Table 2 Historic economic cycles on the Northern Coast of São Paulo
Date | Activity |
|---|---|
Before 1870 | Sugar cane plantations Brazilian rum |
1870–1880 | |
Railroad built between Santos and São Paulo | Coffee plantations |
Manioc cultivated and commercialized | |
After 1890 | Agriculture declined Isolation: small-scale agriculture concentrated on manioc. |
After 1950 | Decline of price of agricultural products: Activity concentrated on fishing: sand drums, weakfish [Sciaenidae], bluefish [Pomatomidae], mullets [Mugilidae], snooks, [Centropomidae], and shrimp, among others. |
After 1980 | Fishing and the increase of tourism and tourist-related activities. State Parks*: prohibition of small-scale agriculture and of fishing in rivers. |