The inhabitants of the region had sent letters about this and it was soon time to visit the newspaper’s editorial office in Joinville: the concern was with the “persistent rumors” about the closure of the Linguado canal, in São Francisco do Sul. The great fear was the obstruction of fishing navigation, in addition to the impact on the Araquari bar. It was May 1908 and the note came from the newspaper “Commercio de Joinville”.
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At that time, the channel was only partially filled. But it was impossible: the rumors were confirmed and the total closure was completed in 1935. The mobilization of the Araquari community was not enough to prevent the disturbance in Babitonga Bay. But the record remains forever that there were people who warned about Flounder even before the total grounding. The next month, a study will be presented on the impact of reopening or channel maintenance – the diagnosis will be used to determine the alternative to be adopted in the duplication of the BR-280.
The first section of the Linguado Canal (North) was filled in 1907, with work starting two years ago, to carry out a railway connecting the port of São Francisco do Sul. The branch is part of the São Paulo-Rio Grande Railway. In the southern section (the “division” between North and South is made by an island in the channel) there are two metal bridges, one of which is temporary. The structure can be rotated, allowing ships to pass through.
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The bridges were subject to tidal waves, threatening their stability. The pillars were reinforced with stones, but the defenses to close the canal grew stronger and a federal decree in 1933, from the government of Getúlio Vargas, authorized the work. The earthworks carried out by 400 workers were completed in 1935 using 60 thousand cubic meters of stone, researchers say. It did not take long for the mobilization to begin to reopen. Also in 1935, there was a request from the government of Santa Catarina to the Ministry of the Navy to remove the “rubble”, as the landfill was called.
In addition to the railway, the TPA also received a road. Still in December 1935 – and reported in the newspapers – a car set off from Joinville to São Francisco do Sul, in “a journey made in excellent condition, in an hour and a half”. In the following decades, there were many mobilizations for its reopening. Interestingly, one of the moments of the struggle for the reopening of the canal, in 1963, was to take advantage of the paving of the road between Joinville and São Francisco do Sul to discuss the future of the canal. In recent times, the successor to that road, the BR-280, has motivated the return of discussions about the reopening of the Linguado.
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