers and Canals) the 2001 (creation of the Aquatic Way Transport National Agency) detaching the constants initiatives and attempts of improvement, equipment and modernization of the ports. Beyond the introduction and the conclusion, the text is divided in three periods: the beginning of the centralization and the formation of a port national system 1910-1934; b) centralization and planning: equipment and consolidation of a national port system 1934-1990; e) the modernization and privatization of ports 1990-2001. The long one of each period is argued the creation of the diverse responsible agencies for the specific ports, laws and decrees and national ports plans.
System port; Planning; Administration port
